Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo SabresMar 27, 2023
| Goals | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T | Shots | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | MTL | 6 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 41 | |
| BUF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | BUF | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 33 |
- MTL 65BUF 54
- MTL 4.52BUF 2.44
- PP goals
- MTL 0BUF 1
- Hits
- MTL 16BUF 10
- Blocks
- MTL 13BUF 15
- PIM
- MTL 8BUF 6
- MTL 49%BUF 51%
Fantasy takeaways
Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.
Montreal Canadiens edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (SO)
Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in a shootout at BUF. Lukas Rousek (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for BUF: Skinner–Tuch–Mittelstadt skated 12:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
- PointsLukas Rousek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 9:03.Rousek
- New lineNew look for BUF: Skinner–Tuch–Mittelstadt skated 12:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SkinnerTuchMittelstadt
- GoalieEric Comrie (BUF) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +10 against a season average of 31.3; the overtime loss.Comrie
- UsageIlya Lyubushkin (BUF) played 23:50, +8:57 up on his 14:53 season average over 67 games.Lyubushkin
- UsageRiley Stillman (BUF) played 8:59, −5:46 down on his 14:45 season average over 49 games.Stillman
- New line
- UsageMike Matheson (MTL) played 29:05, +4:44 up on his 24:21 season average over 47 games.Matheson
- UsageCasey Mittelstadt (BUF) played 19:37, +3:56 up on his 15:41 season average over 81 games.Mittelstadt
Shot map
Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.
Shot map
Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.
Shot map, MTL at BUF: 119 attempts, 74 on goal, 6 goals, 6.96 expected goals; best chance Brendan Gallagher at 0.44 xG.
- BUF
- MTL
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Showing 119 of 119 attempts · BUF 54 · MTL 65
Game flow
Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.
Cumulative shot attempts
Game flow, MTL at BUF: expected goals 2.44 to 4.52 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 54 to 65, 6 goals.
- BUF
- MTL
- Goal
- Power play (shaded)
- BUF pressure
- MTL pressure
- Goal
- Control (|PI| > 0.25)
: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 41% of the game, BUF 27%.
Shift chart
Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.
Shifts
Shift chart, MTL at BUF: 38 players over 64:27; most ice Eric Comrie (64:42) for BUF and Jake Allen (65:00) for MTL, 6 goals.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Penalty
Sequence card
5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).
| Stat | MTL | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | 50 | |
| 3.61 | 1.70 | |
| 3.31 | 1.68 | |
| 18 | 8 | |
| 2 | 5 | |
| 18 | 20 | |
| +0.043 | −0.043 | |
| 41% | 27% |
Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.
Lines used
Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.
Montreal Canadiens
- L1Hoffman – Suzuki – Harvey-Pinard11:3380% CF
- 11:2339% CF
- 10:0367% CF
- 5:1143% CF
- 17:1351% CF
- 13:3656% CF
- 11:2754% CF
- PP1Hoffman – Matheson – Suzuki – Harvey-Pinard – Dach1:5686% CF
- 0:06100% CF
- PK1FSuzuki – Harvey-Pinard2:19
- 0:52
- 2:19
- 1:03
Buffalo Sabres
- L1Skinner – Tuch – Mittelstadt12:1964% CF
- L2Okposo – Girgensons – Krebs11:1563% CF
- 10:2725% CF
- 8:0155% CF
- D1Lyubushkin – Power19:0044% CF
- 18:4433% CF
- 8:2556% CF
- PP1Skinner – Tuch – Olofsson – Mittelstadt – Dahlin2:40100% CF
- 1:24100% CF
- PK1FGirgensons – Tuch1:15
- 0:52
- PK1DLyubushkin – Power1:38
- 0:29
Scoring summary
Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.
1st period
- 1:22MTL 1 – 0 BUF
- 3:49MTL 1 – 1 BUF
2nd period
- 4:28MTL 2 – 1 BUF
- 5:49MTL 2 – 2 BUF
- 8:31MTL 2 – 3 BUF
3rd period
- 8:35MTL 3 – 3 BUF
Decided in the shootout: MTL 4 – 3 BUF.
Box score
Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:09 | — | — | 67 | 82 |
| Rafael Harvey-Pinard L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:22 | — | — | 74 | 84 |
| Mike Hoffman C | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:16 | — | — | 71 | 83 |
| Kirby Dach C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0.74 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:29 | — | — | 44 | 51 |
| Jonathan Drouin L | L2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:24 | — | — | 44 | 55 |
| Denis Gurianov R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | — | — | 43 | 49 |
| Jake Evans C | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:44 | — | — | 52 | 77 |
| Jesse Ylonen R | L3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:06 | — | — | 54 | 77 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0.72 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:19 | — | — | 64 | 83 |
| Alex Belzile R | L4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0.21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10:40 | — | — | 50 | 61 |
| Chris Tierney C | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:49 | — | — | 33 | 17 |
| Michael Pezzetta L | L4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6:25 | — | — | 30 | 18 |
| Mike Matheson D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 0.37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29:05 | — | — | 51 | 51 |
| David Savard D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24:48 | — | — | 54 | 56 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0.16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19:41 | — | — | 56 | 81 |
| Jordan Harris D | D2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:53 | — | — | 57 | 83 |
| Joel Edmundson D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:00 | — | — | 57 | 83 |
| Justin Barron D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0.14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13:50 | — | — | 47 | 70 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Allen(start) | W | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 2.44 | 65:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | Line | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | Blk | PIM | PP | SH | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Tuch R | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:43 | — | — | 57 | 27 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | L1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:37 | — | — | 56 | 27 |
| Jeff Skinner L | L1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:28 | — | — | 63 | 30 |
| Peyton Krebs C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:53 | — | — | 44 | 48 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:34 | — | — | 43 | 47 |
| Kyle Okposo R | L2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:09 | — | — | 59 | 80 |
| Jack Quinn R | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:04 | — | — | 19 | 5 |
| Dylan Cozens C | L3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:58 | — | — | 26 | 10 |
| JJ Peterka R | L3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:32 | — | — | 20 | 5 |
| Victor Olofsson L | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | — | — | 53 | 33 |
| Tyson Jost C | L4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 | — | — | 58 | 34 |
| Lukas Rousek R | L4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:03 | — | — | 50 | 33 |
| Owen Power D | D1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27:39 | — | — | 47 | 37 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin D | D1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0.04 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 23:50 | — | — | 50 | 30 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.03 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29:58 | — | — | 46 | 37 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | D2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0.11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22:22 | — | — | 35 | 14 |
| Jacob Bryson D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:35 | — | — | 54 | 45 |
| Riley Stillman D | D3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:59 | — | — | 60 | 48 |
| Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Comrie(start) | O | 41 | 38 | 3 | .927 | 4.52 | 64:42 |