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Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal CanadiensNov 22, 2022

Final· Centre Bell
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BUF
7
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MTL
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Goals123TShots123T
BUF3137BUF9141538
MTL1102MTL158831
BUF 67MTL 48
BUF 3.29MTL 2.32
PP goals
BUF 2MTL 0
Hits
BUF 15MTL 20
Blocks
BUF 10MTL 21
PIM
BUF 21MTL 17
BUF 45%MTL 55%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Buffalo Sabres rout Montreal Canadiens 7–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Montreal Canadiens 7–2 at MTL. Jeff Skinner (BUF) led the scoring with 2G 3A. BUF scored 7 goals on 3.29 expected goals (67 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Jeff Skinner had two goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 5 shots in 14:56.Skinner
  2. Points
    Tage Thompson had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 8 shots in 17:41.Thompson
  3. Points
    Alex Tuch had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 17:24.Tuch
  4. Points
    Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:37.Dahlin
  5. Points
    Dylan Cozens had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:55.Cozens
  6. Luck
    BUF scored 7 goals on 3.29 expected goals (67 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  7. Goalie
    Jake Allen (MTL) faced 38 shots and stopped 31 (.816), +6 against a season average of 31.8; the loss.Allen
  8. New line
    New look for MTL: Gallagher–Dvorak–Slafkovský skated 6:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (23.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.GallagherDvorakSlafkovský

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, BUF at MTL: 115 attempts, 69 on goal, 9 goals, 5.60 expected goals; best chance Tage Thompson at 0.37 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← BUF attacks left (bottom on phones)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • MTL
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 115 of 115 attempts · MTL 48 · BUF 67

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BUF at MTL: expected goals 2.32 to 3.29 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 48 to 67, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdMTLBUFDPTCSMJTSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • MTL
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MTLBUFcontrol2nd3rdDahlin · 1st 0:35Peterka · 1st 0:52Tuch · 1st 2:13Caufield · 1st 2:57Skinner · 2nd 11:21Monahan · 2nd 13:57Jokiharju · 3rd 3:48Thompson · 3rd 6:39Skinner · 3rd 14:26
  • MTL pressure
  • BUF pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BUF 43% of the game, MTL 27%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, BUF at MTL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jake Allen (60:00) for MTL and Craig Anderson (60:00) for BUF, 9 goals.

MTL
BUF
goals / penalties
  • 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).

Sequence card
StatBUFMTL
6137
2.701.36
2.571.32
147
65
2417
−0.045+0.045
43%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.

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 0:35
    BUFRasmus Dahlin (Tage Thompson, Jeff Skinner)snap0.24 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Samuelsson, DahlinMTL: Edmundson, Matheson, Suzuki, Dach, Caufield
    BUF 1 – 0 MTL
  2. 0:52
    BUFJJ Peterka (Dylan Cozens, Jack Quinn)wrist0.06 xG
    BUF: Jokiharju, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, PowerMTL: Dadonov, Savard, Anderson, Monahan, Guhle
    BUF 2 – 0 MTL
  3. 2:13
    BUFAlex TuchPP (Rasmus Dahlin, Jeff Skinner)wrist0.12 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, CozensMTL: Savard, Edmundson, Armia, Dvorak
    BUF 3 – 0 MTL
  4. 2:57
    MTLCole Caufield (Kaiden Guhle, David Savard)slap0.01 xG
    BUF: Hinostroza, Olofsson, Mittelstadt, Jokiharju, PowerMTL: Savard, Suzuki, Dach, Caufield, Guhle
    BUF 3 – 1 MTL

2nd period

  1. 11:21
    BUFJeff Skinner (Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch)snap0.18 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Jokiharju, PowerMTL: Dadonov, Matheson, Anderson, Suzuki, Harris
    BUF 4 – 1 MTL
  2. 13:57
    MTLSean Monahan (Evgenii Dadonov, Chris Wideman)wrist0.05 xG
    BUF: Hinostroza, Olofsson, Mittelstadt, Bryson, LyubushkinMTL: Dadonov, Wideman, Anderson, Monahan, Harris
    BUF 4 – 2 MTL

3rd period

  1. 3:48
    BUFHenri Jokiharju (Alex Tuch, Tage Thompson)wrist0.09 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Jokiharju, LyubushkinMTL: Dadonov, Armia, Monahan, Harris, Guhle
    BUF 5 – 2 MTL
  2. 6:39
    BUFTage Thompson (Jeff Skinner, Vinnie Hinostroza)wrist0.11 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Hinostroza, Thompson, Samuelsson, DahlinMTL: Edmundson, Matheson, Suzuki, Dach, Caufield
    BUF 6 – 2 MTL
  3. 14:26
    BUFJeff SkinnerPP (Dylan Cozens, Rasmus Dahlin)slap0.08 xG
    BUF: Skinner, Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, CozensMTL: Matheson, Anderson, Evans, Guhle
    BUF 7 – 2 MTL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Dylan Cozens CL1022+140.2901017:55——6368
Jack Quinn RL1011+160.3510015:48——7074
JJ Peterka RL1101+110.0600215:15——6266
Casey Mittelstadt CL2000-200.0010014:43——3118
Victor Olofsson LL2000-200.1500012:54——3618
Vinnie Hinostroza CL2011-110.0100012:00——4442
Tage Thompson CL3134+481.0610217:41——8182
Alex Tuch RL3123+330.1600017:24——6876
Jeff Skinner LL3235+450.4600214:56——8485
Tyson Jost CL4000000.0010512:36——5851
Zemgus Girgensons CL4000010.1521010:08——4048
Rasmus Asplund CL4000000.000108:47——4239
Henri Jokiharju DD1101+230.1801022:01——5560
Owen Power DD1000+110.0700019:59——6060
Ilya Lyubushkin DD2000000.0023418:22——5658
Jacob Bryson DD2000-110.0001015:42——5550
Rasmus Dahlin DD3123+220.2940420:37——7983
Mattias Samuelsson DD3000+220.0232219:12——6875
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Craig Anderson(start)W31292.9352.3260:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1000-220.2410021:11——5023
Cole Caufield RL1101-150.3610018:38——5627
Kirby Dach CL1000-110.0320018:24——5327
Sean Monahan CL2101-140.3911016:02——2836
Josh Anderson RL2000-140.2320015:32——3332
Evgenii Dadonov LL2011-210.0410014:33——3030
Christian Dvorak CL3000020.1601016:10——2511
Brendan Gallagher RL3000010.1110014:47——3325
Juraj Slafkovský LL3000020.0401214:22——3222
Jake Evans CL4000000.0011214:57——4260
Joel Armia RL4000-120.2603013:54——4157
Michael Pezzetta LL4000020.154026:45——6472
David Savard DD1011010.0003020:18——216
Kaiden Guhle DD1011-100.0033417:38——258
Mike Matheson DD2000-330.2610022:34——4438
Joel Edmundson DD2000-200.0004216:34——4045
Jordan Harris DD3000-100.0011016:07——4439
Chris Wideman DD3011+110.0613514:01——5567
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Allen(start)L38317.8163.2960:00