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Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal CanadiensMar 3, 2025

Final / OT· Centre Bell
away
BUF
3
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home
MTL
4
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
BUF01203BUF91413036
MTL30014MTL865120
BUF 87MTL 43
BUF 4.60MTL 2.82
PP goals
BUF 0MTL 2
Hits
BUF 37MTL 20
Blocks
BUF 10MTL 24
PIM
BUF 12MTL 10
BUF 40%MTL 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens edge Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime at home. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 5:27 together.

  1. Points
    Nick Suzuki had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 4 shots in 20:11.Suzuki
  2. Points
    Juraj Slafkovský had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:29.Slafkovský
  3. Points
    Mike Matheson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 28:22.Matheson
  4. Points
    JJ Peterka had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:22.Peterka
  5. Points
    Lane Hutson had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:11.Hutson
  6. PP1
    MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 5:27 together.LaineSuzukiCaufieldHutsonSlafkovský
  7. Goalie
    Samuel Montembeault (MTL) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +9 against a season average of 27.1; the win.Montembeault
  8. New line
    New look for BUF: Lafferty–Malenstyn–Krebs skated 7:36 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.LaffertyMalenstynKrebs

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: 130 attempts, 56 on goal, 7 goals, 7.43 expected goals; best chance Alex Tuch at 0.48 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 130 of 130 attempts · MTL 43 · BUF 87

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 2.82 to 4.60 (BUF led the chances), shot attempts 43 to 87, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTMTLBUFCSSTTDMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 61:21
  • MTL
  • BUF
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MTLBUFcontrol2nd3rdOTCaufield · 1st 9:42Suzuki · 1st 11:41Slafkovský · 1st 13:42Tuch · 2nd 18:07Thompson · 3rd 3:24Dahlin · 3rd 18:59Matheson · OT 1:21
  • 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 47% of the game, MTL 24%.

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 61:21; most ice Samuel Montembeault (61:03) for MTL and James Reimer (60:24) for BUF, 7 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
7438
3.232.12
2.962.05
197
64
1818
−0.047+0.047
47%24%

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. 9:42
    MTLCole CaufieldPP (Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson)snap0.20 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Gilbert, Malenstyn, PowerMTL: Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský
    BUF 0 – 1 MTL
  2. 11:41
    MTLNick SuzukiSH (Mike Matheson)snap0.20 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, PowerMTL: Savard, Armia, Matheson, Suzuki
    BUF 0 – 2 MTL
  3. 13:42
    MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP (Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson)snap0.16 xG
    BUF: Clifton, Greenway, Malenstyn, ByramMTL: Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský
    BUF 0 – 3 MTL

2nd period

  1. 18:07
    BUFAlex Tuch (Dylan Cozens, Dennis Gilbert)snap0.48 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Greenway, Dahlin, Byram, CozensMTL: Carrier, Suzuki, Caufield, Xhekaj, Slafkovský
    BUF 1 – 3 MTL

3rd period

  1. 3:24
    BUFTage Thompson (JJ Peterka, Jacob Bryson)slap0.02 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Bryson, Peterka, Power, KulichMTL: Armia, Matheson, Evans, Carrier, Heineman
    BUF 2 – 3 MTL
  2. 18:59
    BUFRasmus Dahlin (JJ Peterka, Jiri Kulich)snap0.09 xG
    BUF: Tuch, Thompson, Dahlin, Byram, Peterka, KulichMTL: Savard, Armia, Matheson, Evans, Suzuki
    BUF 3 – 3 MTL

OT period

  1. 1:21
    MTLMike Matheson (Juraj Slafkovský, Nick Suzuki)snap0.04 xG
    BUF: Thompson, Power, KulichMTL: Matheson, Evans, Slafkovský
    BUF 3 – 4 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
Alex Tuch RL1101+141.2101021:42——4452
Dylan Cozens CL1011040.5160217:19——4351
Jordan Greenway LL1000+100.0021017:05——4450
JJ Peterka RL2022+160.3900220:22——8777
Tage Thompson CL2101+150.3200018:36——8373
Jiri Kulich CL2011+100.0011015:13——8680
Beck Malenstyn LL3000000.0450012:04——7966
Peyton Krebs CL3000000.0430011:14——6349
Sam Lafferty CL3000030.193009:46——8277
Jack Quinn RL4000-130.4511014:16——5251
Ryan McLeod CL4000000.0010013:08——7865
Zach Benson LL4000020.3310011:31——6464
Rasmus Dahlin DD1101+260.2841625:34——6765
Bowen Byram DD1000+210.2310224:59——7474
Owen Power DD2000-120.4813021:10——7058
Jacob Bryson DD2011+100.0000016:11——6347
Connor Clifton DD3000000.1460014:45——5755
Dennis Gilbert DD3011000.0022011:40——5344
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
James Reimer(start)O20164.8002.8260:24

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1134-140.5910020:11——5039
Cole Caufield RL1101-130.4602017:44——4635
Juraj Slafkovský LL1112030.3840017:29——5039
Joel Armia RL2000-100.0730018:51——1728
Jake Evans CL2000-100.0023016:33——3245
Emil Heineman LL2000-100.2211013:20——2536
Christian Dvorak CL3000010.1500215:48——3239
Josh Anderson RL3000000.0010015:28——3543
Brendan Gallagher RL3000000.0000012:56——3042
Alex Newhook CL4000020.3701413:14——2743
Patrik Laine LL4000010.0300013:03——3155
Owen Beck CL4000000.001107:49——3155
Mike Matheson DD1112010.0414028:22——3648
Alexandre Carrier DD1000-220.1705220:51——4343
Lane Hutson DD2022000.0012019:11——2733
Jayden Struble DD2000000.0023215:18——2530
David Savard DD3000000.0111017:05——3243
Arber Xhekaj DD3000-130.3321013:08——3231
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)W36333.9174.6061:03

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Cole Caufield (MTL PP) 1st 9:42 · assists Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson · Cycle · 49.0 mph shot.

Nick Suzuki · 1st 11:41 · MTL SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
65.0 mph
Distance
26 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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Alex Tuch · 2nd 18:07 · BUF

Play
rebound
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
40.4 mph
Distance
5 ft
Entry to goal
4.1 s
Type
rebound

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Mike Matheson · OT 1:21 · MTL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
62.7 mph
Distance
35 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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