MTL
Montréal Canadiens
48-23-10 · W1 · L10: 8-2-0
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
SO
SO
Final/SO
4—3
2023-03-27 · KeyBank Center
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
L
L
L
SO
W
OT
L
L
MTL dominated expected goals 4.3 to 2.0 · Decided in a shootout
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEMTL xG
4.26
ACTUAL
4 — 3
BUF xG
1.96
Scoring Timeline
0.14
HIGH xG
22
Jordan Harris(4)
D · MTL · #22
Jonathan Drouin (26), Mike Matheson (21)MTL 1 - 0 BUF
0.26
HIGH xG
13
Lukas Rousek(1)
R · BUF · #13
Tyson Jost (16), Owen Power (25)MTL 1 - 1 BUF
0.02
LOW xG
60
Alex Belzile(6)
R · MTL · #60
David Savard (17)MTL 2 - 1 BUF
0.03
LOW xG
JJ Peterka(10)
R · BUF
Alex Tuch (37), Casey Mittelstadt (34)MTL 2 - 2 BUF
0.04
LOW xG
61
Riley Stillman(1)
D · BUF · #61
Victor Olofsson (12), Lukas Rousek (1)MTL 2 - 3 BUF
0.02
LOW xG
11
Brendan Gallagher(6)
R · MTL · #11
Jake Evans (11), Jesse Ylonen (9)MTL 3 - 3 BUF
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
1
Eric Comrie
G · BUF · #1
38/41 saves, .926 SV%, +1.3 GSAx
★2
34
Jake Allen
G · MTL · #34
30/33 saves, .909 SV%, -1.0 GSAx
★3
13
Lukas Rousek
R · BUF · #13
1G, 1A, 1 SOG
Team Stats
MTLBUF
0Shots0
4.26xGF1.96
54.6CF%45.4
—FO%—
0/0PP0/0
0Hits0
0Blocks0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
0PIM0
Period Breakdown
| Period | MTL SOG | BUF SOG | MTL xG | BUF xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | 12 | 0.58 | 0.58 |
| 2nd | 17 | 7 | 1.84 | 0.30 |
| 3rd | 12 | 9 | 1.36 | 0.96 |
| OT | 4 | 2 | 0.49 | 0.13 |
| Total | 38 | 30 | 4.27 | 1.97 |
Penalties
7 TOTAL1P 06:23
Brendan Gallaghertripping (2 min)
Drawn by Peyton Krebs1P 17:38
Joel Edmundsonholding (2 min)
Drawn by Kyle Okposo2P 00:57
Jonathan Drouinhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Kyle Okposo2P 01:04
Jeff Skinnerhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Johnathan Kovacevic2P 04:47
Mike Hoffmancross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Jeff Skinner2P 18:53
Kyle Okposohigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by David SavardOT 02:20
Peyton Krebscross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Kirby Dach