BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
W
L
L
Final
3—2
2024-02-21 · Bell Centre
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
48-23-10 · W1 · L10: 8-2-0
L
L
W
L
L
W
OT
W
L
L
BUF dominated expected goals 3.5 to 1.9
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEBUF xG
3.51
ACTUAL
3 — 2
MTL xG
1.95
Scoring Timeline
0.01
LOW xG
1P 12:41Even Strength
72
Arber Xhekaj(3)
D · MTL · #72
Joshua Roy (3), David Savard (9)BUF 0 - 1 MTL
0.80
HIGH xG
2P 04:20Even Strength
28
Zemgus Girgensons(5)
C · BUF · #28
Henri Jokiharju (10), Rasmus Dahlin (29)BUF 1 - 1 MTL
0.34
HIGH xG
2P 06:35Even Strength
47
Jayden Struble(3)
D · MTL · #47
Joshua Roy (4), Alex Newhook (8)BUF 1 - 2 MTL
0.75
HIGH xG
2P 09:28Power Play
53
Jeff Skinner(18)
C · BUF · #53
Dylan Cozens (23), Tage Thompson (17)BUF 2 - 2 MTL
0.80
HIGH xG
2P 18:08Power Play
89
Alex Tuch(16)
R · BUF · #89
BUF 3 - 2 MTL
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
29/31 saves, .935 SV%, -0.0 GSAx
★2
35
Sam Montembeault
G · MTL · #35
20/23 saves, .869 SV%, +0.6 GSAx
★3
72
Arber Xhekaj
D · MTL · #72
1G, 4 SOG, 4 HIT
Team Stats
BUFMTL
23Shots31
3.51xGF1.95
42.1CF%57.9
34.7FO%65.3
1/3PP0/4
21Hits16
15Blocks19
9Giveaways12
9Takeaways9
10PIM10
Period Breakdown
| Period | BUF SOG | MTL SOG | BUF xG | MTL xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | 8 | 0.57 | 0.74 |
| 2nd | 8 | 10 | 2.83 | 0.69 |
| 3rd | 4 | 11 | 0.11 | 0.51 |
| Total | 20 | 29 | 3.51 | 1.94 |
Penalties
10 TOTAL1P 04:10
Casey Mittelstadttripping (2 min)
Drawn by Brendan Gallagher1P 05:26
Mike Mathesonboarding (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson1P 05:26
Jordan Greenwayroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Anderson1P 05:26
Josh Andersonroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Jordan Greenway1P 17:10
Henri Jokiharjuslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Joel Armia2P 08:40
Juraj Slafkovskýholding (2 min)
Drawn by Zemgus Girgensons2P 12:11
Juraj Slafkovskýholding (2 min)
Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin2P 16:56
Tage Thompsontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Nick Suzuki3P 18:26
Tage Thompsonslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Alex Newhook3P 19:34
Juraj Slafkovskýhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Dylan Cozens