BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
2-4-0 · L1 · L10: 2-4-0
W
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
SO
L
Final
2—4
2025-10-20 · Bell Centre
MTL
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
5-2-0 · W1 · L10: 5-2-0
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
SO
OT
L
BUF controlled xG 4.1 to 3.9 but MTL won on execution · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
BUF xG
4.13
ACTUAL
2 — 4
MTL xG
3.90

Scoring Timeline

0.17
HIGH xG
MTL1P 08:29Even Strength
Oliver Kapanen
91
Oliver Kapanen(4)
C · MTL · #91
Ivan Demidov (4), Alex Newhook (2)
BUF 0 - 1 MTL
0.20
HIGH xG
BUF2P 06:51Even Strength
Jiri Kulich
20
Jiri Kulich(2)
C · BUF · #20
Zach Benson (6)
BUF 1 - 1 MTL
0.23
HIGH xG
MTL3P 02:57Even Strength
Juraj Slafkovský
20
Juraj Slafkovský(3)
L · MTL · #20
Noah Dobson (3), Nick Suzuki (8)
BUF 1 - 2 MTL
0.12
HIGH xG
MTL3P 11:38Even Strength
Lane Hutson
48
Lane Hutson(1)
D · MTL · #48
Alex Newhook (3)
BUF 1 - 3 MTL
0.28
HIGH xG
BUF3P 12:30Even Strength
Tyson Kozak
48
Tyson Kozak(1)
C · BUF · #48
Jack Quinn (1), Rasmus Dahlin (5)
BUF 2 - 3 MTL
0.76
HIGH xG
MTL3P 19:29Power PlayEN
Jake Evans
71
Jake Evans(1)
C · MTL · #71
Nick Suzuki (9)
BUF 2 - 4 MTL

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jakub Dobes
75
Jakub Dobes
G · MTL · #75
30/32 saves, .937 SV%, +1.8 GSAx
★2
Alex Lyon
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
28/31 saves, .903 SV%, +0.1 GSAx
★3
Jake Evans
71
Jake Evans
C · MTL · #71
1G, 8 SOG, 2 HIT

Team Stats

BUFMTL
32Shots32
4.13xGF3.90
52.7CF%47.3
43.6FO%56.4
0/1PP0/1
15Hits22
9Blocks21
15Giveaways11
6Takeaways3
6PIM6

Period Breakdown

PeriodBUF SOGMTL SOGBUF xGMTL xG
1st6130.861.87
2nd1041.260.22
3rd14112.011.81
Total30284.133.90

Penalties

6 TOTAL
1P 16:09
MTL
Juraj Slafkovskýroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Metsa
1P 16:09
BUF
Zach Metsaroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Juraj Slafkovský
2P 10:49
MTL
Brendan Gallagherslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Alex Lyon
3P 08:12
BUF
Zach Bensontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Cole Caufield
3P 15:16
MTL
Juraj Slafkovskýroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson
3P 15:16
BUF
Tage Thompsonroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Juraj Slafkovský