MTL
Montréal Canadiens
31-17-7 · W3 · L10: 6-3-1
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
OT
W
L
Final
4—2
2026-01-31 · KeyBank Center
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
31-18-5 · L1 · L10: 7-2-1
W
W
W
W
W
L
OT
W
W
L
MTL dominated expected goals 4.3 to 4.0 · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEMTL xG
4.27
ACTUAL
4 — 2
BUF xG
4.05
Scoring Timeline
0.18
HIGH xG
1P 11:20Power Play
20
Juraj Slafkovský(21)
L · MTL · #20
Nick Suzuki (45), Cole Caufield (25)MTL 1 - 0 BUF
0.05
MED xG
2P 07:36Power Play
25
Owen Power(4)
D · BUF · #25
Tage Thompson (28), Rasmus Dahlin (33)MTL 1 - 1 BUF
0.15
HIGH xG
2P 18:58Power Play
36
Noah Ostlund(10)
C · BUF · #36
Alex Tuch (25), Bowen Byram (17)MTL 1 - 2 BUF
0.06
MED xG
3P 04:14Even Strength
13
Cole Caufield(31)
R · MTL · #13
Noah Dobson (24), Lane Hutson (47)MTL 2 - 2 BUF
0.22
HIGH xG
3P 10:13Even Strength13
Cole Caufield(32)
R · MTL · #13
Nick Suzuki (46), Kirby Dach (4)MTL 3 - 2 BUF
0.37
HIGH xG
3P 19:12Power PlayEN
91
Oliver Kapanen(17)
C · MTL · #91
Noah Dobson (25)MTL 4 - 2 BUF
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
75
Jakub Dobes
G · MTL · #75
36/38 saves, .947 SV%, +2.0 GSAx
★2
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
27/30 saves, .900 SV%, +0.6 GSAx
★3
13
Cole Caufield
R · MTL · #13
2G, 1A, 5 SOG, 3 HIT
Team Stats
MTLBUF
31Shots38
4.27xGF4.05
38.6CF%61.4
70.2FO%29.8
1/3PP1/4
29Hits24
20Blocks7
13Giveaways16
5Takeaways4
8PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | MTL SOG | BUF SOG | MTL xG | BUF xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | 11 | 1.21 | 0.65 |
| 2nd | 6 | 10 | 0.31 | 1.72 |
| 3rd | 11 | 15 | 2.74 | 1.67 |
| Total | 27 | 36 | 4.26 | 4.04 |
Penalties
7 TOTAL1P 10:00
Tage Thompsoninterference (2 min)
Drawn by Phillip Danault1P 19:06
Bowen Byramtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Nick Suzuki2P 00:58
Lane Hutsontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Ryan McLeod2P 02:46
Ryan McLeodhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Kaiden Guhle2P 14:21
Noah Dobsonhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Jason Zucker2P 16:58
Lane Hutsonhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Alex Tuch3P 16:24
Kirby Dachholding (2 min)
Drawn by Bowen Byram