Monday, October 20, 2025
- Expected goals, BUF–MTL
- 3.7–3.0
- all situations, empty nets out
- MTL share of xG
- 45.1%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 32–32
- BUF–MTL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Sabres created more, 3.8 expected goals to 3.0, and lost 4-2 to the Canadiens. Rasmus Dahlin had 15 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Nick Suzuki has a point in 6 straight games.
- Rasmus DahlinVolume
Rasmus Dahlin had 15 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 6.6. The Sabres lost 4-2 to the Canadiens.
- Nick SuzukiStreak
Nick Suzuki has a point in 6 straight games. He has 10 points in 7 games this season. He played 21:37 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-2 for the Canadiens.
- Lane HutsonDrought over
Lane Hutson scored for the first time in 17 games. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his first goal of the season. It finished 4-2 for the Canadiens.
- Zach BensonVolume
Zach Benson had 7 shots on goal, his most in a game since 2023-24. His average this season was 2.0. The Sabres lost 4-2 to the Canadiens.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
6 goals from 98 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 26:52 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Bowen Byram D | 23:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| Owen Power D | 21:17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| Zach Benson L | 21:11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.62 | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| Tage Thompson C | 20:18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 | 1 | 53 |
| Alex Tuch R | 20:08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 19:58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 1 | 1 | 63 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 19:13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 2 | 57 |
| Conor Timmins D | 18:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Jiri Kulich C | 18:00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Josh Doan R | 15:53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.38 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 13:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| Jack Quinn R | 13:17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Jason Zucker L | 12:35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 10:59 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.30 | 2 | 0 | 75 |
| Zach Metsa D | 9:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| Josh Dunne C | 6:35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| Mason Geertsen L | 5:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Matheson D | 26:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 | 2 | 4 | 65 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 21:37 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.19 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| Noah Dobson D | 20:46 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 66 |
| Lane Hutson D | 19:59 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Jayden Struble D | 19:09 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 18:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 5 | 42 |
| Jake Evans C | 18:16 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.20 | 2 | 2 | 44 |
| Cole Caufield R | 17:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 3 | 0 | 59 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 17:17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.49 | 3 | 2 | 54 |
| Josh Anderson R | 15:55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.40 | 2 | 1 | 51 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 15:46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.28 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| Alex Newhook C | 15:44 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 54 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 13:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 12:34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.30 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 12:27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 11:03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.23 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 9:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
| Owen Beck C | 8:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
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