Wednesday, May 6, 2026
- Expected goals, MTL–BUF
- 2.8–2.9
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 51.4%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 28–16
- MTL–BUF
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Sabres beat the Canadiens 4-2 in a game the chances had about even, 2.9 expected goals to 2.7. Jordan Greenway scored for the first time in 39 games. Ryan McLeod had one goal and one assist.
- Jordan GreenwayDrought over
Jordan Greenway scored for the first time in 39 games. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 2 goals this season. It finished 4-2 for the Sabres.
Shot data shows up once the overnight job loads this game.
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Hutson D | 26:42 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.24 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| Noah Dobson D | 24:09 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 21:02 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.44 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| Mike Matheson D | 21:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 3 | 47 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 19:41 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.44 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Cole Caufield R | 19:08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 18:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 18:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 2 | 3 | 49 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 18:19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.44 | 1 | 0 | 70 |
| Alex Newhook C | 16:52 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 | 3 | 0 | 70 |
| Jake Evans C | 15:49 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 1 | 1 | 70 |
| Josh Anderson R | 15:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| Phillip Danault C | 15:20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.23 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 11:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Kirby Dach C | 9:46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 8:53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 31 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 8:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 5 | 0 | 31 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 7:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 3 | 1 | 72 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 21:35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 59 |
| Bowen Byram D | 21:13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.19 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 21:04 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.62 | 0 | 3 | 78 |
| Conor Timmins D | 19:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| Alex Tuch R | 19:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.35 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| Owen Power D | 18:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| Tage Thompson C | 18:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Josh Doan R | 17:26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.42 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| Josh Norris C | 17:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 43 |
| Zach Benson L | 16:56 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.19 | 2 | 0 | 55 |
| Jack Quinn R | 15:19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 14:33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| Jason Zucker L | 14:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 14:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 52 |
| Jordan Greenway L | 13:03 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0 | 54 |
| Logan Stanley D | 12:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 52 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 10:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 | 0 | 3 | 54 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 10:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 54 |
Pro: expected goals, minute by minute
The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro
The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.