Friday, May 8, 2026
- Expected goals, MTL–BUF
- 4.0–2.5
- all situations, empty nets out
- BUF share of xG
- 38.8%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 28–29
- MTL–BUF
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Canadiens won 5-1 and earned it, out-chancing the Sabres 3.9 to 2.6 in expected goals. Mattias Samuelsson finished 10 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. Nick Suzuki has scored in 3 straight games.
- Mattias SamuelssonPhysical
Mattias Samuelsson finished 10 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 44 points in 86 games this season. The Sabres fell 5-1 to the Canadiens.
- Nick SuzukiStreak
Nick Suzuki has scored in 3 straight games. That was his 32nd goal of the season. He played 20:03 and had four shots on goal. It finished 5-1 for the Canadiens.
- Alex NewhookTwo goals
Alex Newhook had two goals. He has 16 goals this season. He played 16:46 and had four shots on goal. It finished 5-1 for the Canadiens.
- Alexandre CarrierDrought over
Alexandre Carrier scored for the first time in 20 games. That was his eighth goal of the season. He played 19:38 and had one shot on goal. The Canadiens beat the Sabres 5-1.
Shot data shows up once the overnight job loads this game.
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Matheson D | 26:44 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.11 | 1 | 3 | 71 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 20:56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 2 | 54 |
| Lane Hutson D | 20:54 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.12 | 0 | 1 | 72 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 20:03 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.42 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 19:38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | 1 | 61 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 17:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 1 | 2 | 78 |
| Cole Caufield R | 17:06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Alex Newhook C | 16:46 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.56 | 0 | 1 | 94 |
| Jake Evans C | 16:32 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Noah Dobson D | 16:20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.14 | 1 | 5 | 70 |
| Phillip Danault C | 14:33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.09 | 2 | 2 | 61 |
| Josh Anderson R | 14:29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.30 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 13:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 1 | 1 | 97 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 12:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| Kirby Dach C | 11:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 10:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 9:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 3 | 0 | 58 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 9:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 49 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 22:17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Bowen Byram D | 21:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| Alex Tuch R | 20:19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.43 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| Owen Power D | 20:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 2 | 1 | 64 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 19:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| Zach Benson L | 19:25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 4 | 0 | 50 |
| Tage Thompson C | 18:38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.23 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Conor Timmins D | 18:08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| Josh Norris C | 17:39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.39 | 4 | 1 | 50 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 17:17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Josh Doan R | 16:28 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.36 | 2 | 0 | 53 |
| Jack Quinn R | 14:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| Jordan Greenway L | 12:55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 12:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 4 | 1 | 38 |
| Jason Zucker L | 11:08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Logan Stanley D | 10:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 10:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 7:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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