Tuesday, May 12, 2026
- Expected goals, BUF–MTL
- 3.5–3.7
- all situations, empty nets out
- MTL share of xG
- 51.5%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 22–31
- BUF–MTL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Sabres edged the Canadiens 3-2. Expected goals had it close, 3.5 to 3.6. Alex Newhook has scored in 3 straight games. Cole Caufield had 10 shot attempts. Zach Benson scored the winner.
- Alex NewhookStreak
Alex Newhook has scored in 3 straight games. He also had 8 shot attempts against an average of 2.7. The Canadiens fell 3-2 to the Sabres.
- Cole CaufieldVolume
Cole Caufield had 10 shot attempts. Five got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 5.5 attempts a game. The Canadiens fell 3-2 to the Sabres.
- Juraj SlafkovskýVolume
Juraj Slafkovský had 10 shot attempts. Five got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.9. The Canadiens fell 3-2 to the Sabres.
- Josh DoanStreak
Josh Doan has a point in 5 straight games. He has 61 points in 92 games this season. He played 15:30 and had no shots on goal. The Sabres beat the Canadiens 3-2.
- Mattias SamuelssonShot blocker
Mattias Samuelsson got in front of 6 shots. That was his 16th goal of the season. He played 23:47 and had two shots on goal. The Sabres beat the Canadiens 3-2.
- Noah DobsonVolume
Noah Dobson had 9 shot attempts. Two reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.5. The Canadiens fell 3-2 to the Sabres.
Shot data shows up once the overnight job loads this game.
Buffalo Sabres
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 23:47 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.21 | 6 | 6 | 59 |
| Owen Power D | 23:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| Alex Tuch R | 21:58 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.48 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| Conor Timmins D | 21:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 | 2 | 5 | 59 |
| Bowen Byram D | 20:42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 19:29 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.06 | 2 | 4 | 67 |
| Tage Thompson C | 19:14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 15:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 56 |
| Josh Doan R | 15:30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Zach Benson L | 14:21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.35 | 1 | 2 | 48 |
| Jack Quinn R | 14:06 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.61 | 2 | 0 | 84 |
| Konsta Helenius C | 12:53 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.89 | 1 | 1 | 76 |
| Josh Norris C | 12:41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Jason Zucker L | 12:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 1 | 1 | 77 |
| Beck Malenstyn L | 10:52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
| Jordan Greenway L | 9:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 9:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Luke Schenn D | 7:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 93 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Hutson D | 28:02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 24:34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| Noah Dobson D | 24:09 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 1 | 2 | 60 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 23:10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.90 | 3 | 0 | 52 |
| Mike Matheson D | 22:01 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.19 | 2 | 2 | 58 |
| Cole Caufield R | 21:21 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 18:45 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 17:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| Josh Anderson R | 16:35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.28 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 15:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| Phillip Danault C | 14:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Alex Newhook C | 14:26 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.84 | 3 | 0 | 66 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 12:59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| Jake Evans C | 12:47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.21 | 2 | 0 | 65 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 9:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
| Kirby Dach C | 8:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 6:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 3:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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