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Thu, Jan 22, 2026·Centre Bell, Montreal

Buffalo Sabres 4, Montréal Canadiens 2

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Buffalo Sabres

4

Final

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Montréal Canadiens

2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Buffalo Sabres win this game 58% of the time.

MTL winsBUF wins

Play-by-play

Model-based

Every event the NHL recorded. Goals show how much they moved the win probability, and who was on the ice.

  1. P1 0:00Period start
  2. P1 0:44Goal by Zucker (Quinn, McLeod)+15 pts WP

    On ice: MTL Suzuki, Dach, Caufield, Struble, Hutson · BUF Zucker, McLeod, Byram, Quinn, Power

  3. P1 1:00Shot by Demidov, saved by Luukkonen
  4. P1 1:03Shot by Demidov, saved by Luukkonen
  5. P1 1:42Shot by Thompson, saved by Montembeault
  6. P1 1:53Shot by Matheson, saved by Luukkonen
  7. P1 4:32Shot by Matheson, saved by Luukkonen
  8. P1 5:25Shot by Anderson, saved by Luukkonen
  9. P1 5:33Shot by Tuch, saved by Montembeault
  10. P1 5:51Shot by Gallagher, saved by Luukkonen
  11. P1 7:18Shot by Zucker, saved by Montembeault
  12. P1 9:47Shot by Kapanen, saved by Luukkonen
  13. P1 10:10Shot by Tuch, saved by Montembeault
  14. P1 13:00Shot by Veleno, saved by Luukkonen
  15. P1 13:01Kesselring: High sticking (2 min)

    On ice: MTL Matheson, Evans, Veleno, Dobson, Bolduc · BUF Bryson, Kesselring, Ostlund, Benson, Helenius

  16. P1 13:59Shot by Byram, saved by Montembeault5v4
  17. P1 14:58Goal by Malenstyn (Samuelsson)5v4+15 pts WP

    On ice: MTL Matheson, Dobson, Dach, Bolduc, Kapanen · BUF Greenway, Malenstyn, Samuelsson, Byram

  18. P1 17:03Shot by Danault, saved by Luukkonen
  19. P1 17:56Shot by Kapanen, saved by Luukkonen
  20. P1 19:56Shot by Benson, saved by Montembeault
  21. P1 0:00Period end
  22. P2 0:00Period start
  23. P2 2:25Goal by Benson (Helenius, Ostlund)+9 pts WP

    On ice: MTL Gallagher, Danault, Anderson, Struble, Hutson · BUF Bryson, Kesselring, Ostlund, Benson, Helenius

  24. P2 3:32Shot by Evans, saved by Luukkonen
  25. P2 3:56Goal by Caufield (Suzuki, Matheson)+9 pts WP

    On ice: MTL Matheson, Suzuki, Dobson, Dach, Caufield · BUF Tuch, Thompson, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Doan

  26. P2 5:07Shot by Carrier, saved by Luukkonen
  27. P2 5:41Shot by Hutson, saved by Luukkonen
  28. P2 5:45Shot by Caufield, saved by Luukkonen
  29. P2 6:35Shot by Dobson, saved by Luukkonen
  30. P2 7:10Shot by Carrier, saved by Luukkonen
  31. P2 7:44Dahlin: Slashing (2 min)

    On ice: MTL Struble, Kapanen, Hutson, Slafkovský, Demidov · BUF Greenway, Malenstyn, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Krebs

  32. P2 10:25Shot by Suzuki, saved by Luukkonen
  33. P2 10:33Shot by Suzuki, saved by Luukkonen
  34. P2 11:18Shot by Bolduc, saved by Luukkonen
  35. P2 11:20Goal by Suzuki (Bolduc)+16 pts WP

    On ice: MTL Matheson, Suzuki, Dobson, Caufield, Bolduc · BUF Thompson, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Krebs, Doan

  36. P2 12:08Shot by Anderson, saved by Luukkonen
  37. P2 14:33Shot by Quinn, saved by Montembeault
  38. P2 14:45Shot by Dahlin, saved by Montembeault
  39. P2 14:47Samuelsson: Roughing (2 min)

    On ice: MTL Evans, Carrier, Veleno, Guhle, Bolduc · BUF Zucker, McLeod, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Quinn

  40. P2 14:47Bolduc: Roughing (2 min)

    On ice: MTL Evans, Carrier, Veleno, Guhle, Bolduc · BUF Zucker, McLeod, Samuelsson, Dahlin, Quinn

  41. P2 15:38Shot by Matheson, saved by Luukkonen4v4
  42. P2 15:42Shot by Evans, saved by Luukkonen4v4
  43. P2 16:53Shot by Bolduc, saved by Luukkonen
  44. P2 16:55Bolduc: Slashing (2 min)

    On ice: MTL Carrier, Bolduc, Hutson, Slafkovský, Demidov · BUF Samuelsson, Dahlin, Byram, Quinn, Ostlund

  45. P2 16:55Bolduc: Roughing (2 min)

    On ice: MTL Carrier, Bolduc, Hutson, Slafkovský, Demidov · BUF Samuelsson, Dahlin, Byram, Quinn, Ostlund

  46. P2 16:55Dahlin: Roughing (2 min)

    On ice: MTL Carrier, Bolduc, Hutson, Slafkovský, Demidov · BUF Samuelsson, Dahlin, Byram, Quinn, Ostlund

  47. P2 0:00Period end
  48. P3 0:00Period start
  49. P3 3:05Shot by Matheson, saved by Luukkonen
  50. P3 4:00Shot by Hutson, saved by Luukkonen
  51. P3 5:01Shot by Kesselring, saved by Montembeault
  52. P3 5:32Shot by Matheson, saved by Luukkonen
  53. P3 5:51Ostlund: Slashing (2 min)

    On ice: MTL Evans, Veleno, Guhle, Bolduc, Hutson · BUF Greenway, Malenstyn, Byram, Power, Ostlund

  54. P3 6:58Shot by Slafkovský, saved by Luukkonen5v4
  55. P3 7:14Shot by Tuch, saved by Montembeault5v4
  56. P3 7:16Hutson: Slashing (2 min)5v4

    On ice: MTL Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, Demidov · BUF Tuch, Malenstyn, Byram, Power

  57. P3 9:29Shot by Gallagher, saved by Luukkonen
  58. P3 9:50Shot by Gallagher, saved by Luukkonen
  59. P3 11:19Shot by Helenius, saved by Montembeault
  60. P3 12:00Shot by Kesselring, saved by Montembeault
  61. P3 13:48Shot by Hutson, saved by Luukkonen
  62. P3 14:51Shot by Carrier, saved by Luukkonen
  63. P3 15:39Shot by Hutson, saved by Luukkonen
  64. P3 17:06Shot by Tuch, saved by Montembeault
  65. P3 19:16Goal by Krebs (Thompson)6v5+6 pts WP

    On ice: MTL Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson, Slafkovský, Demidov · BUF Tuch, Thompson, Krebs, Byram, Power

  66. P3 0:00Period end6v5
  67. P3 0:00Final6v5