MTL @ BUF 4–2 · 2026-01-31

Team	1	2	3	SOG
MTL	1	0	3	31
BUF	0	2	0	38

Story

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Result MTL 4–2Call No lean · MTL 55%xG 4.13–4.53 · deserved BUF 56%Swing Caufield +34 3rd 10:13Method

Goals and penalties with BUF win probability
Time	Event	BUF win before	BUF win after
1st 10:00	BUF penalty · T. Thompson · interference · 2 min
1st 11:20	Goal MTL · J. Slafkovský (PP)	45%	27%
1st 19:06	BUF penalty · B. Byram · tripping · 2 min
2nd 0:58	MTL penalty · L. Hutson · tripping · 2 min
2nd 2:46	BUF penalty · R. McLeod · hooking · 2 min
2nd 7:36	Goal BUF · O. Power	24%	46%
2nd 14:21	MTL penalty · N. Dobson · high sticking · 2 min
2nd 16:58	MTL penalty · L. Hutson · high sticking · 2 min
2nd 18:58	Goal BUF · N. Ostlund (PP)	47%	74%
3rd 4:14	Goal MTL · C. Caufield	78%	47%
3rd 10:13	Goal MTL · C. Caufield	47%	13%
3rd 16:24	MTL penalty · K. Dach · holding · 2 min
3rd 19:12	Goal MTL · O. Kapanen (EN)	2%	1%

On ice · final horn

MTL5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
24P. DanaultC	0:48	18:13	22	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	11-3
71J. EvansC	0:48	16:33	22	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	9-2
20J. SlafkovskýL	1:08	17:26	19	1	0	1	7	8	0	2	0	2-0
8M. MathesonD	0:48	27:33	26	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	4	–
45A. CarrierD	0:48	20:28	21	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	–
75J. DobesG		59:58	SA38GA2SV%.947xGA4.53GSAx+2.53

BUF6 skaters · net empty

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
71R. McLeodC	0:15	17:38	25	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	6-13
72T. ThompsonC	0:48	22:21	24	1	1	5	12	2	1	0	5-12
17J. ZuckerL	0:48	18:40	20	0	0	4	6	0	2	0	0-1
89A. TuchR	0:38	22:29	26	1	1	1	7	0	1	0	0-2
91J. DoanR	0:48	17:22	19	0	0	3	7	0	4	0	–
26R. DahlinD	1:01	26:03	26	1	1	4	6	0	3	1	–

Goals

1st
Juraj Slafkovský(1)PP
N. Suzuki (1), C. Caufield (1)
xG 0.11wristClip(opens nhl.com)
1–0 MTL1st 11:20+18.073%
2nd
Owen Power(1)6v5
T. Thompson (1), R. Dahlin (1)
xG 0.04wristClip(opens nhl.com)
1–1 Tied2nd 07:36+21.746%
Noah Ostlund(1)PP
A. Tuch (1), B. Byram (1)
xG 0.14slapClip(opens nhl.com)
1–2 BUF2nd 18:58+27.674%
3rd
Cole Caufield(1)
N. Dobson (1), L. Hutson (1)
xG 0.11tip-inClip(opens nhl.com)
2–2 Tied3rd 04:14+30.953%
Cole Caufield(2)
N. Suzuki (2), K. Dach (1)
xG 0.27snapClip(opens nhl.com)
3–2 MTL3rd 10:13+33.987%
Oliver Kapanen(1)EN
N. Dobson (2)
xG 0.51wristClip(opens nhl.com)
4–2 MTL3rd 19:12+1.199%

Shots

MTL4.13 xG42 unblocked · 11 blocked42 unblocked · 11 blocked

BUF4.53 xG56 unblocked · 21 blocked56 unblocked · 21 blocked

GoalSavedMissedBlockedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

MTLBUF4Goals24.13xG4.5331Shots3842Unblocked5653Attempts777High danger91/3Power play1/440Faceoffs1729Hits2421Blocks115Takeaways413Giveaways168PIM6

Skaters

Player

Player
8M. MathesonMike MathesonD	27:33	0	0	0	2	3	0.55	−0.55	0	4	0	1	—	0	-1
53N. DobsonNoah DobsonD	20:32	0	2	2	4	6	0.23	−0.23	2	2	0	1	—	2	+3
45A. CarrierAlexandre CarrierD	20:28	0	0	0	1	1	0.01	−0.01	1	1	0	1	—	0	-1
48L. HutsonLane HutsonD	20:10	0	1	1	2	3	0.50	−0.50	0	1	2	0	—	4	+1
21K. GuhleKaiden GuhleD	19:29	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	−0.03	3	4	0	2	—	0	+2
14N. SuzukiNick SuzukiC	18:52	0	2	2	2	5	0.05	−0.05	0	1	1	0	57%	0	+3
24P. DanaultPhillip DanaultC	18:13	0	0	0	1	1	0.20	−0.20	1	1	0	1	79%	0	0
91O. KapanenOliver KapanenC	17:28	1	0	1	2	4	0.53	+0.47	1	2	0	1	67%	0	+1
20J. SlafkovskýJuraj SlafkovskýL	17:26	1	0	1	7	8	0.85	+0.15	2	0	1	1	100%	0	+1
93I. DemidovIvan DemidovR	16:49	0	0	0	3	6	0.35	−0.35	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
71J. EvansJake EvansC	16:33	0	0	0	1	1	0.12	−0.12	0	1	0	2	82%	0	-1
13C. CaufieldCole CaufieldR	15:39	2	1	3	5	6	0.54	+1.46	3	1	0	0	—	0	+2
77K. DachKirby DachC	12:29	0	1	1	1	2	0.09	−0.09	2	1	0	1	—	2	+2
17J. AndersonJosh AndersonR	12:11	0	0	0	0	2	0.00	0.00	3	0	1	1	—	0	0
90J. VelenoJoseph VelenoC	10:33	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	2	1	0	0	50%	0	-1
11B. GallagherBrendan GallagherR	10:18	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	5	0	0	0	—	0	0
76Z. BolducZachary BolducR	10:10	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	−0.08	1	0	0	1	—	0	-1
72A. XhekajArber XhekajD	7:09	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	3	0	0	0	—	0	0
MTL total		4	7	11	31	53	4.13	−0.13	29	20	5	13	70%	8

Pony score

Cool = offence · warm = defenceProductionPlay drivingSpecial teamsUsageMethod

Forwards

Caufield+1.30

Suzuki+0.92

Slafkovský+0.46

Kapanen−0.21

Demidov−0.24

Danault−0.28

Veleno−0.28

Dach−0.34

Bolduc−0.36

Evans−0.36

Gallagher−0.37

Anderson−0.38

Defence

Dobson+0.75

Guhle+0.15

Hutson−0.08

Matheson−0.13

Xhekaj−0.21

Carrier−0.30

Goalie

Dobes+2.56

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Slafkovský·Kapanen·Demidov	11:00	14	15	15	50.0%	11	6	0	0	0.99	0.62	61.5%	+0.37	2	1	67%
Suzuki·Dach·Caufield	9:25	15	8	10	44.4%	8	6	2	0	0.63	0.71	47.1%	−0.08	0	2	0%
Danault·Gallagher·Anderson	8:07	12	6	13	31.6%	3	7	0	0	0.23	0.93	19.9%	−0.70	1	2	33%
Evans·Veleno·Bolduc	8:03	11	5	13	27.8%	2	5	0	0	0.24	0.88	21.4%	−0.64	0	5	0%
Occasional · 4 groups
Evans·Veleno·Kapanen	0:50	1	0	3	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.10	0.0%	−0.10	0	0	—
Suzuki·Danault·Dach	0:47	2	0	3	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.17	0.0%	−0.17	0	0	—
Suzuki·Danault·Caufield	0:35	1	1	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0.09	0.00	100.0%	+0.09	0	0	—
Evans·Gallagher·Anderson	0:33	1	1	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0.03	0.00	100.0%	+0.03	0	1	0%
MTL 5v5	45:05		39	62	38.6%	25	30	2	0	2.30	3.58	39.1%	−1.28

Goalies

Jakub Dobes

MTL · 59:58

Saves: 36/38
SV%: .947
xGA: 4.53
GSAx: +2.53

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	32/33	.970	3.82	+2.82
Power play	4/5	.800	0.70	−0.30
Shorthanded	0/0	—	0.00	0.00
High danger	7/7	1.000	1.90	+1.90

Alex Lyon

BUF · 57:43

Saves: 27/30
SV%: .900
xGA: 2.68
GSAx: −0.32

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	23/25	.920	2.30	+0.30
Power play	3/4	.750	0.37	−0.63
Shorthanded	1/1	1.000	0.01	+0.01
High danger	3/4	.750	0.95	−0.05

Lines

His goal Primary assist Goal for Goal against Time together ES PP PK minutes

Montréal Canadiens

Minutes

27:33Matheson
20:32Dobson
20:28Carrier
20:10Hutson
19:29Guhle
7:09Xhekaj

18:52Suzuki
18:13Danault
17:28Kapanen
17:26Slafkovský
16:49Demidov
16:33Evans
15:39Caufield
12:29Dach
12:11Anderson
10:33Veleno
10:18Gallagher
10:10Bolduc

Matchups

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG shareMTLBUF

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

HutsonD0 O4
XhekajD0 O0
DobsonD4 O2
CarrierD6 O1
GuhleD6 O0
MathesonD8 O1
SlafkovskýD1 O5
DemidovD1 O5
KapanenD1 O3
CaufieldD2 O3
GallagherD3 O2
AndersonD2 O1
SuzukiD3 O2
DachD2 O1
DanaultD6 O2
BolducD5 O1
VelenoD5 O0
EvansD12 O0

Shift starts · darker = later period