Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres — May 14, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

Goals came in bunches as the Montreal Canadiens outlasted the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on May 14, 2026. MTL held a slight 12-11 edge in high-danger chances. MTL got the two points, but BUF held a 3.30-2.99 expected goals edge at even strength. Keep an eye on Norris — 0.68 individual xG on 3 shots at 5-on-5. Shots on goal: BUF 36, MTL 26.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres progressed on May 14, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

MTL6 - 3BUF

May 14, 2026 · Playoffs

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
BUF	P1	20	22	47.6	14	17	45.2	9	11	45.0	14	12	53.8	3	5	37.5	0.89	1.30	40.7	3	2	60.0
	P2	21	22	48.8	13	17	43.3	7	12	36.8	12	16	42.9	3	5	37.5	0.77	1.49	34.1	0	3	0.0
	P3	42	9	82.4	31	5	86.1	20	3	87.0	31	8	79.5	8	3	72.7	2.40	0.53	81.8	0	1	0.0
	Total	83	53	61.0	58	39	59.8	36	26	58.1	57	36	61.3	14	13	51.9	4.06	3.32	55.0	3	6	33.3
MTL	P1	22	20	52.4	17	14	54.8	11	9	55.0	12	14	46.2	5	3	62.5	1.30	0.89	59.3	2	3	40.0
	P2	22	21	51.2	17	13	56.7	12	7	63.2	16	12	57.1	5	3	62.5	1.49	0.77	65.9	3	0	100.0
	P3	9	42	17.6	5	31	13.9	3	20	13.0	8	31	20.5	3	8	27.3	0.53	2.40	18.2	1	0	100.0
	Total	53	83	39.0	39	58	40.2	26	36	41.9	36	57	38.7	13	14	48.1	3.32	4.06	45.0	6	3	66.7

Win Probability

BUF Favored

MTL Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

BUF

MTL

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

MTL Attempts

BUF Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

MTL ShootBUF Shoot

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Goal Against

Missed Shot Against

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (BUF) performed against every skater on the away team (MTL) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = BUF players, Columns = MTL players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the BUF player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

BUF ↓ / MTL →	Suzuki	Newhook	Evans	Danault	Dach	Veleno	Slafkovský	Texier	Caufield	Demidov	Anderson	Bolduc	Hutson	Dobson	Carrier	Matheson	Guhle	Xhekaj
Norris	71	60	60	100	29	60	76	100	76	50	100	38	64	67	76	75	67	50
Thompson	75	44	33	55	13	13	75	45	75	33	55	0	20	33	30	27	69	100
Helenius	17	100	100	33	17	38	20	31	20	73	20	29	24	25	45	50	78	100
Krebs	67	0	0	55	22	22	67	50	67	0	55	22	43	42	33	31	44	—
McLeod	0	67	75	50	100	100	0	60	0	56	50	100	75	86	50	50	78	60
Benson	70	50	50	100	29	60	76	50	78	50	100	38	60	67	76	73	78	—
Zucker	20	100	100	33	38	50	25	33	20	63	20	44	37	40	45	55	67	—
Greenway	0	54	55	40	67	67	0	50	0	40	33	50	0	40	60	50	73	57
Malenstyn	0	70	75	50	67	67	0	67	0	50	50	50	0	67	60	50	80	67
Doan	63	33	33	67	29	60	71	33	71	25	67	38	50	55	76	65	70	0
Tuch	70	57	50	38	11	11	70	33	70	38	38	11	60	50	17	25	60	100
Quinn	57	100	100	57	0	33	57	54	57	71	50	33	27	54	62	72	100	—
Samuelsson	74	50	50	30	15	23	76	30	78	33	25	15	44	52	54	66	67	60
Dahlin	73	54	46	38	0	17	80	29	84	53	27	8	41	39	53	45	67	50
Power	43	83	83	58	60	70	50	58	46	56	58	64	44	65	50	50	80	100
Byram	65	50	45	56	57	57	68	50	65	33	56	57	60	52	31	50	76	80
Timmins	8	71	80	56	14	43	10	63	10	50	50	25	25	29	53	50	45	0
Schenn	71	80	75	40	100	100	71	40	71	60	25	—	33	83	57	71	71	67