Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens — October 17, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Buffalo Sabres pushed the Montreal Canadiens to the limit before falling 4-3 in overtime on October 17, 2026. Cole Caufield had a 2-goal game. The expected goals told the same story: MTL 2.77, BUF 2.22 at 5-on-5. Benson was the most dangerous skater at 5-on-5, racking up 0.69 individual expected goals on 3 shots. High-danger chances favored BUF by a wide margin: 11 to 5. MTL outshot BUF 34-26.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens progressed on Oct 17, 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

BUF3 - 4MTL (OT)

Oct 17, 2026 · Regular Season

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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	%
MTL	P1	20	15	57.1	12	8	60.0	7	5	58.3	15	7	68.2	2	3	40.0	1.19	0.51	70.2	2	1	66.7
	P2	24	18	57.1	21	15	58.3	15	12	55.6	17	13	56.7	7	7	50.0	1.84	1.48	55.5	1	1	50.0
	P3	21	20	51.2	15	15	50.0	10	9	52.6	13	14	48.1	1	4	20.0	0.92	1.16	44.2	0	1	0.0
	OT	2	1	66.7	2	1	66.7	2	0	100.0	1	1	50.0	1	1	50.0	0.29	0.18	61.2	1	0	100.0
	Total	67	54	55.4	50	39	56.2	34	26	56.7	46	35	56.8	11	15	42.3	4.24	3.32	56.1	4	3	57.1
BUF	P1	15	20	42.9	8	12	40.0	5	7	41.7	7	15	31.8	3	2	60.0	0.51	1.19	29.8	1	2	33.3
	P2	18	24	42.9	15	21	41.7	12	15	44.4	13	17	43.3	7	7	50.0	1.48	1.84	44.5	1	1	50.0
	P3	20	21	48.8	15	15	50.0	9	10	47.4	14	13	51.9	4	1	80.0	1.16	0.92	55.8	1	0	100.0
	OT	1	2	33.3	1	2	33.3	0	2	0.0	1	1	50.0	1	1	50.0	0.18	0.29	38.8	0	1	0.0
	Total	54	67	44.6	39	50	43.8	26	34	43.3	35	46	43.2	15	11	57.7	3.32	4.24	43.9	3	4	42.9

Win Probability

MTL Favored

BUF Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

MTL

BUF

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

BUF Attempts

MTL Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

BUF ShootMTL Shoot

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Hit Taken

Shot Blocked

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

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

Rows = MTL players, Columns = BUF players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the MTL 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:

MTL ↓ / BUF →	Thompson	McLeod	Kulich	Ostlund	Norris	Helenius	Krebs	Benson	Malenstyn	Quinn	Doan	Danforth	Samuelsson	Power	Zellweger	Crevier	Metsa	Gilbert
Suzuki	63	70	33	100	100	100	0	75	100	75	68	0	70	69	45	92	71	100
Evans	22	0	44	29	33	33	40	17	50	29	20	50	20	40	24	50	100	67
Dach	20	0	44	30	40	40	38	22	50	30	20	43	24	60	21	50	100	67
Kapanen	0	33	38	43	33	33	43	33	67	43	0	50	31	50	27	40	100	75
Danault	33	50	100	30	100	100	0	22	75	27	50	0	46	64	38	50	80	33
Newhook	83	100	50	56	62	44	33	64	50	67	50	33	63	69	50	100	64	80
Slafkovský	65	71	50	100	100	100	—	75	100	75	68	—	74	73	50	92	71	100
Texier	100	80	83	20	100	100	0	18	50	17	75	0	29	67	22	50	100	50
Kreider	80	100	50	44	60	43	50	55	57	55	75	50	56	60	63	86	60	67
Caufield	71	76	50	100	100	100	—	75	100	75	76	—	78	75	56	92	83	100
Bolduc	100	89	83	33	100	100	—	44	100	33	80	—	60	75	50	80	100	67
Anderson	63	100	45	50	58	44	33	58	40	58	50	33	43	61	44	100	60	75
Hutson	77	78	44	50	67	43	—	50	100	50	73	—	63	64	41	72	77	75
Guhle	45	57	57	27	80	80	14	20	33	33	53	17	40	53	39	100	57	—
Carrier	45	60	50	30	75	80	0	22	20	30	56	0	33	47	37	100	57	50
Dobson	77	69	33	44	50	29	—	42	100	48	64	—	41	59	33	67	63	80
Xhekaj	100	—	64	50	55	55	75	33	60	50	0	75	40	71	25	100	100	83
Reinbacher	—	—	78	50	70	70	80	50	67	50	—	80	50	86	50	100	100	80