Preview: 2026/01/31 MONTREAL CANADIENS @ BUFFALO SABRES

2026/01/31 MONTREAL CANADIENS @ BUFFALO SABRES
MONTREAL CANADIENS	2685 Elo 2647	BUFFALO SABRES
52%	W%(Model)	48%
MARTIN ST. LOUIS (2566)	8 - 8	LINDY RUFF (2646)
Roster Expectation (MTL) Name Pos G A P PIM H B PPP FW% COLE CAUFIELD R 0.37 0.34 0.72 0.41 1.00 0.41 0.14 50.0 NICK SUZUKI C 0.29 0.58 0.87 0.37 1.06 0.73 0.15 55.7 JURAJ SLAFKOVSKY L 0.25 0.36 0.62 0.61 1.51 0.73 0.12 50.0 KIRBY DACH C 0.19 0.25 0.45 0.65 1.25 0.65 0.02 46.4 JOSH ANDERSON R 0.19 0.18 0.36 0.80 1.63 0.56 0.00 50.0 ZACHARY BOLDUC C 0.18 0.27 0.45 0.55 1.48 0.60 0.05 50.0 OLIVER KAPANEN C 0.18 0.25 0.42 0.42 0.85 0.69 0.00 52.4 IVAN DEMIDOV R 0.17 0.46 0.64 0.47 0.94 0.51 0.04 50.0 ALEXANDRE TEXIER C 0.17 0.24 0.41 0.43 1.11 0.49 0.00 50.0 JAKE EVANS C 0.16 0.24 0.40 0.42 1.25 0.67 0.00 60.2 BRENDAN GALLAGHER R 0.16 0.22 0.37 0.53 1.23 0.48 0.02 50.0 JOSHUA ROY R 0.15 0.18 0.33 0.38 1.11 0.65 0.00 50.0 NOAH DOBSON D 0.17 0.38 0.55 0.52 1.03 1.44 0.01 0.00 ALEXANDRE CARRIER D 0.14 0.22 0.36 0.51 1.01 1.51 0.00 0.00 LANE HUTSON D 0.14 0.63 0.76 0.47 0.90 1.07 0.00 0.00 KAIDEN GUHLE D 0.13 0.24 0.37 0.69 1.59 1.27 0.00 0.00 MIKE MATHESON D 0.12 0.38 0.50 0.50 1.01 1.36 0.00 0.00 MARC DEL GAIZO D 0.10 0.19 0.29 0.49 1.31 0.81 0.00 0.00 Name Pos Shots Saves SVP GA SAM MONTEMBEAULT G 0.0 23.8 2322.249 -23.8
Roster Expectation (BUF) Name Pos G A P PIM H B PPP FW% TAGE THOMPSON R 0.39 0.46 0.86 0.55 1.06 0.59 0.13 49.4 ALEX TUCH R 0.36 0.42 0.79 0.63 1.11 0.89 0.14 45.6 JASON ZUCKER L 0.26 0.42 0.68 0.60 1.15 0.44 0.17 42.5 JOSH DOAN R 0.24 0.35 0.59 0.48 1.04 0.53 0.13 50.0 RYAN MCLEOD C 0.23 0.52 0.75 0.39 0.80 0.46 0.03 55.5 JACK QUINN R 0.23 0.44 0.67 0.46 0.87 0.45 0.07 50.0 KONSTA HELENIUS C 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.0 PEYTON KREBS C 0.19 0.33 0.52 0.83 1.49 0.52 0.04 48.8 NOAH OSTLUND C 0.19 0.26 0.45 0.43 0.76 0.64 0.06 37.4 ZACH BENSON L 0.18 0.38 0.56 0.60 0.90 0.49 0.06 50.0 TYSON KOZAK C 0.16 0.23 0.39 0.39 1.57 0.75 0.06 53.6 ISAK ROSEN R 0.15 0.26 0.41 0.39 0.88 0.55 0.04 50.0 RASMUS DAHLIN D 0.24 0.59 0.83 0.76 1.28 1.01 0.11 0.00 BOWEN BYRAM D 0.17 0.37 0.54 0.57 1.01 0.97 0.04 0.00 MATTIAS SAMUELSSON D 0.16 0.38 0.54 0.51 1.44 1.25 0.03 0.00 ZACH METSA D 0.14 0.22 0.36 0.47 0.83 0.85 0.04 0.00 JACK RATHBONE D 0.14 0.22 0.36 0.44 1.00 0.71 0.04 0.00 MICHAEL KESSELRING D 0.14 0.32 0.46 0.94 1.13 0.84 0.04 0.00 Name Pos Shots Saves SVP GA UKKO-PEKKA LUUKKONEN G 0.0 23.3 2259.955 -23.3
0 vs. BUF 0-0 (0 sho)		0 vs. MTL 0-0 (0 sho)
0 vs. BUF 0-0 (0 sho)		0 vs. MTL 0-0 (0 sho)
1d rest: 5-5-0	Last 10 after break	1d rest: 7-2-1
Committed/Against: 236-186	Icings	Committed/Against: 239-197
Committed/Against: 108-104	Offsides	Committed/Against: 93-133