Preview: 2026/05/06 MONTREAL CANADIENS @ BUFFALO SABRES

2026/05/06 MONTREAL CANADIENS @ BUFFALO SABRES
MONTREAL CANADIENS	2685 Elo 2647	BUFFALO SABRES
49.4%	W%(Model)	50.6%
MARTIN ST. LOUIS (2627)	9 - 9	LINDY RUFF (2674)
Roster Expectation (MTL) Name Pos G A P PIM H B PPP FW% COLE CAUFIELD R 0.34 0.32 0.66 0.43 1.33 0.34 0.13 50.0 NICK SUZUKI C 0.28 0.55 0.84 0.50 1.33 0.75 0.09 58.3 JURAJ SLAFKOVSKY L 0.23 0.34 0.57 0.66 1.53 0.64 0.16 50.0 ALEX NEWHOOK C 0.19 0.20 0.39 0.54 1.29 0.46 0.02 54.3 JOSH ANDERSON R 0.16 0.14 0.30 1.01 1.87 0.49 0.00 50.0 KIRBY DACH C 0.16 0.20 0.37 0.70 1.56 0.58 0.01 45.2 IVAN DEMIDOV R 0.16 0.34 0.50 0.56 1.08 0.45 0.06 50.0 OLIVER KAPANEN C 0.16 0.16 0.32 0.53 1.02 0.58 0.00 47.2 ALEXANDRE TEXIER C 0.16 0.21 0.37 0.62 1.34 0.39 0.00 50.0 ZACHARY BOLDUC C 0.15 0.22 0.38 0.61 1.76 0.51 0.03 50.0 BRENDAN GALLAGHER R 0.14 0.17 0.31 0.63 1.37 0.37 0.02 50.0 JOSHUA ROY R 0.13 0.14 0.28 0.53 1.24 0.57 0.00 50.0 NOAH DOBSON D 0.13 0.32 0.44 0.58 1.37 1.37 0.01 0.00 LANE HUTSON D 0.13 0.58 0.70 0.55 1.04 1.01 0.02 0.00 ALEXANDRE CARRIER D 0.10 0.19 0.29 0.63 1.17 1.41 0.00 0.00 MIKE MATHESON D 0.10 0.28 0.38 0.67 1.22 1.30 0.00 0.00 KAIDEN GUHLE D 0.10 0.27 0.36 0.89 1.90 1.20 0.00 0.00 MARC DEL GAIZO D 0.08 0.16 0.24 0.64 1.46 0.72 0.00 0.00 Name Pos Shots Saves SVP GA SAM MONTEMBEAULT G 0.0 24.1 2348.787 -24.1
Roster Expectation (BUF) Name Pos G A P PIM H B PPP FW% TAGE THOMPSON R 0.34 0.51 0.85 0.67 1.28 0.58 0.11 51.4 ALEX TUCH R 0.33 0.40 0.74 0.69 1.35 0.84 0.11 45.6 JOSH NORRIS C 0.27 0.35 0.63 0.69 1.46 0.57 0.11 55.4 JASON ZUCKER L 0.25 0.36 0.60 0.61 1.31 0.39 0.16 43.9 JOSH DOAN R 0.24 0.34 0.58 0.49 1.30 0.39 0.11 50.0 JACK QUINN R 0.21 0.38 0.59 0.49 1.15 0.34 0.07 50.0 PEYTON KREBS C 0.19 0.36 0.55 0.81 1.78 0.48 0.03 49.0 ZACH BENSON L 0.19 0.37 0.56 0.86 1.09 0.40 0.05 50.0 RYAN MCLEOD C 0.19 0.43 0.61 0.51 0.88 0.41 0.03 56.4 KONSTA HELENIUS C 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.0 TANNER PEARSON L 0.15 0.26 0.41 0.57 1.43 0.44 0.03 50.0 TYSON KOZAK C 0.14 0.22 0.36 0.44 1.73 0.68 0.05 51.4 RASMUS DAHLIN D 0.22 0.59 0.81 0.83 1.35 0.79 0.12 0.00 BOWEN BYRAM D 0.17 0.38 0.55 0.65 1.13 0.83 0.04 0.00 MATTIAS SAMUELSSON D 0.16 0.30 0.47 0.55 1.66 1.14 0.03 0.00 OWEN POWER D 0.13 0.36 0.49 0.48 0.95 0.84 0.03 0.00 ZACH METSA D 0.13 0.22 0.34 0.50 0.96 0.59 0.04 0.00 JACK RATHBONE D 0.12 0.20 0.32 0.52 1.14 0.61 0.04 0.00 Name Pos Shots Saves SVP GA UKKO-PEKKA LUUKKONEN G 0.0 22.4 2193.870 -22.4
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)
2d rest: 6-3-1	Last 10 after break	2d rest: 2-5-0
Committed/Against: 356-289	Icings	Committed/Against: 349-312
Committed/Against: 163-158	Offsides	Committed/Against: 148-200