Preview: 2026/05/16 BUFFALO SABRES @ MONTREAL CANADIENS

2026/05/16 BUFFALO SABRES @ MONTREAL CANADIENS
BUFFALO SABRES	2647 Elo 2685	MONTREAL CANADIENS
48.9%	W%(Model)	51.1%
LINDY RUFF (2650)	9 - 9	MARTIN ST. LOUIS (2652)
Roster Expectation (BUF) Name Pos G A P PIM H B PPP FW% TAGE THOMPSON R 0.33 0.42 0.75 0.68 1.34 0.50 0.12 51.4 ALEX TUCH R 0.29 0.34 0.63 0.66 1.41 0.81 0.10 45.6 JOSH NORRIS C 0.22 0.32 0.54 0.66 1.45 0.56 0.09 55.4 JOSH DOAN R 0.21 0.32 0.53 0.53 1.34 0.39 0.11 50.0 JASON ZUCKER L 0.21 0.29 0.50 0.61 1.30 0.40 0.14 43.9 JACK QUINN R 0.18 0.33 0.51 0.49 1.18 0.34 0.06 50.0 ZACH BENSON L 0.18 0.33 0.51 0.93 1.17 0.41 0.05 50.0 RYAN MCLEOD C 0.17 0.39 0.56 0.48 0.93 0.42 0.03 56.4 PEYTON KREBS C 0.16 0.30 0.46 0.78 1.87 0.44 0.02 49.0 SAM CARRICK C 0.13 0.16 0.28 0.87 1.58 0.42 0.02 61.8 TANNER PEARSON L 0.12 0.22 0.34 0.57 1.48 0.43 0.02 50.0 KONSTA HELENIUS C 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.0 RASMUS DAHLIN D 0.20 0.54 0.74 0.87 1.37 0.82 0.13 0.00 MATTIAS SAMUELSSON D 0.15 0.25 0.40 0.53 1.82 1.20 0.02 0.00 BOWEN BYRAM D 0.14 0.33 0.47 0.69 1.19 0.81 0.04 0.00 OWEN POWER D 0.11 0.30 0.40 0.46 1.00 0.83 0.02 0.00 ZACH METSA D 0.10 0.18 0.28 0.50 1.01 0.58 0.03 0.00 JACK RATHBONE D 0.10 0.16 0.25 0.52 1.20 0.60 0.03 0.00 Name Pos Shots Saves SVP GA UKKO-PEKKA LUUKKONEN G 0.0 21.9 2124.149 -21.9
Roster Expectation (MTL) Name Pos G A P PIM H B PPP FW% COLE CAUFIELD R 0.36 0.34 0.71 0.49 1.23 0.36 0.17 50.0 NICK SUZUKI C 0.27 0.58 0.84 0.58 1.31 0.65 0.12 58.3 JURAJ SLAFKOVSKY L 0.25 0.37 0.62 0.72 1.60 0.69 0.19 50.0 ALEX NEWHOOK C 0.25 0.20 0.45 0.59 1.40 0.46 0.03 54.3 KIRBY DACH C 0.19 0.22 0.41 0.77 1.50 0.56 0.02 45.2 IVAN DEMIDOV R 0.17 0.38 0.55 0.62 1.13 0.44 0.07 50.0 OLIVER KAPANEN C 0.17 0.17 0.34 0.57 1.08 0.59 0.00 47.2 ZACHARY BOLDUC C 0.17 0.23 0.40 0.82 1.77 0.52 0.04 50.0 JOSH ANDERSON R 0.17 0.16 0.33 1.09 1.86 0.50 0.00 50.0 ALEXANDRE TEXIER C 0.16 0.23 0.39 0.63 1.39 0.39 0.00 50.0 BRENDAN GALLAGHER R 0.15 0.19 0.34 0.68 1.43 0.38 0.02 50.0 JOSHUA ROY R 0.15 0.16 0.30 0.57 1.30 0.58 0.00 50.0 NOAH DOBSON D 0.14 0.34 0.48 0.64 1.30 1.40 0.02 0.00 LANE HUTSON D 0.14 0.58 0.72 0.64 1.07 1.06 0.03 0.00 ALEXANDRE CARRIER D 0.12 0.21 0.33 0.73 1.21 1.38 0.00 0.00 MIKE MATHESON D 0.12 0.28 0.39 0.68 1.26 1.33 0.00 0.00 KAIDEN GUHLE D 0.11 0.25 0.35 1.00 1.92 1.20 0.00 0.00 MARC DEL GAIZO D 0.09 0.17 0.26 0.68 1.52 0.73 0.00 0.00 Name Pos Shots Saves SVP GA SAM MONTEMBEAULT G 0.0 24.3 2383.391 -24.2
0 vs. MTL 0-0 (0 sho)		0 vs. BUF 0-0 (0 sho)
0 vs. MTL 0-0 (0 sho)		0 vs. BUF 0-0 (0 sho)
1d rest: 5-4-1	Last 10 after break	1d rest: 8-2-0
Committed/Against: 349-312	Icings	Committed/Against: 356-289
Committed/Against: 148-200	Offsides	Committed/Against: 163-158