Preview: 2026/05/18 MONTREAL CANADIENS @ BUFFALO SABRES

2026/05/18 MONTREAL CANADIENS @ BUFFALO SABRES
MONTREAL CANADIENS	2685 Elo 2647	BUFFALO SABRES
49%	W%(Model)	51%
MARTIN ST. LOUIS (2636)	12 - 12	LINDY RUFF (2666)
Roster Expectation (MTL) Name Pos G A P PIM H B PPP FW% COLE CAUFIELD R 0.35 0.32 0.67 0.49 1.23 0.36 0.16 50.0 NICK SUZUKI C 0.26 0.57 0.82 0.58 1.31 0.66 0.12 58.3 JURAJ SLAFKOVSKY L 0.23 0.37 0.60 0.73 1.60 0.69 0.18 50.0 ALEX NEWHOOK C 0.22 0.19 0.41 0.69 1.38 0.47 0.01 54.3 KIRBY DACH C 0.17 0.19 0.36 0.77 1.51 0.55 0.00 45.2 IVAN DEMIDOV R 0.16 0.36 0.52 0.62 1.13 0.45 0.07 50.0 JOSH ANDERSON R 0.16 0.13 0.29 1.09 1.86 0.50 0.00 50.0 OLIVER KAPANEN C 0.15 0.15 0.30 0.57 1.08 0.59 0.00 47.2 ALEXANDRE TEXIER C 0.15 0.20 0.35 0.63 1.38 0.39 0.00 50.0 ZACHARY BOLDUC C 0.15 0.20 0.35 0.78 1.78 0.51 0.02 50.0 JAKE EVANS C 0.14 0.22 0.36 0.66 1.52 0.63 0.00 62.4 BRENDAN GALLAGHER R 0.13 0.16 0.29 0.68 1.43 0.38 0.01 50.0 NOAH DOBSON D 0.12 0.31 0.43 0.64 1.30 1.40 0.01 0.00 LANE HUTSON D 0.12 0.57 0.68 0.65 1.07 1.05 0.02 0.00 ALEXANDRE CARRIER D 0.10 0.19 0.29 0.71 1.21 1.40 0.00 0.00 MIKE MATHESON D 0.10 0.25 0.35 0.68 1.26 1.34 0.00 0.00 KAIDEN GUHLE D 0.09 0.22 0.31 0.98 1.92 1.22 0.00 0.00 MARC DEL GAIZO D 0.08 0.14 0.22 0.68 1.52 0.73 0.00 0.00 Name Pos Shots Saves SVP GA SAM MONTEMBEAULT G 0.0 23.9 2333.745 -23.9
Roster Expectation (BUF) Name Pos G A P PIM H B PPP FW% TAGE THOMPSON R 0.34 0.44 0.79 0.68 1.34 0.50 0.13 51.4 ALEX TUCH R 0.30 0.36 0.67 0.66 1.43 0.82 0.11 45.6 JOSH NORRIS C 0.24 0.33 0.58 0.66 1.46 0.55 0.10 55.4 JOSH DOAN R 0.24 0.32 0.56 0.50 1.34 0.39 0.11 50.0 JASON ZUCKER L 0.24 0.32 0.56 0.60 1.30 0.39 0.15 43.9 ZACH BENSON L 0.19 0.35 0.54 0.98 1.16 0.42 0.06 50.0 JACK QUINN R 0.19 0.36 0.55 0.47 1.13 0.34 0.07 50.0 RYAN MCLEOD C 0.19 0.42 0.60 0.47 0.93 0.42 0.04 56.4 KONSTA HELENIUS C 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.0 PEYTON KREBS C 0.17 0.30 0.47 0.74 1.75 0.44 0.03 49.0 SAM CARRICK C 0.15 0.18 0.33 0.87 1.58 0.42 0.03 61.8 TANNER PEARSON L 0.14 0.24 0.38 0.57 1.48 0.43 0.04 50.0 RASMUS DAHLIN D 0.21 0.57 0.78 0.87 1.36 0.80 0.14 0.00 MATTIAS SAMUELSSON D 0.16 0.30 0.45 0.53 1.79 1.20 0.03 0.00 BOWEN BYRAM D 0.15 0.33 0.49 0.70 1.14 0.82 0.05 0.00 OWEN POWER D 0.12 0.33 0.46 0.46 1.00 0.83 0.03 0.00 ZACH METSA D 0.12 0.20 0.32 0.50 1.01 0.58 0.04 0.00 JACK RATHBONE D 0.12 0.18 0.30 0.52 1.20 0.60 0.04 0.00 Name Pos Shots Saves SVP GA UKKO-PEKKA LUUKKONEN G 0.0 22.2 2173.215 -22.2
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: 8-2-0	Last 10 after break	1d rest: 5-4-1
Committed/Against: 356-289	Icings	Committed/Against: 349-312
Committed/Against: 163-158	Offsides	Committed/Against: 148-200