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The story: C. Caufield leads MTL past BUF
THREE STARS · OFFICIAL
Tonight's best.
KEY PLAYERS · HOW THEY DID
The three hottest on each side.
Buffalo Sabres
OUR PICK · HOW IT PLAYED
The model missed this one.
76%BUF WIN
✗ MISS
YTD: 55%
BUF was favored but lost.
BUF 76%MTL 24%
Why · Top Factors
Zach Benson 34Top Heat0 Alex Newhook
100Energy100
89.9Goalie SV%89.1
2Rest Days3
2H2H Wins (L6)4
HEAT IMPACT
Who moved up. Who moved down.
AI Recap
C. Caufield leads MTL past BUF
C. Caufield finished with 2 points (2G 0A). Final score: BUF 3–4 MTL. Power play went BUF 0/4 and MTL 1/5.
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MARKET ODDS · 22 BOOKMAKERS
What the books say.
Our model: BUF 76% · Market (Pinnacle): BUF 44%
◆PinnaclesharpestBUF 2.22 · MTL 1.74
BUF 44%MTL 56%
All bookmakers (21)
Marathonbet
BUF 33%MTL 44%
Coolbet
BUF 33%MTL 45%
Onexbet
BUF 33%MTL 44%
Betclic fr
BUF 33%MTL 45%
Unibet fr
BUF 33%MTL 44%
Winamax fr
BUF 34%MTL 45%
Winamax de
BUF 34%MTL 45%
Codere it
BUF 33%MTL 44%
William Hill
BUF 43%MTL 57%
Betonlineag
BUF 45%MTL 55%
Tipico de
BUF 32%MTL 46%
Leovegas se
BUF 32%MTL 45%
Unibet se
BUF 32%MTL 45%
Unibet nl
BUF 33%MTL 45%
Sport888
BUF 43%MTL 57%
Gtbets
BUF 44%MTL 56%
Nordicbet
BUF 44%MTL 56%
Betsson
BUF 44%MTL 56%
Matchbook
BUF 44%MTL 56%
Betanysports
BUF 44%MTL 56%
Mybookieag
BUF 44%MTL 56%
Win % removes the bookmaker margin · decimal odds shown beside each book.
BOX SCORE · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Everyone who played.
Sorted by points, then ice time. Heat is each player's form over his last five games.
Buffalo Sabres26 SOG · 18 HIT · 17 BLK · 10 PIM| FORWARDS | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | FO% | TOI | HEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Jack QuinnR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 21:30 | – |
| 72Tage ThompsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 19:19 | – |
| 9Josh NorrisC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 14:30 | 24 |
| 6Zach BensonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 21:17 | 41 |
| 91Josh DoanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15:14 | 21 |
| 20Jiri KulichC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 13:00 | 24 |
| 94Konsta HeleniusC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9:11 | 12 |
| 86Noah OstlundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 19:44 | 26 |
| 71Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 14:35 | 11 |
| 29Beck MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 12:12 | 31 |
| 19Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9:04 | 25 |
| 15Justin DanforthR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 8:34 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | FO% | TOI | HEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 26:59 | 33 |
| 25Owen PowerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 27:39 | 18 |
| 8Olen ZellwegerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 20:47 | 23 |
| 73Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 14:57 | 12 |
| 46Louis CrevierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 14:12 | – |
| 44Dennis GilbertD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 11:31 | 32 |
| GOALIES | DEC | SA | GA | SV | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | O | 34 | 4 | 30 | .882 | 60:01 |
Montréal Canadiens34 SOG · 20 HIT · 13 BLK · 8 PIM · 1 PPG| FORWARDS | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | FO% | TOI | HEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13Cole CaufieldRGWG | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18:03 | 34 |
| 20Juraj SlafkovskýL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 17:51 | 34 |
| 76Zachary BolducR1 PPG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 14:48 | 34 |
| 85Alexandre TexierL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 11:29 | 12 |
| 14Nick SuzukiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 20:49 | 30 |
| 15Alex NewhookC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 16:21 | 31 |
| 24Phillip DanaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 15:06 | 0 |
| 17Josh AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 14:22 | 46 |
| 22Chris KreiderL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 14:06 | 0 |
| 71Jake EvansC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 13:29 | 0 |
| 91Oliver KapanenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 11:40 | 0 |
| 77Kirby DachC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 11:37 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | FO% | TOI | HEAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45Alexandre CarrierD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 22:08 | 16 |
| 21Kaiden GuhleD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 23:21 | 8 |
| 48Lane HutsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 26:38 | – |
| 53Noah DobsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 21:16 | 8 |
| 72Arber XhekajD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 12:29 | – |
| 64David ReinbacherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 9:09 | 24 |
| GOALIES | DEC | SA | GA | SV | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Jacob Fowler | W | 26 | 3 | 23 | .885 | 60:54 |