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Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens prediction

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Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Buffalo Sabres

Last game: Oct 21

Forwards

  1. 1st line9 min together
    6LWBensonZach
    86COstlundNoah
    22RWQuinnJack
  2. 2nd line9 min together
    20LWKulichJiri
    72CThompsonTage
    91RWDoanJosh
  3. 3rd line5 min together
    17LWZuckerJason
    9CNorrisJosh
    94RWHeleniusKonsta
  4. 4th line5 min together
    29LWMalenstynBeck
    71CMcLeodRyan
    19RWKrebsPeyton

Defence

  1. 1st pair15 min together
    26DDahlinRasmus
    23DSamuelssonMattias
  2. 2nd pair12 min together
    25DPowerOwen
    8DZellwegerOlen
  3. 3rd pair4 min together
    73DMetsaZach
    46DCrevierLouis

Goalies

  • 1ProjectedLuukkonenUkko-Pekka
  • 92BackupEllisC.

Montreal Canadiens

Last game: Oct 20

Forwards

  1. 1st line13 min together
    20LWSlafkovskýJuraj14CSuzukiNick13RWCaufieldCole
  2. 2nd line11 min together
    22LWKreiderChris15CNewhookAlex17RWAndersonJosh
  3. 3rd line11 min together
    85LWTexierAlexandre24CDanaultPhillip76RWBolducZachary
  4. 4th line8 min together
    91LWKapanenOliver71CEvansJake77RWDachKirby

Defence

  1. 1st pair16 min together
    48DHutsonLane53DDobsonNoah
  2. 2nd pair16 min together
    21DGuhleKaiden45DCarrierAlexandre
  3. 3rd pair11 min together
    72DXhekajArber42DEngstromAdam

Goalies

How we read the lines: from the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop.

Juraj Slafkovský: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Nick Suzuki: Princesse sabrina, CC BY-SA 4.0; Cole Caufield: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0; Chris Kreider: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Alex Newhook: Maniacduhockey, CC0; Josh Anderson: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0; Alexandre Texier: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Phillip Danault: Hockeybroad, CC BY-SA 3.0; Zachary Bolduc: Shayypy, CC BY 4.0; Oliver Kapanen: Kaiser matias, CC BY-SA 4.0; Jake Evans: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Kirby Dach: CloutsnChara Sports Cards, CC BY 3.0; Lane Hutson: Sandro Halank , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; Noah Dobson: CloutsnChara Sports Cards, CC BY 3.0; Kaiden Guhle: Kaiser matias, CC BY-SA 4.0; Alexandre Carrier: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0; Arber Xhekaj: Gatarys, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF

.864 save percentage

3.53 GAA · 3–3–2 · 7 starts

Jakub Dobes MON

.847 save percentage

4.47 GAA · 1–2–2 · 5 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits: Jakub Dobes: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Team leaders

Buffalo SabresThis seasonMontreal Canadiens

Season totals in this competition from the scoresheets so far (9 games per team); current squads only.

Photo credits: Nick Suzuki: Princesse sabrina, CC BY-SA 4.0; Cole Caufield: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0; Josh Anderson: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Recent form

Buffalo Sabres

L1–3OTL3–4W5–4OTL3–4W5–3

Montreal Canadiens

OTL3–4W4–3L4–5W4–3W1–0

W win · OTL loss in overtime or a shootout · L loss in regulation

Head to head

  • Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Buffalo Sabres
  • Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Buffalo Sabres

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