MTL @ BUF
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·{'default': 'Buffalo'}
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SOG MTL 31 · 38 BUF
4–2
Final
Statlab take
baseline_gbm
Based on last 10 (BUF) / 10 (MTL) games this season
MTL
away
home
BUF
45%
55%
baseline_gbm trained on ~5,000 NHL games (54.8% test accuracy). NHL is high-variance — even good models hover near 60%. Treat as a soft lean, not a lock.
Season comparison
H2H this season: 2-1MTL
Away
Metric
BUF
Home
30-24
Record
31-22
56%
Win %
58%
3.5
GF/G
3.5
3.3
GA/G
3.0
WWLLW
L5
WWWWW
Team totals
MTL
BUF
31
Shots
38
29
Hits
24
20
Blocks
7
5
Takeaways
4
13
Giveaways
16
8
PIM
6
Box score
Forwards
| Player | G | A | P | SOG | Hit | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Caufield | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| N Suzuki | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| J Slafkovský | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| O Kapanen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| K Dach | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| J Veleno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
Defense
| Player | G | A | +/- | BLK | Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Matheson | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 |
| N Dobson | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| A Carrier | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| L Hutson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| K Guhle | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| A Xhekaj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Goalie
| Player | Saves | Shots | SV% | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Dobes | 36 | 38 | 0.947 | 2 |
| S Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 |