Thu, Jan 22, 2026
12:00 AM
FinalRegular season
Centre Bell
Retroactive prediction
Wrong winner predicted
BUF 47%53% MTL
Probable score
4 - 4
Regulation win (home)
46%
OT / shootout probability
15%
Elo home / away
1489 / 1509
Likely goal scorers
2/6 correct
Cole Caufield0.37 goal · 31%1
Tage Thompson0.34 goal · 28%0
Alex Tuch0.25 goal · 22%0
Juraj Slafkovský0.24 goal · 22%0
Nick Suzuki0.24 goal · 21%1
Konsta Helenius0.19 goal · 17%0Likely goal scorers
2/6 correctCole Caufield0.37 goal · 31%1Tage Thompson0.34 goal · 28%0Alex Tuch0.25 goal · 22%0Juraj Slafkovský0.24 goal · 22%0Nick Suzuki0.24 goal · 21%1Konsta Helenius0.19 goal · 17%0Likely assists
3/6 correct
Lane Hutson0.39 assist · 33%0Nick Suzuki0.35 assist · 30%1Konsta Helenius0.28 assist · 25%1
Ivan Demidov0.28 assist · 24%0
Rasmus Dahlin0.23 assist · 21%0Tage Thompson0.23 assist · 20%1Likely point getters
4/6 correctNick Suzuki0.59 point · 45%2Tage Thompson0.56 point · 43%1Cole Caufield0.53 point · 41%1Lane Hutson0.51 point · 40%0Konsta Helenius0.47 point · 38%1Ivan Demidov0.46 point · 37%0Tonight's matchup
| BUF | Stat | MTL |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | G | 29 |
| 41 | A | 72 |
| 81 | PTS | 101 |
| 14.7% | S% | 15.8% |
| 19.2 | TOI | 20.8 |
Result
Three stars
Scoring summary
1st period
- 00:44
J. Quinn (18), R. McLeod (21)
BUF 1–0 MTL - 14:58
M. Samuelsson (18)
BUF 2–0 MTL
2nd period
- 02:25BUFZ. Benson(6)
K. Helenius (3), N. Ostlund (9)
BUF 3–0 MTL - 03:56
N. Suzuki (41), M. Matheson (19)
BUF 3–1 MTL - 11:20
Z. Bolduc (9)
BUF 3–2 MTL
3rd period
- 19:16
T. Thompson (26)
BUF 4–2 MTL
Team comparison
| BUF | Stat | MTL |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Shots | 34 |
| 26 | Hits | 28 |
| 18 | Blocked shots | 16 |
| 10 | PIM | 8 |
