Tue, May 12, 2026
11:00 PM
FinalPlayoffs
Centre Bell
Retroactive prediction
Wrong winner predicted
BUF 41%59% MTL
Probable score
3 - 3
Regulation win (home)
56%
OT / shootout probability
16%
Elo home / away
1531 / 1551
1 injured/absent player(s) excluded from predictions.
Likely goal scorers
2/6 correct
Cole Caufield0.64 goal · 47%1
Nick Suzuki0.43 goal · 35%0
Tage Thompson0.39 goal · 32%1
Juraj Slafkovský0.34 goal · 29%0
Alex Tuch0.34 goal · 29%0
Ivan Demidov0.33 goal · 28%0Likely goal scorers
2/6 correctCole Caufield0.64 goal · 47%1Nick Suzuki0.43 goal · 35%0Tage Thompson0.39 goal · 32%1Juraj Slafkovský0.34 goal · 29%0Alex Tuch0.34 goal · 29%0Ivan Demidov0.33 goal · 28%0Likely assists
4/6 correctNick Suzuki0.63 assist · 47%0
Lane Hutson0.47 assist · 38%1Juraj Slafkovský0.38 assist · 31%1
Rasmus Dahlin0.33 assist · 28%1Cole Caufield0.28 assist · 24%0Ivan Demidov0.24 assist · 21%1Likely point getters
5/6 correctNick Suzuki1.06 point · 65%0Cole Caufield0.92 point · 60%1Juraj Slafkovský0.72 point · 51%1Tage Thompson0.59 point · 45%2Lane Hutson0.58 point · 44%1Rasmus Dahlin0.57 point · 43%1Tonight'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
- 06:32
J. Norris (1), J. Doan (6)
BUF 1–0 MTL - 10:08
J. Evans (5), I. Demidov (4)
BUF 1–1 MTL - 19:47
J. Slafkovský (2), L. Hutson (8)
BUF 1–2 MTL
2nd period
- 07:00
R. Dahlin (5)
BUF 2–2 MTL
3rd period
- 04:41
J. Doan (7), T. Thompson (7)
BUF 3–2 MTL
Team comparison
| BUF | Stat | MTL |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Shots | 31 |
| 2 | Power play | 1 |
| 23 | Hits | 26 |
| 27 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 16 | PIM | 10 |
