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2nd-round · Series I

BUF vs MTL

Buffalo Sabres · Montreal Canadiens · best of 7

2nd-round
BUF
BUF
Top seed
34
MTL
Bottom seed
MTL
MTL wins 4-3
Series ledger · completed games
xG · HD are model-est.
BUF 25.4425.75 MTL
BUF 2327 MTL
BUF 206Shots197 MTL
BUF 4139 MTL
BUFHome 1-3 · Away 2-1
Home 1-2 · Away 3-1MTL

xG and HD chances are model-estimated from shot geometry only (distance + angle heuristic — the sidecar's trained model wasn't reachable). Read them as rough, not exact. Missed shots count toward xG but not shots on goal.

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