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The Buffalo Sabres controlled defensive-zone faceoffs with precision in their 8-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens, using those wins to dictate transition and deny Montreal's cycle game before it could establish itself. The result wasn't just a lopsided score. It was a systematic dismantling of t

Cole Caufield has now outscored his expected goals by 17.3 this season, the widest margin of any player in this series, per MoneyPuck. He just helped the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 at KeyBank Center despite being outshot 35-26 and posting a lower xG. If you think that's unsustain

MacKinnon vs Marner. A nine-game Colorado juggernaut against a twelve-game Vegas grinder. The Presidents' Trophy curse against Tortorella's depth. Six battlegrounds, four stars, six dark horses - and one prediction. Everything you need before puck drop Wednesday in Denver.

Dobes stopped Thompson on a breakaway and flipped the series. The top line finally delivered. Luukkonen was pulled again. Buffalo outshot Montreal 20-3 in the third period of Game 5 and scored zero. The ECF door is open for Montreal. Whether Buffalo can slam it shut starts tonight at Bell Centre.

Tomas Hertl logged 9:05 in a 5-1 road victory over Anaheim, contributed one assist, and finished the night as a footnote in a game the Vegas Golden Knights controlled from the opening shift. That's not a problem for Vegas. It's proof their offensive model works exactly as designed.

The interesting Nick Suzuki story this season isn't about intangibles or leadership cliches. It's about a 26-year-old center who has developed into Montreal's most impactful player at both ends of the ice, transforming the Canadiens into a different team when he's on it. The production matters, but

Colorado wins the second round 4-1 over Minnesota in a series defined by a 9-6 Game 1, a Game 5 comeback from 3-0 down, and Brett Kulak's overtime winner that sent the Avalanche to the Western Conference Final.

Josh Doan didn't register a shot on goal in Game 4, yet his two assists in 15:30 of ice time set up both of Buffalo's even-strength goals in a 3-2 win over Montreal. The performance reveals a player whose impact comes from occupying dangerous space and forcing defensive rotations rather than hunting

Cutter Gauthier and Mason McTavish each recorded two assists in Anaheim's 3-2 overtime loss to Vegas on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena, setting up both Ducks goals in a game that required extra time to decide. The two forwards didn't register a shot between them, but their playmaking created the sc

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The Minnesota Wild blocked 22 shots Monday night, nearly double Colorado Avalanche's season average against. It didn't matter, because they blocked the wrong 22 shots.

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Beckett Sennecke has scored 23 goals on 29.0 expected goals this season, making him one of the worst finishers in the league relative to his opportunities. Yet in the Anaheim Ducks' 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday, Vegas defended him like he was the primary threat on every shift.

Alex Newhook scored twice in Montreal's 6-2 victory over Buffalo, extending a season-long pattern that challenges conventional analytics. The expected goals model says Newhook should have 7.5 goals this season. He has 13. Over 42 games and 565 minutes of ice time, that 5.5-goal surplus represents mo

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When the Vegas Golden Knights traded for Jack Eichel in November 2021, the deal carried two simultaneous narratives: Vegas had landed a franchise center, and Vegas had bet $10 million per year on a player whose neck had just been surgically reconstructed in a procedure no NHL team had previously app

Nathan MacKinnon carried the Colorado Avalanche to 121 points and sits third in the league with 53 goals, three behind the NHL lead. The Hart Trophy case writes itself on the strength of elite on-ice metrics and the kind of dominance that turns contenders into Presidents' Trophy winners. But Minneso

Jackson Blake scored twice in Carolina's 3-2 overtime victory Friday at Wells Fargo Center, including the unassisted winner 5:28 into the extra frame. The two goals pushed his season total to 24 across 85 games - 22 in the regular season, two more in the playoffs - on 28.4 expected goals according t

The Minnesota Wild defeated the Colorado Avalanche 5-1 Friday night at Xcel Energy Center, demonstrating how winning battles after the faceoff matters more than winning the draw itself. Kirill Kaprizov scored a goal and added an assist while Brock Faber contributed a goal and two assists as Minnesot

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Alex Newhook scored twice as Montreal defeated Buffalo 5-1 at KeyBank Center on May 8, building an early lead and never allowing the Sabres to establish offensive rhythm. The Canadiens generated higher-quality chances throughout the game despite matching Buffalo's 28 shots, converting opportunities

Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Anaheim Ducks 6-2 at Honda Center on Saturday night, and the most telling statistic wasn't the final score. It was the hit counter: Anaheim threw 50 checks while Vegas recorded 22. In most contexts, that disparity suggests the team finishing more hits controlled the

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Tuesday night, converting on special teams and getting stellar goaltending while Montreal controlled much of the territorial play. Buffalo scored twice on the power play and got 26 saves from Alex Lyon, building a three-goal lead that Montrea

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Jordan Martinook makes the Carolina Hurricanes worse at generating offense. The numbers confirm it: 47% on-ice expected goals percentage, per MoneyPuck, meaning Carolina controls 13% less of the expected goal share when he's on the ice compared to when he sits. Yet Thursday night at Wells Fargo Cent

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The Vegas Golden Knights entered their second-round series against the Anaheim Ducks with a 54.0% expected goals share across all situations, per MoneyPuck. That number suggests territorial control. It suggests a team dictating play. It suggests sustainability.

Brett Kulak has spent 83 games this season as the Colorado Avalanche's most defensively burdened blueliner, posting a 46% on-ice expected goals percentage per MoneyPuck while Cale Makar and Devon Toews drive play at the other end. Then he quarterbacked both power-play goals in a 5-2 win over the Min

The Vegas Golden Knights acquired Mitchell Marner to add offensive firepower to a roster already built on depth and structure. His regular season numbers delivered exactly that: 80 points across 88 games, including 24 goals and 56 assists while playing all situations for a team that needed another h

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