Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens

28-17-5, 12-11-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	2	1	1	4
Canadiens MTL	0	2	0	2

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

28-16-7, 14-11-1 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Konsta HeleniusK. Helenius#94
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Michael KesselringM. Kesselring#8
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	10:47	0:49	0:00	9:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	15:26	2:24	0:03	12:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	18	10:57	0:00	1:42	9:15	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	13	9:36	0:00	0:00	9:36	1	2	33.3
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	16	10:38	0:00	0:00	10:38	4	3	57.1
1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	19	11:41	0:00	2:11	9:30	1	1	50.0
0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	28	20:53	1:04	3:12	16:37	9	12	42.9
0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	18	13:02	2:02	0:00	11:00	0	3	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:57	1:04	0:00	15:53	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:14	2:27	0:03	14:44	5	13	27.8
0	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	26	19:46	1:16	3:39	14:51	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	20	17:00	2:09	0:00	14:51	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	6:17	0:00	0:00	6:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	28	27:21	1:43	3:35	22:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	2	2	4	1	0	1	28	22:53	1:04	0:33	21:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	18	12:04	0:00	0:30	11:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	29	26:25	0:58	2:00	23:27	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	1	2	1	2	5	1	1	31	23:03	0:05	4:12	18:46	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	2	32	.941	31	1	0	0	0	60:00	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Phillip DanaultP. Danault#24
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Oliver KapanenO. Kapanen#91
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Joe VelenoJ. Veleno#90
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	13:21	0:03	1:00	12:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	1	2	3	6	4	0	2	19	14:18	2:09	0:03	12:06	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:56	3:10	0:00	14:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	17	15:25	2:06	0:09	13:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	20	13:20	0:00	2:12	11:08	10	4	71.4
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	19	17:44	3:14	0:00	14:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	11:25	0:03	2:12	9:10	5	1	83.3
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	17	13:09	1:56	0:00	11:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	21	15:54	2:06	1:09	12:39	7	4	63.6
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	18	18:50	3:14	0:00	15:36	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	21	20:14	3:16	0:00	16:58	11	10	52.4
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	14	10:02	0:03	0:05	9:54	3	1	75.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	18:53	0:00	1:53	17:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	2	0	0	31	23:26	1:58	1:25	20:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	23	14:17	0:03	1:28	12:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	25	24:14	3:24	0:00	20:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	5	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	30	23:53	0:20	2:04	21:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	9:06	0:00	0:00	9:06	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sam MontembeaultS. Montembeault#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
16	3	13	.813	11	0	2	0	0	58:33	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	2	1	1	4
	Canadiens	0	2	0	2

1st Period			BUF	MTL
0:44		Jason Zucker (11) Assists: Jack Quinn (18), Ryan McLeod (21)	1	0
14:58		Beck Malenstyn (4) (Shorthanded) Assists: Mattias Samuelsson (18)	2	0

2nd Period		BUF	MTL
2:25	Zach Benson (6) Assists: Konsta Helenius (3), Noah Ostlund (9)	3	0
3:56	Cole Caufield (26) Assists: Nick Suzuki (41), Mike Matheson (19)	3	1
11:20	Nick Suzuki (16) Assists: Zack Bolduc (9)	3	2

3rd Period			BUF	MTL
19:16		Peyton Krebs (6) (Empty Net) Assists: Tage Thompson (26)	4	2

Peyton Krebs nets goal for Sabres

0:38

Nick Suzuki lights the lamp

0:35

Beck Malenstyn scores short-handed goal vs. Canadiens

0:47

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 2-1

Sabres
2
Canadiens
4

Game 1

21/10

Canadiens
3
Sabres
5

Game 2

16/1

Sabres
4
Canadiens
2

Game 3

23/1

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 4

1/2

Bell Centre

12:00 AM, 23 January 2026

Montreal, QC

Attendance: 20,962

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
Jon McIsaac

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Ryan Daisy

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	31	16	5	67
Tampa Bay	31	13	4	66
Montreal	28	16	7	63
Buffalo	28	17	5	61
Boston	29	20	2	60
Toronto	24	17	9	57
Florida	26	20	3	55
Ottawa	23	20	7	53

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