Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

31-17-7, 15-6-6 Away

Final

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

31-18-5, 17-7-3 Home

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
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	16	12:11	0:00	2:05	10:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	12	10:10	0:47	0:00	9:23	0	0	0.0
2	1	2	5	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	20	15:39	4:07	0:00	11:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	17	12:29	0:47	0:00	11:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	18:11	0:17	4:42	13:12	11	3	78.6
0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	16:51	3:56	0:00	12:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	22	16:31	0:00	4:03	12:28	9	2	81.8
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	14	10:18	0:47	0:00	9:31	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	21	17:30	0:47	2:52	13:51	8	4	66.7
1	0	1	7	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	19	17:28	3:56	0:00	13:32	2	0	100.0
0	2	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	18:52	4:13	1:31	13:08	8	6	57.1
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	12	10:33	0:00	0:00	10:33	2	2	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	21	20:26	0:00	4:50	15:36	0	0	0.0
0	2	3	4	0	2	1	2	2	0	1	24	20:34	1:04	1:05	18:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	1	4	0	0	3	0	2	23	19:29	0:00	3:04	16:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	1	2	4	0	2	0	21	20:12	3:56	0:28	15:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	26	27:31	0:23	5:52	21:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	11	7:09	0:00	0:00	7:09	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
38	2	36	.947	32	4	0	0	0	59:58	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Konsta HeleniusK. Helenius#94
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
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
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Michael KesselringM. Kesselring#8
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
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%
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	26	20:43	2:07	1:37	16:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	0	4	0	2	19	17:22	5:47	0:00	11:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	13	9:54	0:00	0:00	9:54	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	6:51	0:00	0:41	6:10	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:40	0:00	0:53	8:47	2	6	25.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	13	8:48	0:00	1:50	6:58	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	25	17:36	2:10	2:14	13:12	6	13	31.6
1	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	13:16	1:49	0:00	11:27	2	2	50.0
0	0	-1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:28	5:23	0:00	12:05	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	5	3	0	1	2	1	0	0	24	22:21	5:49	0:00	16:32	5	12	29.4
0	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	2	2	26	22:27	1:58	2:45	17:44	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	18:40	5:31	0:00	13:09	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-2	1	2	1	1	2	0	1	1	25	20:17	1:48	1:11	17:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	1	1	0	0	3	0	3	26	26:03	5:55	1:04	19:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	8:53	0:00	0:56	7:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	10:46	0:00	0:00	10:46	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	24:02	0:17	2:30	21:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	24	21:50	0:00	4:19	17:31	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	3	27	.900	23	3	1	0	0	57:43	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
	Canadiens	1	0	3	4
	Sabres	0	2	0	2

1st Period			MTL	BUF
11:20		Juraj Slafkovsky (21) (Power Play) Assists: Nick Suzuki (45), Cole Caufield (25)	1	0

2nd Period			MTL	BUF
7:36		Owen Power (4) Assists: Tage Thompson (28), Rasmus Dahlin (33)	1	1
18:56		Noah Ostlund (10) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Tuch (25), Bowen Byram (17)	1	2

3rd Period		MTL	BUF
4:14	Cole Caufield (31) Assists: Noah Dobson (24), Lane Hutson (47)	2	2
10:13	Cole Caufield (32) Assists: Nick Suzuki (46), Kirby Dach (4)	3	2
19:12	Oliver Kapanen (17) (Empty Net) Assists: Noah Dobson (25)	4	2

Oliver Kapanen lights the lamp

0:38

Cole Caufield nets goal for Canadiens

0:43

Cole Caufield tallies goal vs. Sabres

0:56

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

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
4
Sabres
2

Game 4

1/2

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 1 February 2026

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Francis Charron
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
James Tobias

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	34	14	4	72
Detroit	32	18	6	70
Montreal	31	17	7	69
Buffalo	31	18	5	67
Boston	32	20	3	67
Florida	28	23	3	59
Ottawa	26	21	7	59
Toronto	25	21	9	59

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Kaapo Kakko's go-ahead goal in third period lifts Kraken to 3-2 win over Golden Knights

— Kaapo Kakko scored the go-ahead goal 3:18 into the third period and the Seattle Kraken held on for their fourth straight victory, 3-2 over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night.

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Kaapo Kakko's go-ahead goal in third period lifts Kraken to 3-2 win over Golden Knights

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