Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

1-0-0, 1-0-0 Away

Final/SO

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

0-0-1, 0-0-1 Home

Drouin scores to seal Canadiens 3-2 shootout win over Sabres

Jonathan Drouin scored the lone shootout goal in rallying the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.

Oct 6, 2017, 04:55 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	SO	T
	Canadiens	1	0	1	1	3
	Sabres	1	1	0	0	2

1st Period			MTL	BUF
8:30		Jason Pominville (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Seth Griffith (1)	0	1
17:56		Max Pacioretty (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jonathan Drouin (1), Brendan Gallagher (1)	1	1

2nd Period			MTL	BUF
0:22		Jason Pominville (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (1), Evander Kane (1)	1	2

3rd Period			MTL	BUF
8:01		Phillip Danault (1) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Shea Weber (1), Karl Alzner (1)	2	2

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			MTL	BUF
			0	0
			0	0
			0	0
			1	0
			1	0

CANADIENS

SABRES

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Canadiens
3
Sabres
2

Game 1

6/10

Sabres
1
Canadiens
2

Game 2

12/11

Sabres
0
Canadiens
3

Game 3

26/11

Canadiens
3
Sabres
0

Game 4

23/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	17	11	3	37
Tampa Bay	17	11	2	36
Boston	18	13	0	36
Montreal	15	11	3	33
Florida	15	12	2	32
Toronto	14	11	4	32
Ottawa	13	12	4	30
Buffalo	12	14	4	28

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Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Jason PominvilleRW - BUF

Carey PriceG - MTL

Tomas PlekanecC - MTL

Game Information

Drouin scores to seal Canadiens 3-2 shootout win over Sabres

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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