Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

0-2-0, 0-2-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Canadiens MTL	0	1	0	1
Sabres BUF	2	2	1	5

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

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

Sabres, minus Eichel, open season with 5-1 rout of Canadiens

— At 40 and opening his 19th NHL season, Sabres goalie Craig Anderson has been around long enough to realize it’s not about what star players a team might be missing, or how inexperienced the roster.

Oct 15, 2021, 04:11 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Canadiens	0	1	0	1
	Sabres	2	2	1	5

1st Period			MTL	BUF
6:40		Kyle Okposo (1) (Power Play) Assists: Jacob Bryson (1), Colin Miller (1)	0	1
17:35		Zemgus Girgensons (1) Assists: Colin Miller (2), Cody Eakin (1)	0	2

2nd Period		MTL	BUF
9:33	Chris Wideman (1) Assists: Joel Armia (1), Mathieu Perreault (1)	1	2
17:05	Victor Olofsson (1) (Power Play) Assists: Jacob Bryson (2), Jeff Skinner (1)	1	3
19:04	Anders Bjork (1) Assists: Vinnie Hinostroza (1), Zemgus Girgensons (1)	1	4

3rd Period			MTL	BUF
4:29		Tage Thompson (1) (Power Play) Assists: Jeff Skinner (2), Victor Olofsson (1)	1	5

CANADIENS

SABRES

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

Canadiens
1
Sabres
5

Game 1

15/10

Canadiens
1
Sabres
4

Game 2

27/11

Sabres
-
Canadiens
-

Game 3

9/1

Sabres
5
Canadiens
3

Game 3

13/2

Sabres
0
Canadiens
4

Game 4

24/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	25	13	3	53
Detroit	24	15	4	52
Montreal	22	13	6	50
Buffalo	21	15	4	46
Boston	22	18	2	46
Florida	21	16	3	45
Ottawa	20	15	5	45
Toronto	19	15	7	45

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Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Kyle OkposoRW - BUF

Zemgus GirgensonsC - BUF

Craig AndersonG - BUF

Game Information

Sabres, minus Eichel, open season with 5-1 rout of Canadiens

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 1-0

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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