Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

MTL

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

15-10-3, 8-3-2 Away

BUF

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

11-14-4, 9-5-2 Home

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Dobes	10	4	2	0	3.03	.890
S. Montembeault	5	6	1	0	3.61	.861

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Lyon	3	6	3	1	3.16	.901
U. Luukkonen	4	5	1	0	2.91	.884
C. Ellis	4	3	0	0	3.40	.892

KeyBank Center

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 1 February 2026

Buffalo, NY

MTL

BUF

Points

Nick SuzukiC #14

Alex TuchRW #89

Goals

Cole CaufieldRW #13

Tage ThompsonC #72

Assists

Nick SuzukiC #14

Rasmus DahlinD #26

Montreal Canadiens

No injured players

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jason Zucker LW	OUT	18 Dec
Michael Kesselring D	IR	18 Dec

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
MTL	3.21	3.46	25.3	27.3	304	20	25.6	20	77.5	2	0
BUF	2.97	3.55	29.0	29.9	295	17	19.1	12	85.5	3	0

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/8/25	vsSTL	L4-3
12/7/25	@TOR	W2-1 SO
12/4/25	vsWPG	W3-2 SO
12/3/25	vsOTT	L5-2
11/29/25	@COL	L7-2

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/9/25	@CGY	L7-4
12/6/25	@WPG	L4-1
12/4/25	@PHI	L5-2
12/2/25	vsWPG	W5-1
11/30/25	@MIN	W3-2 SO

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Sabres
2
Canadiens
4

Game 1

21/10

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 2

16/1

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 3

23/1

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 4

1/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	16	11	3	35
Tampa Bay	16	11	2	34
Boston	17	13	0	34
Montreal	15	10	3	33
Toronto	14	11	4	32
Florida	14	12	2	30
Ottawa	13	11	4	30
Buffalo	11	14	4	26

NHL projects this season's revenue to around $6.8 billion

NHL projects this season's revenue to around $6.8 billion

At the NHL Board of Governor meetings on Tuesday, commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters is league projects that revenue for this season will be about $6.8 billion, which is on track with what was expected and should not change the salary cap figures.

Meet the fantasy hockey heavy-hitters who earn their points with hits and blocks

Meet the fantasy hockey heavy-hitters who earn their points with hits and blocks

Fantasy hockey goalie notes, power play trends and the players who contribute most in hits and blocks.

Penguins place veteran Evgeni Malkin on IR, upper-body injury

Penguins place veteran Evgeni Malkin on IR, upper-body injury

The Pittsburgh Penguins placed center Evgeni Malkin, 39, on injured reserve Tuesday with an upper-body injury.

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