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


Shots	40	45
Hits	17	20
Faceoffs Won	39	39
Faceoff Win Percent	50.0	50.0
Power Play Opportunities	4	5
Power Play Goals	0	1
Power Play Percentage	0.0	20.0
Short Handed Goals	1	0
Total Penalties	5	3
Penalty Minutes	10	6
Blocked Shots	8	15
Takeaways	3	5
Giveaways	7	5

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
Tampa Bay	25	13	3	53
Montreal	23	13	6	52
Detroit	24	15	4	52
Florida	22	16	3	47
Buffalo	21	15	4	46
Boston	22	18	2	46
Ottawa	20	15	5	45
Toronto	19	15	7	45

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Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Jason PominvilleRW - BUF

Carey PriceG - MTL

Tomas PlekanecC - MTL

Game Information

Team Stats

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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