Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

26-15-7, 13-5-6 Away

Final

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

26-16-4, 16-6-2 Home


Shots	23	27
Hits	26	21
Faceoffs Won	33	23
Faceoff Win Percent	58.9	41.1
Power Play Opportunities	3	4
Power Play Goals	2	2
Power Play Percentage	66.7	50.0
Short Handed Goals	0	0
Total Penalties	6	5
Penalty Minutes	12	10
Blocked Shots	18	6
Takeaways	4	6
Giveaways	14	15

Tage Thompson nets goal for Sabres

0:51

Tage Thompson lights the lamp

0:58

Alex Tuch scores goal vs. Canadiens

0:50

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
2
Canadiens
4

Game 1

21/10

Canadiens
3
Sabres
5

Game 2

16/1

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 3

23/1

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 4

1/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	29	13	3	61
Detroit	28	16	4	60
Montreal	26	15	7	59
Buffalo	26	16	4	56
Boston	27	19	2	56
Toronto	23	16	7	53
Florida	24	18	3	51
Ottawa	22	19	5	49

Sorokin's NHL-leading fifth shutout and Duclair's late goal lift Islanders over Oilers 1-0

— Ilya Sorokin made 35 saves for his NHL-leading fifth shutout of the season, Anthony Duclair scored the game's only goal in the third period on the power play and the New York Islanders edged the Edmonton Oilers 1-0 on Thursday night.

Marino scores in third period to give Utah Mammoth 2-1 win over Dallas Stars

— John Marino scored at 4:03 of the third period to break a tie and give the Utah Mammoth a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.

Backlund and Sharangovich lead Flames to 3-1 road win over Blackhawks

— Mikael Backlund and Yegor Sharangovich each had a goal and an assist as the Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Thursday night.

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Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Tage ThompsonC - BUF

Josh DoanRW - BUF

Alex TuchRW - BUF

Game Information

Team Stats

MTL @ BUF Videos

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Sorokin's NHL-leading fifth shutout and Duclair's late goal lift Islanders over Oilers 1-0

Marino scores in third period to give Utah Mammoth 2-1 win over Dallas Stars

Backlund and Sharangovich lead Flames to 3-1 road win over Blackhawks