4-3-2, 1-1-2 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Sabres BUF	1	1	1	0	3
Canadiens MTL	2	1	0	1	4

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

4-3-1, 3-2-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#15
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Konsta HeleniusK. Helenius#94
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Noah OstlundN. Ostlund#86
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
defensemen
Louis CrevierL. Crevier#46
Dennis GilbertD. Gilbert#44
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Olen ZellwegerO. Zellweger#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	3	3	1	1	2	0	1	2	24	21:17	4:58	1:51	14:28	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	8:34	0:00	0:00	8:34	1	1	50.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	15:14	0:44	0:00	14:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	9:11	0:44	0:00	8:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	13	9:04	0:00	0:04	9:00	1	3	25.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	13:00	0:54	0:21	11:45	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	1	16	12:12	0:00	3:49	8:23	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	22	14:35	0:00	3:05	11:30	6	9	40.0
1	0	-1	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	23	14:30	0:51	2:05	11:34	2	6	25.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	2	4	0	0	2	22	19:44	5:09	0:51	13:44	3	5	37.5
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	21:30	5:11	0:08	16:11	1	0	100.0
1	0	-1	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	19:19	4:50	0:02	14:27	2	6	25.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	18	14:12	0:00	1:57	12:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	14	11:31	0:00	1:15	10:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	17	14:57	0:03	2:40	12:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	25	27:39	5:30	3:17	18:52	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	3	1	0	28	26:59	0:15	4:15	22:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	25	20:47	0:56	0:04	19:47	0	0	0.0

Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	4	30	.882	23	5	2	0	0	60:01	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Phillip DanaultP. Danault#24
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Oliver KapanenO. Kapanen#91
Chris KreiderC. Kreider#22
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
David ReinbacherD. Reinbacher#64
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	14:22	0:00	2:25	11:57	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	14:48	4:16	0:00	10:32	0	0	0.0
2	0	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:03	5:44	0:00	12:19	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	15	11:37	0:00	0:05	11:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:06	0:49	4:00	10:17	10	6	62.5
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	18	13:29	0:00	3:07	10:22	8	3	72.7
0	0	0	3	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	17	11:40	1:28	0:00	10:12	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:06	0:40	0:05	13:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	16:21	0:50	2:10	13:21	5	3	62.5
0	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	19	17:51	5:46	0:00	12:05	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	3	1	0	0	3	2	1	24	20:49	5:50	0:09	14:50	12	8	60.0
1	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	18	11:29	0:53	0:00	10:36	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	22:08	0:00	3:12	18:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	26	21:16	0:40	2:50	17:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	23:21	0:04	3:12	20:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	27	26:38	6:05	0:00	20:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	13	9:09	0:00	0:00	9:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:29	0:00	2:49	9:40	0	0	0.0

Jacob FowlerJ. Fowler#32
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	3	23	.885	20	3	0	0	0	60:54	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Net		1	2	3	OT	T
	Sabres	1	1	1	0	3
	Canadiens	2	1	0	1	4

1st Period		BUF	MTL
8:21	Josh Norris (2) Assists: Konsta Helenius (1)	1	0
11:45	Zack Bolduc (4) (Power Play) Assists: Nick Suzuki (6), Juraj Slafkovsky (3)	1	1
14:01	Cole Caufield (4) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (4), Alexandre Carrier (2)	1	2

2nd Period			BUF	MTL
7:39		Alexandre Texier (1) Assists: Kaiden Guhle (1), Alexandre Carrier (3)	1	3
9:52		Jack Quinn (5) (Shorthanded) Assists: Zach Benson (6), Mattias Samuelsson (5)	2	3

3rd Period			BUF	MTL
10:12		Tage Thompson (5) Assists: Josh Doan (1), Jiri Kulich (2)	3	3

OT Summary			BUF	MTL
0:54		Cole Caufield (5) Unassisted	3	4

Jack Quinn scores short-handed goal vs. Canadiens

0:46

Alexandre Texier lights the lamp

0:42

Kaiden Guhle lights the lamp for Canadiens

0:43

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 2-0

Sabres
3
Canadiens
4

Game 1

10/13

Sabres
3
Canadiens
4

Game 2

10/17

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 3

12/18

Disney+/ESPN+/Hulu

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 4

1/18

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, October 17, 2026Coverage: NHL Net

Montreal, Canada

Attendance: 20,962

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Stephen Hiff

Linesmen:
Tyson Baker
Jonathan Deschamps

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Boston	7	2	0	14
Tampa Bay	6	2	0	12
Ottawa	6	3	0	12
Florida	5	2	2	12
Buffalo	4	3	2	10
Montreal	4	3	1	9
Detroit	3	3	2	8
Toronto	3	4	2	8

NHL Tonight: Previewing Blue Jackets-Wild, Hurricanes-Flames

Just two games on the schedule for hockey fans Sunday, but here's what you need to know.

Blue Jackets take on the Wild following overtime victory

Columbus Blue Jackets (3-3, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (5-2-1, in the Central Division)

Penguins take losing streak into matchup with the Mammoth

Pittsburgh Penguins (3-5-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Utah Mammoth (6-3, in the Central Division)

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