2-3-0, 0-1-0 Away

2-2-1, 1-2-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
U. Luukkonen	1	2	0	0	4.02	.782
C. Ellis	1	1	0	0	2.91	.880

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Dobes	1	1	1	0	4.44	.857

Bell Centre

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

Montreal, Canada

BUF

MTL

Points

Tage ThompsonC #72

5PTS

Nick SuzukiC #14

7PTS

Goals

Tage ThompsonC #72

1PPG

29S

Nick SuzukiC #14

0PPG

12S

Assists

Owen PowerD #25

0PPA

1+/-

Nick SuzukiC #14

0PPA

3+/-

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jason Zucker LW	IR	Oct 15
Alex Lyon G	IR	Oct 24
Conor Timmins D	IR	Oct 17
Topias Leinonen G	IR-NR	Oct 24
Jack Rathbone D	IR-NR	Oct 24

Montreal Canadiens

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Sam Montembeault G	IR	Oct 20
Oliver Kapanen C	IR	Oct 13
Florian Xhekaj LW	OUT	Oct 13
Ivan Demidov RW	IR	Oct 31
Bryce Pickford D	IR-NR	Oct 17

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
BUF	2.20	3.80	26.4	21.2	42	1	5.9	6	62.5	0	0
MTL	2.80	3.80	26.4	28.2	62	1	5.9	5	76.2	0	0

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/10/26	vsUTA	L4-1
10/8/26	vsDAL	L4-0
10/6/26	vsMIN	W3-2 OT
10/3/26	vsCHI	W4-3
10/1/26	@CBJ	L6-3

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/10/26	vsDET	W1-0 SO
10/8/26	vsNSH	L5-2
10/6/26	vsCAR	L6-4
10/3/26	@PIT	L6-5 OT
9/29/26	@TOR	W3-2

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 10/13

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 1

10/13

ESPN+

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 2

10/17

NHL Net

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 3

12/18

Disney+/ESPN+/Hulu

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 4

1/18

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

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Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens

Scoring Leaders

Tage ThompsonC #72

Nick SuzukiC #14

Tage ThompsonC #72

Nick SuzukiC #14

Owen PowerD #25

Nick SuzukiC #14

Injury Report

Team Stats

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