Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

31-17-7, 15-6-6 Away

Final

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

31-18-5, 17-7-3 Home

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Sabres
2
Canadiens
4

Game 1

10/20

Canadiens
3
Sabres
5

Game 2

1/15

Sabres
4
Canadiens
2

Game 3

1/22

Canadiens
4
Sabres
2

Game 4

1/31

KeyBank Center

7:00 PM, January 31, 2026Coverage: NHL Net

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Francis Charron
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
James Tobias

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

SVP glazes John Buccigross for predicting Stanley Cup Final matchup

Canes' Andersen plays with heavy heart after Lemieux's death

Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen played with a heavy heart in Friday's Game 5 victory over the Canadiens after his agent, Claude Lemieux, died by suicide Thursday.

Everett sets up Memorial Cup final against Kitchener

The Everett Silvertips beat the Chicoutimi Sagueneens 6-1 on Friday night in the Memorial Cup to advance to face Kitchener in the championship game.

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Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

SVP glazes John Buccigross for predicting Stanley Cup Final matchup

Canes' Andersen plays with heavy heart after Lemieux's death

Everett sets up Memorial Cup final against Kitchener