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

9:16 - 2nd

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

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

2-2-1, 1-2-0 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	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	9:24	4:45	0:47	3:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	5:14	0:03	1:01	4:10	3	1	75.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	7:51	2:19	0:00	5:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	8:40	1:44	0:00	6:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	6:05	0:00	0:00	6:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	8:14	2:29	0:00	5:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	8	6:12	0:05	1:46	4:21	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	6:53	0:48	0:49	5:16	7	4	63.6
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	5:18	2:28	0:00	2:50	2	3	40.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	10:28	5:01	0:00	5:27	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	9:29	5:07	0:00	4:22	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	10:31	5:21	0:00	5:10	3	5	37.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	10	5:57	0:04	0:57	4:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	4:44	0:00	0:42	4:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	6:57	0:00	0:47	6:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	14:00	5:54	0:55	7:11	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	10:35	0:08	1:57	8:30	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	16	11:01	2:14	0:00	8:47	0	0	0.0

Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
15	2	13	.867	7	4	2	0	0	30:17	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Owen BeckO. Beck#62
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Phillip DanaultP. Danault#24
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
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
Adam EngstromA. Engstrom#42
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	6:36	0:00	2:43	3:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	2:53	0:00	0:00	2:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	6:22	0:47	0:00	5:35	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	7:55	1:52	0:00	6:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	8	5:17	0:47	1:04	3:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	10:10	0:06	4:00	6:04	4	4	50.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	9	7:50	0:00	4:11	3:39	4	5	44.4
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	11	6:18	1:46	0:00	4:32	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	11	7:13	0:47	2:34	3:52	2	3	40.0
0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8:45	1:52	0:00	6:53	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	9	10:02	1:52	0:50	7:20	4	5	44.4
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	6:01	0:47	0:00	5:14	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	11:10	0:00	4:23	6:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	9:26	0:47	3:20	5:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	8	6:08	0:00	0:00	6:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	12:57	0:00	4:30	8:27	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	11	9:47	1:52	0:00	7:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	8:35	0:00	3:13	5:22	0	0	0.0

Jacob FowlerJ. Fowler#32
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
8	1	7	.875	3	4	0	0	0	30:17	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.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	1	0		1
	Canadiens	1	1		2

2nd Period			BUF	MTL
1:19		Cole Caufield (3) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (2), Nick Suzuki (5)	1	2

1st Period			BUF	MTL
14:28		Lane Hutson (1) (Power Play) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (1), Cole Caufield (1)	1	1
2:16		Olen Zellweger (1) Assists: Mattias Samuelsson (2), Beck Malenstyn (1)	1	0

Cole Caufield nets goal for Canadiens

0:46

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen makes big-time save vs. Canadiens

0:43

Regular Season Series

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 1

ESPN+

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 2

10/17

NHL Net

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 3

12/18

Disney+/ESPN+/Hulu

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 4

1/18

Bell Centre

6:30 PM, October 13, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Montreal, Canada

Referees:
Jake Brenk
Pierre Lambert

Linesmen:
Tommy Hughes
Ryan Daisy

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

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