12-4-4, 7-1-1 Away

8-8-4, 4-6-0 Home

Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Fowler	9	1	2	2	2.13	.926
J. Dobes	3	2	2	0	4.04	.847

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
U. Luukkonen	5	4	3	0	3.51	.867
C. Ellis	3	3	0	1	3.39	.873
A. Lyon	0	0	1	0	2.87	.880

KeyBank Center

7:30 PM, December 18, 2026Coverage: Disney+/ESPN+/Hulu

Buffalo, NY

MTL

BUF

Points

Cole CaufieldRW #13

18PTS

12G

Tage ThompsonC #72

21PTS

12G

Goals

Cole CaufieldRW #13

12G

2PPG

63S

Tage ThompsonC #72

12G

3PPG

75S

Assists

Lane HutsonD #48

15A

4PPA

5+/-

Zach BensonLW #6

13A

3PPA

9+/-

Montreal Canadiens

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Mike Matheson D	OUT	Nov 16
Chris Kreider LW	OUT	Jan 2
Ivan Demidov RW	IR	Nov 21
Sam Montembeault G	IR	Nov 16
Bryce Pickford D	IR-NR	Nov 30

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Konsta Helenius C	IR	Nov 19
Justin Danforth RW	IR	Nov 22
Matt Grzelcyk D	IR	Nov 22

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
MTL	3.42	3.00	27.8	28.3	210	8	13.8	16	78.1	1	0
BUF	2.89	3.53	28.3	26.7	176	10	15.9	20	69.7	1	0

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	vsCOL	L4-1
11/12/26	@BOS	W5-2
11/10/26	vsMIN	L2-1 OT
11/7/26	@TOR	W4-2
11/5/26	vsUTA	W5-4 OT

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	@DAL	L2-0
11/12/26	@CHI	L3-2 OT
11/11/26	vsTB	L8-3
11/8/26	vsVGK	L4-1
11/6/26	vsCBJ	W5-2

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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

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Canadiens
Sabres

Game 4

1/18

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	13	5	2	28
Montreal	12	4	4	28
Ottawa	13	6	2	28
Boston	13	6	1	27
Florida	12	7	2	26
Buffalo	8	8	4	20
Detroit	8	10	3	19
Toronto	8	12	2	18

Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Connor Hellebuyck makes 43 saves and improves to 7-0 with Devils in 7-4 win over Capitals

— Connor Hellebuyck recovered from a shaky start to make 43 saves, remaining unbeaten in net with New Jersey as the surging Devils defeated the Washington Capitals 7-4 on Saturday night.

Avalanche beat Canadiens 4-1 without injured stars MacKinnon, Makar

— Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist and the short-handed Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Saturday night without injured stars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar.

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Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

Scoring Leaders

Cole CaufieldRW #13

Tage ThompsonC #72

Cole CaufieldRW #13

Tage ThompsonC #72

Lane HutsonD #48

Zach BensonLW #6

Injury Report

Team Stats

Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Connor Hellebuyck makes 43 saves and improves to 7-0 with Devils in 7-4 win over Capitals

Avalanche beat Canadiens 4-1 without injured stars MacKinnon, Makar