Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens

2-4-0, 0-2-0 Away

Final

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

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

5-2-0, 3-1-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Josh DunneJ. Dunne#44
Mason GeertsenM. Geertsen#55
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											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	7	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	25	21:11	1:53	0:00	19:18	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	21	15:53	1:53	0:00	14:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	6:35	0:00	0:00	6:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	5:27	0:00	0:00	5:27	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	10:59	0:07	0:49	10:03	6	2	75.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	18	13:29	0:00	0:00	13:29	4	5	44.4
1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	18:00	0:07	0:00	17:53	3	7	30.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	26	19:58	0:00	1:13	18:45	10	11	47.6
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	13:17	0:07	0:47	12:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	4	1	1	2	2	1	2	25	20:18	1:53	0:00	18:25	1	5	16.7
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	20:08	0:00	1:11	18:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:35	1:53	0:00	10:42	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	23:07	0:07	0:37	22:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	4	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	30	26:52	1:53	0:00	24:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	12	9:02	0:00	0:00	9:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	28	21:17	0:07	0:39	20:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	26	19:13	0:00	1:23	17:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	18:47	0:00	1:21	17:26	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	3	27	.900	25	2	0	0	0	57:52	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Owen BeckO. Beck#62
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Oliver KapanenO. Kapanen#91
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Joe VelenoJ. Veleno#90
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47
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	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	15:55	0:00	0:44	15:11	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	8:01	0:00	0:00	8:01	2	3	40.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	11:03	1:23	0:00	9:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	17:48	1:23	0:00	16:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	18	12:27	0:37	0:00	11:50	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	8	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	22	18:16	0:00	0:51	17:25	10	7	58.8
0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	21	15:46	0:37	0:00	15:09	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	15	12:34	0:24	1:09	11:01	2	1	66.7
0	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	19	15:44	0:00	1:09	14:35	4	3	57.1
1	0	1	3	0	1	2	4	3	0	1	22	17:17	1:25	0:00	15:52	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	21:37	2:00	0:07	19:30	12	8	60.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	16	9:27	0:00	0:00	9:27	1	1	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	24	18:36	0:00	0:51	17:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	20:46	0:29	1:09	19:08	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	23	19:59	1:31	0:00	18:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	2	4	0	0	2	0	1	25	26:30	0:11	1:53	24:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	24	19:09	0:00	0:00	19:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	13:08	0:00	0:07	13:01	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	2	30	.938	26	4	0	0	0	59:57	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	0	1	1	2
	Canadiens	1	0	3	4

1st Period			BUF	MTL
8:29		Oliver Kapanen (4) Assists: Ivan Demidov (4), Alex Newhook (2)	0	1

2nd Period			BUF	MTL
6:51		Jiri Kulich (2) Assists: Zach Benson (6)	1	1

3rd Period		BUF	MTL
2:57	Juraj Slafkovsky (3) Assists: Noah Dobson (3), Nick Suzuki (8)	1	2
11:38	Lane Hutson (1) Assists: Alex Newhook (3)	1	3
12:30	Tyson Kozak (1) Assists: Jack Quinn (1), Rasmus Dahlin (5)	2	3
19:29	Jake Evans (1) (Empty Net) Assists: Nick Suzuki (9)	2	4

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Sabres
2
Canadiens
4

Game 1

10/20

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 2

1/15

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 3

1/22

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 4

1/31

Bell Centre

7:30 PM, October 20, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Montreal, QC

Attendance: 20,962

Referees:
Graham Skilliter
Jon McIsaac

Linesmen:
Tommy Hughes
Julien Fournier

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

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Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens

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MTL leads 1-0

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