LIVE 10:59 3rd Jan 28
PHI 2 +100 o6.5
CLB 3 -120 u6.5
LIVE 15:24 3rd Jan 28
COL 2 -155 o6.5
OTT 3 +130 u6.5
Final Jan 28
NYR 2 +125 o6.5
NYI 5 -150 u6.5
Montreal 4th Atlantic29-17-3-4
Buffalo 3rd Atlantic30-17-5-0

Canadiens vs Sabres Game Overview

MON vs BUFRecords

MON vs BUFRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
Montreal logo MON 26-15-7 27-21-0 29-18-1 13-5-6 13-10-1
Buffalo logo BUF 26-16-4 25-21-0 22-23-1 10-10-2 16-6-2

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
5-5-0
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Jan 22, '26 MON logo 4 - 2 BUF +104 u6.5 34 17 0-3 0-2
Jan 15, '26 BUF logo 5 - 3 BUF +105 o6.5 27 23 2-4 2-3
Oct 20, '25 MON logo 4 - 2 MON -146 u6.5 32 32 0-1 0-1
Mar 03, '25 MON logo 4 - 3 (OT) MON -124 o6.5 20 36 2-5 0-4
Mar 01, '25 BUF logo 4 - 2 MON +127 u6.5 25 29 0-2 1-4
Dec 17, '24 MON logo 6 - 1 MON +117 o6.0 27 21 3-6 0-5
Nov 11, '24 BUF logo 7 - 5 MON +191 o6.5 18 23 1-4 2-6
Feb 21, '24 MON logo 3 - 2 BUF -141 u6.5 31 23 0-4 1-3
Jan 04, '24 MON logo 6 - 1 BUF -157 o6.5 33 38 0-3 2-4
Dec 09, '23 BUF logo 3 - 2 (SO) MON +154 u6.5 48 31 0-5 1-4

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MON vs BUFInjury report

Montreal logoMontreal's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
P. Laine RW Out - Abdomen( Jan 09, '26) Jan 09, '26
The Montreal Canadiens said on Saturday (Jan 10) that Laine could return to the lineup as early as late January.
A. Newhook C Out - Ankle( Nov 16, '25) Nov 16, '25
The Montreal Canadiens placed F Alex Newhook on Injured Reserve on Monday (Nov. 17).

Montreal Starters Last Game

Buffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
J. Greenway LW Day To Day - Lower-body( Jan 27, '26) Jan 27, '26
Greenway did not play on Tuesday's (Jan. 27) game versus the Maple Leafs due to an injury concern related to the sports hernia surgery he had over the summer, according to Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News.
J. Norris C Day To Day - Ribs( Jan 27, '26) Jan 27, '26
Norris did not play in Tuesday's (Jan. 27) game against the Maple Leafs.
U. Luukkonen G Day To Day - Lower Body( Jan 26, '26) Jan 26, '26
Luukkonen did not return to Tuesday's (Jan. 27) game due to a lower-body injury against Maple Leafs.
J. Danforth RW Out - Lower Body( Jan 25, '26) Jan 25, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said on Monday (Jan. 26) that Danforth is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, per Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald.
J. Bryson D Out - Upper-body( Jan 22, '26) Jan 22, '26
The Sabres placed D Jacob Bryson on injured reserve on Friday (Jan. 23).
J. Dunne C Out - Middle-body( Jan 14, '26) Jan 14, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Josh Dunne on injured reserve on Thursday (Jan. 15)
C. Timmins D Out - Leg( Dec 19, '25) Dec 19, '25
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Conor Timmins on Injured Reserve on Saturday (Dec. 20).
J. Kulich C Out - Ear( Nov 09, '25) Nov 09, '25
The Sabres said on Monday (Nov. 10) that Kulich is slated to miss significant time due to a blood clot issue.

Buffalo Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
3-2-0-0
GAA
3.40
Save %
.851
Montreal Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
J.Dobes Jan 27, 2026 MON 3 - VEG 2 (OT) W 2 34 .941 - W +100 u6.5
S.Montembeault Jan 24, 2026 BOS 4 - MON 3 L 4 20 .800 - L -110 o6.5
S.Montembeault Jan 22, 2026 MON 2 - BUF 4 L 3 16 .813 - L -125 u6.5
J.Dobes Jan 20, 2026 MON 4 - MIN 3 W 3 20 .850 - W -132 o6.5
S.Montembeault Jan 17, 2026 OTT 5 - MON 6 (OT) W 5 34 .853 - W +100 o6.5
W/L
4-1-0-0
GAA
1.83
Save %
.879
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
U.Luukkonen Jan 27, 2026 TOR 4 - BUF 7 - 2 5 .600 - W -102 o6.5
C.Ellis Jan 27, 2026 TOR 4 - BUF 7 W 2 18 .889 - W -102 o6.5
A.Lyon Jan 24, 2026 NYI 0 - BUF 5 W 0 26 1.00 - W -114 u6.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 22, 2026 MON 2 - BUF 4 W 2 34 .941 - W +104 u6.5
A.Lyon Jan 20, 2026 NAS 3 - BUF 5 W 3 34 .912 - W +114 o6.5
U.Luukkonen Jan 19, 2026 CAR 2 - BUF 1 L 2 29 .931 - L +158 u6.5

MON vs BUFStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.38 Total 3.11
0.96 1st Period 1.04
1.04 2nd Period 0.83
1.19 3rd Period 1.15
0.15 OT 0.09

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
26.10 Total 29.46
7.62 1st Period 9.09
8.19 2nd Period 9.78
7.15 3rd Period 9.63
0.79 OT 0.41

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.13 Total 0.89
0.13 1st Period 0.89
0.13 2nd Period 0.92
0.17 3rd Period 0.88
0.18 OT 0.79

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
32 - 137 G/Att vs. GA/Att 21 - 126
23.36 PP % vs. PK % 83.33

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Montreal Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Jakub Dobes 565 502 0.888 14-5-3
Jacob Fowler 264 238 0.902 4-4-2
Samuel Montembeault 469 410 0.874 8-6-2

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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