4 Montreal 3rd Atlantic48-24-5-5

2 Buffalo 1st Atlantic50-23-8-1

FINAL 4 FINAL 2 7:00PM ET · Jan 31, 2026

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Canadiens vs Sabres Results, Match Player Stats & Records

Livescore Details
Team	1	2	3	Total	In Goal
MON Montreal	1	0	3	4	Jakub Dobes
BUF Buffalo	0	2	0	2	Alex Lyon

Player Stats


Team	ML	O/U (Margin)	ATS
MON Montreal	+108	6.5o	+1.5 (3.5)
BUF Buffalo	-130	6.5u (0.5)	-1.5

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring - Period 1
11:20		J. Slafkovsky (PP) Assisted by: C. Caufield , N. Suzuki
Scoring - Period 2
7:36		O. Power Assisted by: T. Thompson , R. Dahlin
18:58		N. Ostlund (PP) Assisted by: B. Byram , A. Tuch
Scoring - Period 3
4:14		C. Caufield Assisted by: L. Hutson , N. Dobson
10:13		C. Caufield Assisted by: N. Suzuki , K. Dach
19:12		O. Kapanen (EN) Assisted by: N. Dobson ,

Penalty Summary

Penalties - Period 1
10:00		T. Thompson (2:00) Interference
19:06		B. Byram (2:00) Tripping
Penalties - Period 2
0:58		L. Hutson (2:00) Tripping
2:46		R. McLeod (2:00) Hooking
14:21		N. Dobson (2:00) High Sticking
16:58		L. Hutson (2:00) High Sticking
Penalties - Period 3
16:24		K. Dach (2:00) Holding

Shots On Goal

Shots On Goal
	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Montreal	11	6	14	31
Buffalo	11	12	15	38

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
	G	SOG	S%	PP%	PK%	FW	PEN	PIM
Montreal	4	31	12.90	33.33	75.00	40	4	8
Buffalo	2	38	5.26	25.00	66.67	17	3	6

Goaltending

Montreal

Montreal Goaltending
	Shots	Saves	GA	SV%	PIM	TOI
J. Dobes	38	36	2	.947	0	59:58

Buffalo

Buffalo Goaltending
	Shots	Saves	GA	SV%	PIM	TOI
A. Lyon	30	27	3	.900	0	57:43

#	POS	Player	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	SHF	TOI	EV	PP	SH	PPG	FW	FL	F%
8	D	M. Matheson	0	0	0	-1	0	2	26	27:33	21:16	0:23	5:54	0	-	-	-
11	RW	B. Gallagher	0	0	0	E	0	0	14	10:18	9:31	0:47	0:00	0	-	-	-
13	RW	C. Caufield	2	1	3	2	0	5	20	15:39	11:32	4:07	0:00	0	-	-	-
14	C	N. Suzuki	0	2	2	3	0	2	23	18:52	13:08	4:13	1:31	0	8	6	57
17	RW	J. Anderson	0	0	0	E	0	0	16	12:11	10:06	0:00	2:05	0	-	-	-
20	LW	J. Slafkovsky	1	0	1	1	0	7	19	17:26	13:30	3:56	0:00	1	2	-	100
21	D	K. Guhle	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	19:29	16:25	0:00	3:04	0	-	-	-
24	C	P. Danault	0	0	0	E	0	1	22	18:13	13:12	0:17	4:44	0	11	3	79
45	D	A. Carrier	0	0	0	-1	0	1	21	20:28	15:36	0:00	4:52	0	-	-	-
48	D	L. Hutson	0	1	1	1	4	2	21	20:10	15:46	3:56	0:28	0	-	-	-
53	D	N. Dobson	0	2	2	3	2	4	24	20:32	18:23	1:04	1:05	0	-	-	-
71	C	J. Evans	0	0	0	-1	0	1	22	16:33	12:28	0:00	4:05	0	9	2	82
72	D	A. Xhekaj	0	0	0	E	0	0	11	7:09	7:09	0:00	0:00	0	-	-	-
76	RW	Z. Bolduc	0	0	0	-1	0	0	12	10:10	9:23	0:47	0:00	0	-	-	-
77	C	K. Dach	0	1	1	2	2	1	17	12:29	11:42	0:47	0:00	0	-	-	-
90	C	J. Veleno	0	0	0	-1	0	0	12	10:33	10:33	0:00	0:00	0	2	2	50
91	C	O. Kapanen	1	0	1	1	0	2	21	17:28	13:49	0:47	2:52	0	8	4	67
93	RW	I. Demidov	0	0	0	E	0	3	19	16:49	12:53	3:56	0:00	0	-	-	-
75	G	J. Dobes	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	59:58	47:18	5:00	7:40	0	-	-	-

#	POS	Player	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	SHF	TOI	EV	PP	SH	PPG	FW	FL	F%
4	D	B. Byram	0	1	1	-2	2	1	25	20:19	17:18	1:50	1:11	0	-	-	-
6	LW	Z. Benson	0	0	0	E	0	2	26	20:45	16:59	2:09	1:37	0	-	-	-
8	D	M. Kesselring	0	0	0	-2	0	0	12	8:53	7:57	0:00	0:56	0	-	-	-
17	LW	J. Zucker	0	0	0	-1	0	4	20	18:40	13:09	5:31	0:00	0	-	1	0
19	C	P. Krebs	0	0	0	-1	0	0	13	9:38	8:45	0:00	0:53	0	2	6	25
22	RW	J. Quinn	0	0	0	-1	0	3	20	17:28	12:05	5:23	0:00	0	-	-	-
23	D	M. Samuelsson	0	0	0	E	0	2	24	21:48	17:29	0:00	4:19	0	-	-	-
25	D	O. Power	1	0	1	E	0	6	27	24:00	21:13	0:17	2:30	0	-	-	-
26	D	R. Dahlin	0	1	1	E	0	4	26	26:03	19:04	5:55	1:04	0	-	-	-
29	LW	B. Malenstyn	0	0	0	E	0	1	13	8:46	6:56	0:00	1:50	0	-	1	0
48	C	T. Kozak	0	0	0	E	0	0	12	6:49	6:08	0:00	0:41	0	1	1	50
71	C	R. McLeod	0	0	0	E	2	2	25	17:38	13:12	2:12	2:14	0	6	13	32
72	C	T. Thompson	0	1	1	1	2	5	24	22:21	16:32	5:49	0:00	0	5	12	29
73	D	Z. Metsa	0	0	0	E	0	0	11	10:46	10:46	0:00	0:00	0	-	-	-
86	C	N. Ostlund	1	0	1	-2	0	1	18	13:18	11:27	1:51	0:00	1	2	2	50
89	RW	A. Tuch	0	1	1	E	0	1	26	22:29	17:44	2:00	2:45	0	-	2	0
91	RW	J. Doan	0	0	0	-1	0	3	19	17:22	11:35	5:47	0:00	0	-	-	-
94	C	K. Helenius	0	0	0	-1	0	3	13	9:54	9:54	0:00	0:00	0	1	2	33
34	G	A. Lyon	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	57:43	45:27	7:16	5:00	0	-	-	-

Game Info

Location KeyBank Center

Referees Francis Charron , Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen Mark Shewchyk, James Tobias

Attendance 19,070 attendance

MON vs BUFRecords

Team Table
Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Away	Home
MON	30-17-7	31-23-0	33-20-1	14-6-6	16-11-1
BUF	31-17-5	31-22-0	25-25-3	14-11-2	17-6-3

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	4 - 2	BUF +104	u6.5	34	17	0-3	0-2
Jan 15, '26	BUF	5 - 3	BUF +105	o6.5	27	23	2-4	2-3
Oct 20, '25	MON	4 - 2	MON -146	u6.5	32	32	0-1	0-1
Mar 03, '25	MON	4 - 3 (OT)	MON -124	o6.5	20	36	2-5	0-4
Mar 01, '25	BUF	4 - 2	MON +127	u6.5	25	29	0-2	1-4
Dec 17, '24	MON	6 - 1	MON +117	o6.0	27	21	3-6	0-5
Nov 11, '24	BUF	7 - 5	MON +191	o6.5	18	23	1-4	2-6
Feb 21, '24	MON	3 - 2	BUF -141	u6.5	31	23	0-4	1-3
Jan 04, '24	MON	6 - 1	BUF -157	o6.5	33	38	0-3	2-4
Dec 09, '23	BUF	3 - 2 (SO)	MON +154	u6.5	48	31	0-5	1-4

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

5-4-1-0

Over / Under

6-4-0

-$69

Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Jan 29, '26	COL	W 7 - 3	W +105	o6.5	28	29	1-2	0-2
Jan 27, '26	VEG	W 3 - 2 (OT)	W +100	u6.5	26	34	0-4	0-3
Jan 24, '26	@ BOS	L 3 - 4	L -110	o6.5	25	20	2-3	3-4
Jan 22, '26	BUF	L 2 - 4	L -125	u6.5	34	16	0-3	0-2
Jan 20, '26	MIN	W 4 - 3	W -132	o6.5	33	20	0-3	2-4
Jan 17, '26	@ OTT	W 6 - 5 (OT)	W +100	o6.5	19	34	2-5	2-3
Jan 15, '26	@ BUF	L 3 - 5	L -126	o6.5	23	26	2-3	2-4
Jan 13, '26	@ WAS	L 2 - 3 (OT)	L +114	u6.5	25	42	0-4	0-5
Jan 12, '26	VAN	W 6 - 3	W -200	o6.5	41	23	1-1	0-2
Jan 10, '26	DET	L 0 - 4	L -134	u6.0	27	23	0-1	1-5

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Feb 02, '26	@ MIN	L 3-4 (OT)	L +105	o6.5
Feb 04, '26	@ WIN	W 3-2 (SO)	W +105	u6.0
Feb 26, '26	NYI	L 3-4 (OT)	L +123	o6.0

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

7-2-1-0

Over / Under

6-4-0

$361

Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Jan 29, '26	LA	W 4 - 1	W -125	u5.5	32	38	1-3	1-2
Jan 27, '26	@ TOR	W 7 - 4	W -102	o6.5	31	23	1-2	0-0
Jan 24, '26	@ NYI	W 5 - 0	W -114	u6.5	21	26	0-2	0-3
Jan 22, '26	@ MON	W 4 - 2	W +104	u6.5	17	34	0-2	0-3
Jan 20, '26	@ NAS	W 5 - 3	W +114	o6.5	33	34	0-1	0-2
Jan 19, '26	@ CAR	L 1 - 2	L +158	u6.5	18	29	0-1	1-2
Jan 17, '26	MIN	L 4 - 5 (OT)	L -120	o6.0	24	36	1-4	1-4
Jan 15, '26	MON	W 5 - 3	W +105	o6.5	27	23	2-4	2-3
Jan 14, '26	PHI	W 5 - 2	W -138	o6.0	15	22	2-6	1-5
Jan 12, '26	FLA	L 3 - 4	L -120	o6.0	23	31	0-2	1-1

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Feb 02, '26	@ FLA	W 5-3	W -108	o6.5
Feb 03, '26	@ TB	L 4-7	L +202	o6.5
Feb 05, '26	PIT	L 2-4	L -105	u6.5

MON vs BUF Preview

Montreal at

Buffalo

Last Meeting ( Jan 22, 2026 ) Buffalo 4, Montreal 2

Two of the NHL's best stories so far this season will highlight a busy Saturday slate as the Montreal Canadiens head south of the border to face the division-rival Buffalo Sabres.

The Sabres come into the clash as the league's hottest team, carrying a five-game win streak, while the high-flying Canadiens enter as winners of their past two, including a 7-3 thrashing of the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.

Captain Nick Suzuki tallied two goals and an assist, while Juraj Slafkovsky and Kirby Dach each finished with a goal and an assist in the blowout victory.

"Yeah, it feels great," Suzuki remarked to the media when asked about the Canadiens back-to-back wins over formidable opponents in the Vegas Golden Knights and Avalanche. "Our division and the conference is super tight and every point is going to matter coming down to the stretch."

Lane Hutson, Ivan Demidov, Oliver Kapanen and Zack Bolduc also chipped in with a pair of assists each in the victory.

Despite conquering the league's top team, Slafkovsky kept his eyes set on their upcoming divisional clash in the postgame presser.

"We had a good start from the first shift, we were making plays," Slafkovsky said when asked about the victory. "... It's a big win for us for sure, but now we have to focus on Saturday."

Montreal has plenty of reason to give its upcoming contest extra attention, seeing as Buffalo has already taken down the Canadiens twice this month, with a 5-3 home victory on Jan. 15, followed up by a 4-2 road win on Jan. 22.

A date with the Sabres is no longer the walk in the park that it had been for so many years.

With their last playoff appearance dating back to 2011, the Sabres were year after year one of the league's punching bags. Thanks to a 17-6-3 home record and a tie in points with the Canadiens for the third spot in the Atlantic division, the tide finally seems to be turning in Western New York.

After wins on the road against the Nashville Predators, Montreal, the New York Islanders and the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Sabres returned home and secured a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.

Alex Tuch had a hat trick and Alex Lyon set a franchise record with his 10th consecutive victory between the pipes for Buffalo.

"So, for me. I'm just happy for the team," Lyon humbly said when speaking to the media about his record-setting accomplishment. "My goal coming into the season was to help win games and try to fight for that ultimate goal, and that's what's most important to me."

Jack Quinn tallied a trio of assists and Ryan McLeod picked up a pair as well to help the Sabres notch their 20th win over their past 24 games (20-3-1).

"We're coming in with a lot of confidence," Tuch said to the media. "Everybody's coming in trying to prove themselves, and we're trying to prove as a team that we're legit. We're not just gonna go for the playoffs, we're gonna go for the (Stanley) Cup, and that's our goal: get better each and every day."

A franchise that has yet to etch its name on the side of Lord Stanley's silver since their inception in 1970, their first playoff appearance in 15 years would seemingly be a huge step toward turning dreams into reality for Sabres fans.

--Field Level Media

MON vs BUFInjury report

Montreal's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
N. Dobson	D	Out - Thumb( Apr 11, '26)	Apr 11, '26
The Canadiens announced on Sunday (Apr. 12) that Dobson will miss the rest of the regular season and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
P. Laine	RW	Out - Abdomen( Feb 16, '26)	Feb 16, '26
The Canadiens said that Laine will not participate Tuesday's (Feb. 17) practice and is being evaluated on a daily basis.

Montreal Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
RW	11	Brendan Gallagher
RW	13	Cole Caufield
C	14	Nick Suzuki
C	15	Alex Newhook
RW	17	Josh Anderson
LW	20	Juraj Slafkovsky
C	24	Phillip Danault
C	71	Jake Evans
RW	76	Zachary Bolduc
C	77	Kirby Dach
LW	85	Alexandre Texier
C	90	Joseph Veleno
C	91	Oliver Kapanen
RW	93	Ivan Demidov

Defense
POS	#	Player
D	8	Mike Matheson
D	21	Kaiden Guhle
G	32	Jacob Fowler
G	35	Samuel Montembeault
D	42	Adam Engstrom
D	45	Alexandre Carrier
D	47	Jayden Struble
D	48	Lane Hutson
D	53	Noah Dobson
D	72	Arber Xhekaj
G	75	Jakub Dobes

Buffalo's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
L. Stanley	D	Day To Day - Illness( Apr 29, '26)	Apr 29, '26
The Sabres said that Stanley is dealing with an illness that kept him off the ice on Thursday (Apr. 30) practice, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
N. Ostlund	C	Out - Lower Body( Apr 28, '26)	Apr 28, '26
The Sabres said that Ostlund is expected to miss some time after being hurt in Tuesday's (Apr. 28) Game 5 against the Bruins, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
S. Carrick	C	Out - Arm( Apr 15, '26)	Apr 15, '26
The Sabres said on Thursday (Apr. 16) that Carrick will not return for the team's first-round series versus Boston, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.
J. Kulich	C	Out For Season - Ear( Mar 05, '26)	Mar 05, '26
The Sabres said that Kulich is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season.
J. Danforth	RW	Out For Season - Kneecap( 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.

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
LW	6	Zach Benson
C	9	Josh Norris
C	10	Sam Carrick
LW	12	Jordan Greenway
LW	17	Jason Zucker
C	19	Peyton Krebs
RW	22	Jack Quinn
LW	29	Beck Malenstyn
C	44	Josh Dunne
C	48	Tyson Kozak
LW	70	Tanner Pearson
C	71	Ryan McLeod
C	72	Tage Thompson
C	86	Noah Ostlund
RW	89	Alex Tuch
RW	91	Josh Doan

Defense
POS	#	Player
G	1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
D	4	Bowen Byram
D	5	Luke Schenn
D	8	Michael Kesselring
D	21	Conor Timmins
D	23	Mattias Samuelsson
D	25	Owen Power
D	26	Rasmus Dahlin
G	34	Alex Lyon
D	64	Logan Stanley
D	73	Zach Metsa
G	92	Colten Ellis

GoaltendersLast 5

Montreal
Buffalo

W/L

3-2-0-0

GAA

3.00

Save %

.860

Montreal Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
J.Dobes	Jan 29, 2026	MON 7 - COL 3	W	3	29	.897	-	W +105	o6.5
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

W/L

5-0-0-0

GAA

1.67

Save %

.886

Buffalo Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
A.Lyon	Jan 29, 2026	BUF 4 - LA 1	W	1	38	.974	-	W -125	u5.5
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

MON vs BUFStats

Offense vs Defense

MONMontreal Offense
BUFBuffalo Offense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
3.46	Total	3.02
1.00	1st Period	1.00
1.11	2nd Period	0.87
1.15	3rd Period	1.06
0.17	OT	0.09

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
26.26	Total	29.72
7.72	1st Period	8.79
8.26	2nd Period	9.47
7.48	3rd Period	9.26
0.81	OT	0.38

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING	Stat	SAVE PCT.
0.13	Total	0.90
0.13	1st Period	0.89
0.13	2nd Period	0.91
0.15	3rd Period	0.89
0.20	OT	0.75

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY	Stat	PENALTY KILL
37 - 157	G/Att vs. GA/Att	24 - 142
23.57	PP % vs. PK %	83.10

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Montreal Goaltenders
Name	S	SV	SV%	WL
Jakub Dobes	647	576	0.890	17-5-3
Samuel Montembeault	539	468	0.868	9-8-2

Canadiens vs Sabres Results, Match Player Stats & Records

Scoring Summary

Penalty Summary

Shots On Goal

Team Statistics

Goaltending

Player Stats

Game Info

MON vs BUFRecords

MON vs BUFRecords

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Record Last 10

Next 3 Games

Record Last 10

Next 3 Games

MON vs BUF Preview

MON vs BUFInjury report

Montreal's Injuries

Montreal Starters Last Game

Buffalo's Injuries

Buffalo Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

MON vs BUFStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Shots

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Goaltenders

Betting Terminology

Betting Terminology

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