Buffalo 5th Atlantic4-3-0-1

Montreal 7th Atlantic3-3-1-0

7:00PM ET 7:00PM ET · Oct 17, 2026

Sabres vs Canadiens Game Overview

BUF vs MONRecords

Team Table
Team	Record	ATS	O/U	Away	Home
BUF	4-3-1	2-6-0	5-3-0	1-1-1	3-2-0
MON	3-3-1	2-5-0	5-2-0	1-1-1	2-2-0

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss

6-4

Over / Under

5-4-1

Head-To-Head
Date	Home	Result	ML	O/U	HSOG	ASOG	HPP	APP
Oct 13, '26	MON	4 - 3 (SO)	MON -155	o6.5	38	16	1-3	0-5
May 18, '26	BUF	3 - 2 (OT)	MON -104	u5.5	39	25	0-1	1-1
May 16, '26	MON	8 - 3	BUF +146	o6.5	22	36	1-3	4-6
May 14, '26	BUF	6 - 3	MON -108	o6.0	36	26	0-2	2-2
May 12, '26	MON	3 - 2	BUF +122	u6.0	31	22	1-7	2-4
May 10, '26	MON	6 - 2	MON -134	o6.0	36	28	2-6	1-4
May 08, '26	BUF	5 - 1	MON +108	P6.0	29	28	0-5	0-5
May 06, '26	BUF	4 - 2	BUF -142	o5.5	16	28	2-3	1-2
Jan 31, '26	BUF	4 - 2	MON +108	u6.5	38	31	1-4	1-3
Jan 22, '26	MON	4 - 2	BUF +104	u6.5	34	17	0-3	0-2

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

5-3-1-1

Over / Under

6-4-0

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Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Oct 15, '26	@ TOR	W 5 - 4 (OT)	W -105	o6.5	35	30	0-2	1-3
Oct 13, '26	@ MON	L 3 - 4 (SO)	L +130	o6.5	16	38	0-5	1-3
Oct 12, '26	FLA	W 5 - 3	W -115	o5.5	32	23	2-5	2-4
Oct 10, '26	UTAH	L 1 - 4	L -108	u6.5	24	30	1-4	2-5
Oct 08, '26	DAL	L 0 - 4	L +102	u6.5	26	18	0-3	1-2
Oct 06, '26	MIN	W 3 - 2 (OT)	W -108	u6.5	28	20	0-2	1-4
Oct 03, '26	CHI	W 4 - 3	W -230	o6.5	28	15	0-3	0-2
Oct 01, '26	@ CLB	L 3 - 6	L -112	o6.5	26	22	0-5	2-3
May 18, '26	MON	L 2 - 3 (OT)	L -115	u5.5	39	25	0-1	1-1
May 16, '26	@ MON	W 8 - 3	W +146	o6.5	36	22	4-6	1-3

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Oct 21, '26	PHI	W 5-2	W -138	o6.0
Oct 24, '26	@ WAS	L 2-6	L -113	o6.5
Oct 27, '26	@ SJ	W 5-0	W -142	u6.5

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

3-5-2-0

Over / Under

6-4-0

-$488

Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Oct 14, '26	@ WAS	L 4 - 5	L -105	o6.5	29	24	1-2	1-4
Oct 13, '26	BUF	W 4 - 3 (SO)	W -155	o6.5	38	16	1-3	0-5
Oct 10, '26	DET	W 1 - 0 (SO)	W -192	u6.5	30	30	0-4	0-4
Oct 08, '26	NAS	L 2 - 5	L -166	o6.5	33	18	0-3	2-5
Oct 06, '26	CAR	L 4 - 6	L +110	o6.5	20	32	1-6	1-5
Oct 03, '26	@ PIT	L 5 - 6 (OT)	L -115	o6.5	25	30	0-2	2-4
Sep 29, '26	@ TOR	W 3 - 2	W -105	u6.5	24	28	0-2	0-3
May 29, '26	@ CAR	L 1 - 6	L +195	o5.5	24	29	1-5	1-5
May 27, '26	CAR	L 0 - 4	L +122	u5.5	18	43	0-2	1-6
May 25, '26	CAR	L 2 - 3 (OT)	L +130	u6.0	13	39	1-2	0-3

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Oct 20, '26	SJ	L 2-4	L -162	u6.5
Oct 23, '26	@ CHI	W 4-1	W -176	u5.5
Oct 25, '26	@ WIN	W 5-1	W +106	u6.5

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BUF vs MONInjury report

Buffalo's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
J. Norris	C	Day To Day - Concussion( Oct 15, '26)	Oct 15, '26
Norris left Buffalo’s game on Thursday (Oct. 16) and did not return.
R. Dahlin	D	Day To Day - Upper-Body( Oct 14, '26)	Oct 14, '26
Dahlin is OUT for Thursday's (Oct. 15) game against the Maple Leafs.
M. Grzelcyk	D	Out - Undisclosed( Oct 12, '26)	Oct 12, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Matt Grzelcyk on injured reserve on Tuesday (Oct. 13).
A. Lyon	G	Out - Upper-body( Oct 05, '26)	Oct 05, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed G Alex Lyon on injured reserve and was spotted practicing at Tuesday's (Oct. 6) optional morning skate.
J. Zucker	LW	Day To Day - Abdomen( Oct 05, '26)	Oct 05, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed F Jason Zucker on injured reserve and is still a couple of weeks away from recovering as of Tuesday (Oct. 6).
C. Timmins	D	Out - Lower-body( Sep 28, '26)	Sep 28, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Conor Timmins on injured reserve and does not have a timeline for his return yet, according to Heather Engel of NHL.com.
J. Rathbone	D	Out - Undisclosed( Sep 27, '26)	Sep 27, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed D Jack Rathbone on injured reserve non-roster list on Monday (Sep. 28).
T. Leinonen	G	Out - Lower-body( Sep 27, '26)	Sep 27, '26
The Buffalo Sabres placed G Topias Leinonen on injured reserve non-roster list.

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
LW	6	Zach Benson
C	9	Josh Norris
C	10	Sam Carrick
RW	15	Justin Danforth
C	19	Peyton Krebs
C	20	Jiri Kulich
RW	22	Jack Quinn
LW	29	Beck Malenstyn
C	48	Tyson Kozak
C	71	Ryan McLeod
C	72	Tage Thompson
C	86	Noah Ostlund
RW	91	Josh Doan
C	94	Konsta Helenius

Defense
POS	#	Player
G	1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
D	8	Olen Zellweger
D	23	Mattias Samuelsson
D	25	Owen Power
D	26	Rasmus Dahlin
D	44	Dennis Gilbert
D	46	Louis Crevier
D	73	Zach Metsa
G	92	Colten Ellis

Montreal's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date
M. Matheson	D	Day To Day - Lower-body( Oct 14, '26)	Oct 14, '26
Matheson did not play in Wednesday's (Oct. 14) game versus the Capitals.
F. Xhekaj	LW	Day To Day - Undisclosed( Oct 14, '26)	Oct 14, '26
Xhekaj did not play in Wednesday's (Oct. 14) game versus the Capitals.
S. Montembeault	G	Out - Lower-Body( Oct 09, '26)	Oct 09, '26
The Montreal Canadiens placed G Samuel Montembeault on injured reserve on Saturday (Oct. 10).
O. Kapanen	C	Out - Lower-Body( Oct 09, '26)	Oct 09, '26
The Montreal Canadiens placed F Oliver Kapanen on injured reserve on Saturday (Oct. 10).
I. Demidov	RW	Out - Lower-body( Oct 05, '26)	Oct 05, '26
The Montreal Canadiens placed F Ivan Demidov on injured reserve on Tuesday (Oct. 6).
L. Condotta	LW	Out - Undisclosed( Sep 29, '26)	Sep 29, '26
The Montreal Canadiens placed F Lucas Condotta on injured reserve non-roster list.
B. Pickford	D	Out - Undisclosed( Sep 28, '26)	Sep 28, '26
The Montreal Canadiens placed D Bryce Pickford on injured reserve non-roster list on Tuesday (Sep. 29).

Montreal Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
RW	13	Cole Caufield
C	14	Nick Suzuki
C	15	Alex Newhook
RW	17	Josh Anderson
LW	20	Juraj Slafkovsky
LW	22	Chris Kreider
C	24	Phillip Danault
C	62	Owen Beck
LW	63	Florian Xhekaj
C	71	Jake Evans
RW	76	Zachary Bolduc
C	77	Kirby Dach
LW	85	Alexandre Texier

Defense
POS	#	Player
D	8	Mike Matheson
D	21	Kaiden Guhle
G	32	Jacob Fowler
D	42	Adam Engstrom
D	45	Alexandre Carrier
D	48	Lane Hutson
D	53	Noah Dobson
D	64	David Reinbacher
D	72	Arber Xhekaj
G	75	Jakub Dobes

W/L

2-2-0-1

GAA

3.00

Save %

.856

Buffalo Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
U.Luukkonen	Oct 15, 2026	TOR 4 - BUF 5 (OT)	W	4	30	.867	-	W -105	o6.5
U.Luukkonen	Oct 13, 2026	MON 4 - BUF 3 (SO)	-	3	38	.921	-	L +130	o6.5
C.Ellis	Oct 12, 2026	BUF 5 - FLA 3	-	2	9	.778	-	W -115	o5.5
U.Luukkonen	Oct 12, 2026	BUF 5 - FLA 3	W	1	14	.929	-	W -115	o5.5
C.Ellis	Oct 10, 2026	BUF 1 - UTAH 4	L	4	30	.867	-	L -108	u6.5
U.Luukkonen	Oct 8, 2026	BUF 0 - DAL 4	L	4	18	.778	-	L +102	u6.5

W/L

2-3-0-0

GAA

3.20

Save %

.856

Montreal Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
J.Dobes	Oct 14, 2026	WAS 5 - MON 4	L	5	24	.792	-	L -105	o6.5
J.Fowler	Oct 13, 2026	MON 4 - BUF 3 (SO)	W	3	16	.813	-	W -155	o6.5
J.Fowler	Oct 10, 2026	MON 1 - DET 0 (SO)	W	0	30	1.00	-	W -192	u6.5
J.Fowler	Oct 8, 2026	MON 2 - NAS 5	L	3	18	.833	-	L -166	o6.5
J.Dobes	Oct 6, 2026	MON 4 - CAR 6	L	5	32	.844	-	L +110	o6.5

BUF vs MONStats

Offense vs Defense

BUFBuffalo Offense
MONMontreal Offense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
3.00	Total	3.86
0.88	1st Period	1.00
0.62	2nd Period	1.29
1.25	3rd Period	1.43
0.25	OT	0.14

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE	Stat	DEFENSE
26.88	Total	25.86
7.50	1st Period	9.00
7.38	2nd Period	4.86
7.25	3rd Period	5.00
0.88	OT	0.57

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING	Stat	SAVE PCT.
0.11	Total	0.85
0.12	1st Period	0.89
0.08	2nd Period	0.74
0.17	3rd Period	0.71
0.29	OT	0.75

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY	Stat	PENALTY KILL
3 - 29	G/Att vs. GA/Att	6 - 30
10.34	PP % vs. PK %	80.00

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Buffalo Goaltenders
Name	S	SV	SV%	WL
Colten Ellis	59	51	0.864	1-1-0
Topias Leinonen	0	0	0.000	0-0-0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	137	117	0.854	3-2-1
Alex Lyon	0	0	0.000	0-0-0

Sabres vs Canadiens Game Overview

BUF vs MONRecords

BUF vs MONRecords

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Record Last 10

Next 3 Games

Record Last 10

Next 3 Games

BUF vs MON Preview

BUF vs MONInjury report

Buffalo's Injuries

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Montreal's Injuries

Montreal Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

BUF vs MONStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Shots

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Goaltenders

Betting Terminology

Betting Terminology

Betting Terminology

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