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Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–3 on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Montreal Canadiens 3 48-24-10
at Buffalo Sabres 5 50-23-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 2 1 0 3
Buffalo Sabres 2 1 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 7 8 8 23
Buffalo Sabres 12 10 5 27

Three stars

  1. T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (3 goals, 2 assists)
  2. J. Doan, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. A. Tuch, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:11 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (22) Noah Dobson (21) Even strength MTL 1, BUF 0
1st 04:05 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (23) Noah Ostlund (7), Jason Zucker (11) Power play MTL 1, BUF 1
1st 10:30 Buffalo Sabres Josh Doan (15) Tage Thompson (23), Noah Ostlund (8) Power play MTL 1, BUF 2
1st 14:20 Montreal Canadiens Ivan Demidov (11) Lane Hutson (38), Nick Suzuki (37) Power play MTL 2, BUF 2
2nd 03:05 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki (15) Lane Hutson (39), Cole Caufield (23) Power play MTL 3, BUF 2
2nd 08:55 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch (16) Tage Thompson (24), Rasmus Dahlin (27) Even strength MTL 3, BUF 3
3rd 05:12 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (24) Josh Doan (19) Even strength MTL 3, BUF 4
3rd 18:20 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (25) Zach Benson (17) Even strength, Empty net MTL 3, BUF 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 23 27
Power play 2 of 3 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 12 10
Hits 26 21
Blocked shots 18 6
Giveaways 14 15
Takeaways 4 6
Faceoffs won 33/56 (58.9%) 23/56 (41.1%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 10:58
13 C. Caufield R 1 1 2 -1 0 5 0 0 0 100% 19:17
14 N. Suzuki C 1 1 2 -1 0 2 0 0 1 63.6% 22:17
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 13:27
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 18:14
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 2 0 45.5% 14:58
27 S. Blais L 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 07:29
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 0 0 100% 12:04
85 A. Texier L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 13:45
90 J. Veleno C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 80% 11:12
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 53.3% 16:02
93 I. Demidov R 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 1 16:10
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 22:32
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 14:56
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 4 0 21:00
48 L. Hutson D 0 2 2 -1 2 1 0 2 0 25:55
53 N. Dobson D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 4 0 21:39
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 10:29
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
32 J. Fowler 26 22 4 .846 58:08 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 1 1 +1 2 2 1 0 0 16:06
12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 11:10
17 J. Zucker L 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 25% 14:27
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 33.3% 10:55
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:21
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 08:45
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 42.9% 09:22
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 55.6% 18:29
72 T. Thompson C 3 2 5 +2 0 3 0 1 1 41.2% 20:43
86 N. Ostlund C 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 20% 17:21
89 A. Tuch R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 4 0 0 18:44
91 J. Doan R 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 0 1 16:55
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 +1 4 1 0 0 0 25:05
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 +2 0 4 0 1 0 25:24
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 23:04
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 27:39
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 07:38
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 06:02
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
92 C. Ellis 23 20 3 .870 59:47 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:46 Montreal Canadiens Lane Hutson High sticking 2
1st 09:21 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle Interference 2
1st 12:50 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson Slashing 2
1st 13:46 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram High sticking 2
2nd 02:32 Buffalo Sabres Jacob Bryson Holding 2
2nd 10:20 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram Roughing 2
2nd 10:20 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Roughing 2
3rd 00:37 Montreal Canadiens Phillip Danault Tripping 2
3rd 07:08 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Greenway Roughing 2
3rd 07:08 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Roughing 2
3rd 08:39 Montreal Canadiens Oliver Kapanen Tripping 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Alex Lepkowski
Linesmen
Matt MacPherson, Jesse Marquis
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Jayden Struble, Jakub Dobes, Owen Beck
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Josh Norris, Michael Kesselring, Konsta Helenius

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Playoffs Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Playoffs Game page
Buffalo Sabres 8 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Playoffs Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 15

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 6 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Utah Mammoth 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Edmonton Oilers 0 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final/OT Game page

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