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Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 on Thursday, January 22, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Buffalo Sabres 4 50-23-9
at Montreal Canadiens 2 48-24-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 2 1 1 4
Montreal Canadiens 0 2 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 8 3 6 17
Montreal Canadiens 10 15 9 34

Three stars

  1. U. Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. N. Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. B. Byram, Buffalo Sabres

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:44 Buffalo Sabres Jason Zucker (11) Jack Quinn (18), Ryan McLeod (21) Even strength BUF 1, MTL 0
1st 14:58 Buffalo Sabres Beck Malenstyn (4) Mattias Samuelsson (18) Shorthanded BUF 2, MTL 0
2nd 02:25 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson (6) Konsta Helenius (3), Noah Ostlund (9) Even strength BUF 3, MTL 0
2nd 03:56 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (26) Nick Suzuki (41), Mike Matheson (19) Even strength BUF 3, MTL 1
2nd 11:20 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki (16) Zachary Bolduc (9) Even strength BUF 3, MTL 2
3rd 19:16 Buffalo Sabres Peyton Krebs (6) Tage Thompson (26) Even strength, Empty net BUF 4, MTL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 17 34
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 26 28
Blocked shots 18 16
Giveaways 9 12
Takeaways 5 3
Faceoffs won 20/56 (35.7%) 36/56 (64.3%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 10:47
12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 10:57
17 J. Zucker L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 1 17:00
19 P. Krebs C 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 57.1% 10:38
22 J. Quinn R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 16:57
29 B. Malenstyn L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 6 2 50% 11:41
71 R. McLeod C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 42.9% 20:53
72 T. Thompson C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 2 27.8% 17:14
86 N. Ostlund C 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 0 13:02
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 19:46
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 15:26
94 K. Helenius C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 33.3% 09:36
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 +3 0 1 1 0 27:21
8 M. Kesselring D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 1 12:04
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 1 1 -1 2 0 5 2 23:03
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 2 26:25
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 -2 4 1 1 2 22:53
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 06:17
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 34 32 2 .941 60:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 13:09
13 C. Caufield R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 17:56
14 N. Suzuki C 1 1 2 0 0 3 2 1 52.4% 20:14
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 13:21
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 18:50
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 71.4% 13:20
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 83.3% 11:25
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 1 1 -1 6 2 4 2 14:18
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 15:25
90 J. Veleno C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 75% 10:02
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 3 63.6% 15:54
93 I. Demidov R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 17:44
8 M. Matheson D 0 1 1 +1 0 5 1 1 23:53
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:17
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 18:53
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 09:06
48 L. Hutson D 0 0 0 -3 2 4 0 0 24:14
53 N. Dobson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 3 23:26
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 16 13 3 .813 58:33 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 13:01 Buffalo Sabres Michael Kesselring High sticking 2
2nd 07:44 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Slashing 2
2nd 14:47 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson Roughing 2
2nd 14:47 Montreal Canadiens Zachary Bolduc Roughing 2
2nd 16:55 Montreal Canadiens Zachary Bolduc Slashing 2
2nd 16:55 Montreal Canadiens Zachary Bolduc Roughing 2
2nd 16:55 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Roughing 2
3rd 05:51 Buffalo Sabres Noah Ostlund Slashing 2
3rd 07:16 Montreal Canadiens Lane Hutson Slashing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Ryan Daisy
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Alex Lyon, Tyson Kozak, Zach Metsa
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Sammy Blais, Alexandre Texier, Arber Xhekaj

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 22

Matchup Status Details
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final/OT Game page

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