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Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Saturday, January 31, 2026 on the road.

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

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 0 3 4
Buffalo Sabres 0 2 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 11 6 14 31
Buffalo Sabres 11 12 15 38

Three stars

  1. C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. J. Dobes, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
  3. O. Power, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 11:20 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (21) Nick Suzuki (45), Cole Caufield (25) Power play MTL 1, BUF 0
2nd 07:36 Buffalo Sabres Owen Power (4) Tage Thompson (28), Rasmus Dahlin (33) Even strength MTL 1, BUF 1
2nd 18:58 Buffalo Sabres Noah Ostlund (10) Alex Tuch (25), Bowen Byram (17) Power play MTL 1, BUF 2
3rd 04:14 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (31) Noah Dobson (24), Lane Hutson (47) Even strength MTL 2, BUF 2
3rd 10:13 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (32) Nick Suzuki (46), Kirby Dach (4) Even strength MTL 3, BUF 2
3rd 19:12 Montreal Canadiens Oliver Kapanen (17) Noah Dobson (25) Even strength, Empty net MTL 4, BUF 2

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 31 38
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 29 24
Blocked shots 20 7
Giveaways 13 16
Takeaways 5 4
Faceoffs won 40/57 (70.2%) 17/57 (29.8%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 10:18
13 C. Caufield R 2 1 3 +2 0 5 3 1 0 15:39
14 N. Suzuki C 0 2 2 +3 0 2 0 1 0 57.1% 18:52
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 12:11
20 J. Slafkovský L 1 0 1 +1 0 7 2 0 1 100% 17:26
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 78.6% 18:13
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 81.8% 16:33
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 10:10
77 K. Dach C 0 1 1 +2 2 1 2 1 0 12:29
90 J. Veleno C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 50% 10:33
91 O. Kapanen C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 66.7% 17:28
93 I. Demidov R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 16:49
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 4 0 27:33
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 3 4 0 19:29
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 20:28
48 L. Hutson D 0 1 1 +1 4 2 0 1 0 20:10
53 N. Dobson D 0 2 2 +3 2 4 2 2 0 20:32
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 07:09
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 38 36 2 .947 59:58 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 20:45
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 0 0 18:40
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 25% 09:38
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 17:28
29 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 08:46
48 T. Kozak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 06:49
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 31.6% 17:38
72 T. Thompson C 0 1 1 +1 2 5 1 0 0 29.4% 22:21
86 N. Ostlund C 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 0 1 50% 13:18
89 A. Tuch R 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 22:29
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 0 0 17:22
94 K. Helenius C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 33.3% 09:54
4 B. Byram D 0 1 1 -2 2 1 0 1 0 20:19
8 M. Kesselring D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 08:53
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 21:48
25 O. Power D 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 2 0 24:00
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 26:03
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:46
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 A. Lyon 30 27 3 .900 57:43 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:00 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Interference 2
1st 19:06 Buffalo Sabres Bowen Byram Tripping 2
2nd 00:58 Montreal Canadiens Lane Hutson Tripping 2
2nd 02:46 Buffalo Sabres Ryan McLeod Hooking 2
2nd 14:21 Montreal Canadiens Noah Dobson High sticking 2
2nd 16:58 Montreal Canadiens Lane Hutson High sticking 2
3rd 16:24 Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach Holding 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Francis Charron, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
James Tobias, Mark Shewchyk
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Sammy Blais, Alexandre Texier, Jayden Struble
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jordan Greenway, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Zac Jones

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 31

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Detroit Red Wings 0 Final Game page
New York Rangers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final/SO Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Utah Mammoth 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 7 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Game page

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