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Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Monday, October 20, 2025 at home.

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

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 6 11 15 32
Montreal Canadiens 14 4 14 32

Three stars

  1. J. Slafkovský, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
  2. J. Evans, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
  3. J. Dobes, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:29 Montreal Canadiens Oliver Kapanen (4) Ivan Demidov (4), Alex Newhook (2) Even strength BUF 0, MTL 1
2nd 06:51 Buffalo Sabres Jiri Kulich (2) Zach Benson (6) Even strength BUF 1, MTL 1
3rd 02:57 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (3) Noah Dobson (3), Nick Suzuki (8) Even strength BUF 1, MTL 2
3rd 11:38 Montreal Canadiens Lane Hutson (1) Alex Newhook (3) Even strength BUF 1, MTL 3
3rd 12:30 Buffalo Sabres Tyson Kozak (1) Jack Quinn (1), Rasmus Dahlin (5) Even strength BUF 2, MTL 3
3rd 19:29 Montreal Canadiens Jake Evans (1) Nick Suzuki (9) Even strength, Empty net BUF 2, MTL 4

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 32 32
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 15 22
Blocked shots 9 21
Giveaways 15 11
Takeaways 6 3
Faceoffs won 24/55 (43.6%) 31/55 (56.4%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
6 Z. Benson L 0 1 1 -1 2 7 1 0 21:11
17 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 12:35
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 1 44.4% 13:29
20 J.Kulich C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 30% 18:00
22 J. Quinn R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 13:17
44 J. Dunne C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 06:35
48 T. Kozak C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 0 75% 10:59
55 M. Geertsen L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:27
71 R. McLeod C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 47.6% 19:58
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 -2 2 3 2 1 16.7% 20:18
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 20:08
91 J. Doan R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 15:53
4 B. Byram D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 23:07
21 C. Timmins D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 18:47
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 19:13
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 21:17
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 0 26:52
73 Z. Metsa D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 1 09:02
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
34 A. Lyon 31 28 3 .903 57:52 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 15:46
13 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 17:48
14 N. Suzuki C 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 1 60% 21:37
15 A. Newhook C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 1 2 57.1% 15:44
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 +2 0 4 2 1 15:55
20 J. Slafkovský L 1 0 1 +1 4 3 3 1 17:17
62 O. Beck C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 40% 08:01
71 J. Evans C 1 0 1 +1 0 8 2 2 58.8% 18:16
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 11:03
90 J. Veleno C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 09:27
91 O. Kapanen C 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 66.7% 12:34
93 I. Demidov R 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12:27
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 2 4 26:30
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 5 18:36
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 1 19:09
48 L. Hutson D 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 19:59
53 N. Dobson D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 20:46
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 13:08
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 32 30 2 .938 59:57 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 16:09 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský Roughing 2
1st 16:09 Buffalo Sabres Zach Metsa Roughing 2
2nd 10:49 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Slashing 2
3rd 08:12 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson Tripping 2
3rd 15:16 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský Roughing 2
3rd 15:16 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Roughing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, Tommy Hughes
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jacob Bryson, Zac Jones, Noah Ostlund
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Patrik Laine, Kirby Dach, Kaiden Guhle

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 Oct 20

Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final Game page

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