Buffalo Sabres 5–3 Montreal Canadiens · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres 5–3 Montreal Canadiens · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres26-16-4

53Final

Montreal Canadiens26-15-7

Shots

27Shots23
2/4Power plays2/3
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

23 (41%)Faceoffs won33 (59%)
6Takeaways4
15Giveaways14
21Hits26
6Blocked shots18

Discipline

5Penalties6
10Penalty minutes12

Shots

27Shots23
2/4Power plays2/3
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

23 (41%)Faceoffs won33 (59%)
6Takeaways4
15Giveaways14

Stats

Shots

27Shots23
2/4Power plays2/3
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

23 (41%)Faceoffs won33 (59%)
6Takeaways4
15Giveaways

Canadiens

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Anderson	0	1	0	-1	13:27	0:00	2:54	10:33	18	0	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
S. Blais	1	4	1	0	7:29	0:00	0:00	7:29	12	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Z. Bolduc	0	5	0	-1	12:04	1:01	0:00	11:03	17	0	10	0	0	2	0	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
C. Caufield	0	0	1	-1	19:17	2:28	0:00	16:49	21	1	22	1	5	1	0	1	0	100.0	2	0	0
P. Danault	2	3	0	-2	14:58	0:00	2:13	12:45	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	45.5	3	1	2
I. Demidov	0	0	0	-1	16:10	2:21	0:00	13:49	19	1	11	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
B. Gallagher	0	0	0	0	10:58	1:01	0:06	9:51	16	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
O. Kapanen	1	0	1	0	16:02	0:49	1:36	13:37	20	0	16	0	3	0	0	8	7	53.3	0	1	2
J. Slafkovsky	2	1	0	-1	18:14	2:28	0:00	15:46	20	0	17	0	1	2	0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
N. Suzuki	0	0	0	-1	22:17	2:28	1:40	18:09	24	1	15	1	2	1	0	14	8	63.6	1	0	0
A. Texier	0	1	0	0	13:45	1:01	0:00	12:44	17	0	7	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
J. Veleno	1	3	0	0	11:12	0:00	1:59	9:13	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	1	80.0	0	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
A. Carrier	4	0	0	-1	21:00	0:00	4:04	16:56	23

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
J. Fowler	4	26	0	0	22	.846	20	2	0	58:08	0	0

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden KnightsVegas Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	OilersEdmonton Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15
3	MammothUtah Mammoth	10	7	3	0	+7	14
4	WildMinnesota Wild	10	6	2	2	+6	14
5	KrakenSeattle Kraken	10	6	3	1	+5	13
6	StarsDallas Stars	9	5	3	1	+8	11
7	AvalancheColorado Avalanche	10	5	4	1	+10	11
8	SharksSan Jose Sharks	10	5	4	1	−8	11
9	JetsWinnipeg Jets	9	4	3	2	−2	10
10	PredatorsNashville Predators	8	3	2	3	−1	9
11	BluesSt. Louis Blues	9	4	4	1	0	9
12	DucksAnaheim Ducks	9	4	5	0	−3	8
13	BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks	9	3	6	0	−15	6
14	CanucksVancouver Canucks	11	2	8	1	−18	5
15	KingsLos Angeles Kings	7	1	4	2	−10	4
16	FlamesCalgary Flames	8	2	6	0	−20	4

Players

Sabres

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. Benson	0	1	1	1	16:06	0:13	0:00	15:53	24	0	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
J. Doan	0	1	1	1	16:55	4:39	0:00	12:16	19	1	15	1	1	1	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
J. Greenway	1	3	0	0	11:10	0:04	1:18	9:48	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	2
T. Kozak	0	3	2	0	9:22	0:00	0:04	9:18	16	0	2	0	2	0	0	3	4	42.9	2	0	0
P. Krebs	0	0	0	1	10:55	0:00	0:00	10:55	15	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	2	33.3	0	0	0
B. Malenstyn	0	5	0	0	8:45	0:00	1:01	7:44	15	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
R. McLeod	0	1	0	0	18:29	0:16	1:52	16:21	26	0	10	0	1	0	0	10	8	55.6	0	0	0
N. Ostlund	0	0	0	0	17:21	5:13	0:00	12:08	19	0	7	2	3	1	0	1	4	20.0	0	0	0
J. Quinn	0	1	0	0	14:21	0:16	0:00	14:05	19	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
T. Thompson	1	0	0	2	20:43	5:13	0:00	15:30	25	3	25	2	3	3	0	7	10	41.2	2	0	0
A. Tuch	0	4	0	1	18:44	0:15	2:09	16:20	25	1	16	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J. Zucker	1	1	0	0	14:27	5:15	0:00	9:12	15	0	10	1	0	0	0	1	3	25.0	3	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Bryson	0	0	0	0	6:02	0:00	0:00	6:02	8

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
C. Ellis	3	23	0	0	20	.870	19	1	0	59:47	0	0

Canadiens

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Anderson	0	1	0	-1	13:27	0:00	2:54	10:33

Game

Team	1	2	3
BUF	2	1	2
MTL	2	1	0

Leaders

Face-off: 16 Jan 2026, 01:00
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Attendance: 19’070

Match report on ESPN: Tage Thompson's 3-goal, 5-point outing leads Buffalo Sabres to 5-3 win over Montreal Canadiens

Top stats

27Shots23

Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Hurricanes	11	8	2	1	+15	17
2	Bruins	10	7	2	1	+14	15
3	Rangers	11	7	3	1	+9	15
4	Lightning	9	7	2	0	+8	14
5	Senators	9	6	3	0	+1	12
6	Panthers	9	5	2	2	+5	12
7	Maple Leafs	11	5	4	2	+3	12
8	Islanders	9	5	3	1	+7	11
11	Sabres	9	4	3	2	−7	10
12	Canadiens	9	4	3	2	−4	10

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15

Head to head

Last 3 meetings

Sabres wins: 1
Draws: 0
Canadiens wins: 2

Earlier meetings

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Montreal Canadiens4
Buffalo Sabres2