Montreal Canadiens 2–4 Buffalo Sabres · SternSports

Montreal Canadiens 2–4 Buffalo Sabres · SternSports

Montreal Canadiens28-16-7

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Buffalo Sabres28-17-5

Shots

34Shots17
0/3Power plays0/2
0Short-handed goals1

Puck

36 (64%)Faceoffs won20 (36%)
3Takeaways5
12Giveaways9
28Hits26
16Blocked shots18

Discipline

4Penalties5
8Penalty minutes10

Shots

34Shots17
0/3Power plays0/2
0Short-handed goals1

Puck

36 (64%)Faceoffs won20 (36%)
3Takeaways5
12Giveaways9

Stats

Shots

34Shots17
0/3Power plays0/2
0Short-handed goals1

Puck

36 (64%)Faceoffs won20 (36%)
3Takeaways5
12

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	0	1	10:47	0:49	0:00	9:58	16	1	6	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
J. Doan	0	1	0	-2	15:26	2:24	0:03	12:59	22	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
J. Greenway	0	0	1	1	10:57	0:00	1:42	9:15	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
K. Helenius	1	1	0	1	9:36	0:00	0:00	9:36	13	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	33.3	1	0	0
P. Krebs	0	4	0	0	10:38	0:00	0:00	10:38	16	1	6	0	1	0	0	4	3	57.1	0	0	0
B. Malenstyn	2	6	0	1	11:41	0:00	2:11	9:30	19	1	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
R. McLeod	0	1	1	1	20:53	1:04	3:12	16:37	28	0	11	1	0	2	0	9	12	42.9	0	0	0
N. Ostlund	0	0	1	1	13:02	2:02	0:00	11:00	18	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	1	1	2
J. Quinn	0	0	0	1	16:57	1:04	0:00	15:53	23	0	11	1	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
T. Thompson	2	0	0	-1	17:14	2:27	0:03	14:44	23	0	26	1	1	1	0	5	13	27.8	0	0	0
A. Tuch	3	3	1	0	19:46	1:16	3:39	14:51	26	0	17	0	4	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
J. Zucker	1	1	0	1	17:00	2:09	0:00	14:51	20	1	11	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	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	2	0	0	1	6:17	0:00	0:00	6:17	10

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
U. Luukkonen	2	34	0	0	32	.941	31	1	0	60:00	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

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	2	0	-1	13:21	0:03	1:00	12:18	17	0	11	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Z. Bolduc	2	4	0	-1	14:18	2:09	0:03	12:06	19	0	10	1	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	3	6
C. Caufield	0	0	0	0	17:56	3:10	0:00	14:46	20	1	26	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
K. Dach	1	2	1	-1	15:25	2:06	0:09	13:10	17	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
P. Danault	1	1	0	-1	13:20	0:00	2:12	11:08	20	0	1	0	1	0	0	10	4	71.4	4	0	0
I. Demidov	1	3	0	-1	17:44	3:14	0:00	14:30	19	0	11	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J. Evans	0	1	0	0	11:25	0:03	2:12	9:10	17	0	5	0	2	1	0	5	1	83.3	0	0	0
B. Gallagher	0	1	1	-1	13:09	1:56	0:00	11:13	17	0	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
O. Kapanen	3	0	0	-1	15:54	2:06	1:09	12:39	21	0	16	0	2	1	0	7	4	63.6	1	0	0
J. Slafkovsky	0	1	0	-1	18:50	3:14	0:00	15:36	18	0	19	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
N. Suzuki	1	2	0	0	20:14	3:16	0:00	16:58	21	1	16	1	3	1	0	11	10	52.4	1	0	0
J. Veleno	0	4	0	0	10:02	0:03	0:05	9:54	14	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	1	75.0	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	1	0	0	0	18:53	0:00	1:53	17:00	25

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
S. Montembeault	3	16	0	0	13	.813	11	0	2	58:33	0	0

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	0	1	10:47	0:49	0:00	9:58

Game

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

Leaders

Face-off: 23 Jan 2026, 01:00
Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal
Attendance: 20’962

Match report on ESPN: Sabres beat Canadiens 4-2 for their 17th victory in 21 games

Top stats

34Shots17

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

Canadiens wins: 2
Draws: 0
Sabres wins: 1

Earlier meetings

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Buffalo Sabres2