Buffalo Sabres 2–4 Montreal Canadiens · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres 2–4 Montreal Canadiens · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres31-18-5

24Final

Montreal Canadiens31-17-7

Shots

38Shots31
1/4Power plays1/3
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

17 (30%)Faceoffs won40 (70%)
4Takeaways5
16Giveaways13
24Hits29
7Blocked shots20

Discipline

3Penalties4
6Penalty minutes8

Shots

38Shots31
1/4Power plays1/3
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

17 (30%)Faceoffs won40 (70%)
4Takeaways5
16Giveaways13

Stats

Shots

38Shots31
1/4Power plays1/3
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

17 (30%)Faceoffs won40 (70%)
4Takeaways5
16Giveaways13

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
B. Byram	1	0	1	-2	20:19	1:50	1:11	17:18	25	0	10	1	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
R. Dahlin	1	3	0	0	26:03	5:55	1:04	19:04	26	0	11	1	4	1	0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
M. Kesselring	1	0	0	-2	8:53	0:00	0:56	7:57	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Z. Metsa	0	0	0	0	10:46	0:00	0:00	10:46	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
O. Power	2	0	0	0	24:00	0:17	2:30	21:13	27	1	4	0	6	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
M. Samuelsson	0	6	1	0	21:48	0:00	4:19	17:29	24	0	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	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	3	1	0	12:11	0:00	2:05	10:06	16	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Z. Bolduc	0	1	0	-1	10:10	0:47	0:00	9:23	12	0	10	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
C. Caufield	1	3	0	2	15:39	4:07	0:00	11:32	20	2	32	1	5	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
K. Dach	1	2	0	2	12:29	0:47	0:00	11:42	17	0	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
P. Danault	1	1	0	0	18:13	0:17	4:44	13:12	22	0	3	0	1	0	0	11	3	78.6	1	0	0
I. Demidov	0	0	0	0	16:49	3:56	0:00	12:53	19	0	12	0	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
J. Evans	1	0	0	-1	16:33	0:00	4:05	12:28	22	0	7	0	1	0	0	9	2	81.8	2	0	0
B. Gallagher	0	5	0	0	10:18	0:47	0:00	9:31	14	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
O. Kapanen	2	1	0	1	17:28	0:47	2:52	13:49	21	1	18	0	2	1	0	8	4	66.7	1	0	0
J. Slafkovsky	0	2	1	1	17:26	3:56	0:00	13:30	19	1	21	0	7	1	0	2	0	100.0	1	0	0
N. Suzuki	1	0	1	3	18:52	4:13	1:31	13:08	23	0	18	2	2	0	0	8	6	57.1	0	0	0
J. Veleno	1	2	0	-1	10:33	0:00	0:00	10:33	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	50.0	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	1	0	-1	20:28	0:00	4:52	15:36	21

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
J. Dobes	2	38	0	0	36	.947	32	4	0	59:58	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	0	0	20:45	2:09	1:37	16:59	26	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J. Doan	0	4	0	-1	17:22	5:47	0:00	11:35	19	0	18	0	3	2	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
K. Helenius	0	1	0	-1	9:54	0:00	0:00	9:54	13	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	2	33.3	1	0	0
T. Kozak	0	1	0	0	6:49	0:00	0:41	6:08	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
P. Krebs	0	1	0	-1	9:38	0:00	0:53	8:45	13	0	7	0	0	1	0	2	6	25.0	0	0	0
B. Malenstyn	2	3	0	0	8:46	0:00	1:50	6:56	13	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
R. McLeod	0	0	0	0	17:38	2:12	2:14	13:12	25	0	11	0	2	0	0	6	13	31.6	4	1	2
N. Ostlund	0	0	0	-2	13:18	1:51	0:00	11:27	18	1	10	0	1	0	0	2	2	50.0	1	0	0
J. Quinn	0	0	0	-1	17:28	5:23	0:00	12:05	20	0	12	0	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
T. Thompson	0	1	0	1	22:21	5:49	0:00	16:32	24	0	30	1	5	3	0	5	12	29.4	0	1	2
A. Tuch	0	1	2	0	22:29	2:00	2:45	17:44	26	0	22	1	1	4	0	0	2	0.0	2	0	0
J. Zucker	0	2	0	-1	18:40	5:31	0:00	13:09	20	0	15	0	4	1	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
B. Byram	1	0	1	-2	20:19	1:50	1:11	17:18	25

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
A. Lyon	3	30	0	0	27	.900	23	3	1	57:43	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	3	1	0	12:11	0:00	2:05	10:06

Game

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

Leaders

Face-off: 1 Feb 2026, 01:00
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Attendance: 19’070

Match report on ESPN: Cole Caufield scores twice, leads Canadiens to 4-2 win over Sabres

Top stats

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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: 2
Draws: 0
Canadiens wins: 1

Earlier meetings

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