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Sabres at Canadiens: October 13, 2026

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 (SO) at Centre Bell on October 13, 2026 (2026-27 regular season).

Final (SO) · Played October 13, 2026 · Updated October 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: Beck Malenstyn and Mattias Samuelsson and Olen Zellweger (Sabres, 2 each); Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovský and Lane Hutson (Canadiens, 2 each). Most saves: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Sabres, 35); Jacob Fowler (Canadiens, 13).

Team comparison

Team statsBUFMTL
Shots on goal1638
Saves3513
Power-play goals01
Hits2422
Blocked shots715
Giveaways1718
Takeaways43
Penalty minutes810

What stood out

  • Shots on goal: Sabres 16, Canadiens 38.
  • Saves: Sabres 35, Canadiens 13.
  • Decided in a shootout: the final score includes the one goal awarded to the shootout winner.

Player lines

  • Beck Malenstyn (BUF LW): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 0 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 5 HIT, 1 BLK, 11:55 TOI
  • Jack Quinn (BUF RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:01 TOI
  • Jiri Kulich (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 16:51 TOI
  • Josh Doan (BUF RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 17:23 TOI
  • Josh Norris (BUF C): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 11:51 TOI
  • Justin Danforth (BUF RW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 9:58 TOI
  • Konsta Helenius (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:15 TOI
  • Louis Crevier (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 12:43 TOI
  • Mattias Samuelsson (BUF D): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 0 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 1 BLK, 26:38 TOI
  • Noah Ostlund (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:40 TOI
  • Olen Zellweger (BUF D): 2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 25:49 TOI
  • Owen Power (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 28:22 TOI
  • Peyton Krebs (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 13:12 TOI
  • Ryan McLeod (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:22 TOI
  • Tage Thompson (BUF C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 22:26 TOI
  • Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF G): 38 SA, 35 SV, 3 GA, 65:00 TOI
  • Zach Benson (BUF LW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 3 HIT, 1 BLK, 19:36 TOI
  • Zach Metsa (BUF D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:58 TOI
  • Adam Engstrom (MTL D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 13:22 TOI
  • Alex Newhook (MTL C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 15:19 TOI
  • Alexandre Carrier (MTL D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 3 BLK, 21:55 TOI
  • Alexandre Texier (MTL LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 5 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:36 TOI
  • Arber Xhekaj (MTL D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -2 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 2 BLK, 14:26 TOI
  • Chris Kreider (MTL LW): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 1 BLK, 13:50 TOI
  • Cole Caufield (MTL RW): 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 19:46 TOI
  • Jacob Fowler (MTL G): 16 SA, 13 SV, 3 GA, 65:00 TOI
  • Jake Evans (MTL C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 1 BLK, 13:42 TOI
  • Josh Anderson (MTL RW): 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:21 TOI
  • Juraj Slafkovský (MTL LW): 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 19:41 TOI
  • Kaiden Guhle (MTL D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 25:25 TOI
  • Kirby Dach (MTL C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 0 SOG, -1 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 1 BLK, 9:40 TOI
  • Lane Hutson (MTL D): 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG, 1 +/-, 1 PPG, 0 HIT, 1 BLK, 27:07 TOI
  • Nick Suzuki (MTL C): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 2 BLK, 23:32 TOI
  • Noah Dobson (MTL D): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 2 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 5 HIT, 1 BLK, 18:56 TOI
  • Phillip Danault (MTL C): 0 G, 0 A, 0 PTS, 3 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 1 HIT, 0 BLK, 17:25 TOI
  • Zachary Bolduc (MTL RW): 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, 1 SOG, 0 +/-, 0 PPG, 2 HIT, 0 BLK, 14:58 TOI

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Head-to-head

  • May 18, 2026: MTL 3, BUF 2
  • May 16, 2026: MTL 3, BUF 8
  • May 14, 2026: MTL 6, BUF 3
  • May 12, 2026: MTL 2, BUF 3
  • May 10, 2026: MTL 6, BUF 2

Full Canadiens vs Sabres head-to-head (16 meetings).

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