Sabres at Canadiens preview: October 17, 2026
The Buffalo Sabres (3-3-1) visit the Montréal Canadiens (3-3-1) at Centre Bell on October 17, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with NHL ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
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Records
| Team | Record (2026-27) | Last 5 | Away (2026-27) | Home (2026-27) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 3-3-1 | 2-3 (2.4-3.4) | 0-1-1 (3-5) | 3-2-0 (2.6-3.2) |
| Montréal Canadiens | 3-3-1 | 2-3 (3-3.8) | 1-1-1 (4-4.3) | 2-2-0 (2.8-3.5) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026-27 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026-27 regular-season games. In parentheses: goals for and against per game. Records read wins, regulation losses, then overtime and shootout losses. Last 5 counts overtime and shootout losses as losses.
Team comparison
2026-27 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 32 NHL teams (1st = the most).
| BUF | MTL | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals per game | 2.7 (22nd) | 3.3 (14th) |
| Goals allowed per game | 3.7 (9th) | 3.9 (7th) |
| Shots on goal per game | 25.7 (22nd) | 28.4 (10th) |
| Shots on goal allowed per game | 23.9 (28th) | 25.9 (22nd) |
| Power-play goals per game | 0.6 (19th) | 0.6 (19th) |
| Power-play goals allowed per game | 1.4 (3rd) | 0.8 (9th) |
| Hits per game | 18 (24th) | 18.4 (23rd) |
| Hits allowed per game | 29 (3rd) | 21.8 (16th) |
| Blocked shots per game | 11.9 (27th) | 12.4 (26th) |
| Blocked shots allowed per game | 14.7 (11th) | 15 (10th) |
Recent form
Buffalo Sabres
- Oct 13, 2026: L 3-4 at MTL
- Oct 12, 2026: W 5-3 vs FLA
- Oct 10, 2026: L 1-4 vs UTA
- Oct 8, 2026: L 0-4 vs DAL
- Oct 6, 2026: W 3-2 vs MIN
Montréal Canadiens
Head-to-head
16 earlier meetings stored: Canadiens 11, Sabres 5. Full Canadiens vs Sabres head-to-head.
| Date | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | 2026-27 | MTL 4, BUF 3 (at MTL) |
| May 18, 2026 | 2025-26 playoffs | MTL 3, BUF 2 (at BUF) |
| May 16, 2026 | 2025-26 playoffs | MTL 3, BUF 8 (at MTL) |
| May 14, 2026 | 2025-26 playoffs | MTL 6, BUF 3 (at BUF) |
| May 12, 2026 | 2025-26 playoffs | MTL 2, BUF 3 (at MTL) |
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Quinn | RW | 8 | 1 Pts/g, 0.5 G/g, 0.5 A/g | 1.2 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals |
| Owen Power | D | 8 | 1 Pts/g, 0.3 G/g, 0.8 A/g | 0.6 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Tage Thompson | C | 8 | 1 Pts/g, 0.5 G/g, 0.5 A/g | 0.8 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Mattias Samuelsson | D | 8 | 0.8 Pts/g, 0.3 G/g, 0.5 A/g | 0.8 Pts/g | |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | 6 | 19.5 Saves/g, 22.8 SA/g, 3.3 GA/g | 20 Saves/g | Saves |
| Colten Ellis | G | 3 | 17 Saves/g, 19.7 SA/g, 2.7 GA/g | 22.6 Saves/g | Saves |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki | C | 7 | 1.3 Pts/g, 0.6 G/g, 0.7 A/g | 1 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Lane Hutson | D | 7 | 1.1 Pts/g, 0.3 G/g, 0.9 A/g | 1 Pts/g | Points, assists |
| Josh Anderson | RW | 7 | 0.9 Pts/g, 0.6 G/g, 0.3 A/g | 0.8 Pts/g | Goals |
| Zachary Bolduc | RW | 7 | 0.7 Pts/g, 0.4 G/g, 0.3 A/g | 0.8 Pts/g | |
| Jakub Dobes | G | 4 | 24 Saves/g, 28.5 SA/g, 4.5 GA/g | 23.4 Saves/g | Saves |
| Jacob Fowler | G | 3 | 19.3 Saves/g, 21.3 SA/g, 2 GA/g | 21 Saves/g | Saves |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026-27 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
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