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Sabres vs Canadiens: head-to-head

The Buffalo Sabres and Montréal Canadiens have met 16 times in StatsNext’s stored NHL results, from November 11, 2024 to October 13, 2026 (3 seasons). The Canadiens lead 11-5.

Meetings through October 13, 2026 · Updated October 13, 2026 · StatsNext box-score records

Next meeting: October 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET. Preview: form, team figures and players to research.

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Series summary

Buffalo Sabres vs Montréal Canadiens: results from each side, per game
MeetingsGamesBUF winsMTL winsBUF goals/gMTL goals/gTotal goals/g
All meetings165113.14.17.2
Regular season92734.27.2
Postseason7343.33.97.1
At BUF82634.37.3
At MTL8353.33.97.1
Last 55233.83.67.4

Every stored meeting

Buffalo Sabres and Montréal Canadiens: stored final meetings, most recent first
DateSeasonVenueScoreWinnerMarginTotal
Oct 13, 20262026-27At MTLBUF 3, MTL 4MTL17
May 18, 20262025-26 playoffsAt BUFBUF 2, MTL 3MTL15
May 16, 20262025-26 playoffsAt MTLBUF 8, MTL 3BUF511
May 14, 20262025-26 playoffsAt BUFBUF 3, MTL 6MTL39
May 12, 20262025-26 playoffsAt MTLBUF 3, MTL 2BUF15
May 10, 20262025-26 playoffsAt MTLBUF 2, MTL 6MTL48
May 8, 20262025-26 playoffsAt BUFBUF 1, MTL 5MTL46
May 6, 20262025-26 playoffsAt BUFBUF 4, MTL 2BUF26
Jan 31, 20262025-26At BUFBUF 2, MTL 4MTL26
Jan 22, 20262025-26At MTLBUF 4, MTL 2BUF26
Jan 15, 20262025-26At BUFBUF 5, MTL 3BUF28
Oct 20, 20252025-26At MTLBUF 2, MTL 4MTL26
Mar 3, 20252024-25At MTLBUF 3, MTL 4MTL17
Mar 1, 20252024-25At BUFBUF 2, MTL 4MTL26
Dec 17, 20242024-25At MTLBUF 1, MTL 6MTL57
Nov 11, 20242024-25At BUFBUF 5, MTL 7MTL212

What stands out

  • Largest Sabres win in these meetings: 8-3 on May 16, 2026.
  • Largest Canadiens win: 6-1 on Dec 17, 2024.
  • Highest combined score: 12 goals (Nov 11, 2024); lowest: 5 (May 18, 2026).
  • The Canadiens have won the last 2 meetings.
  • Average margin: 2.4 goals per meeting.

How to read this

  • These are the final scores of the meetings stored in StatsNext (the 16 most recent, up to 30). Older meetings may not be in these records.
  • Rosters, coaches and venues change between seasons, and a few meetings are a small sample: past results describe what happened, not what will happen.
  • Scores are final scores, including the one goal awarded to a shootout winner.

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