Buffalo Sabres 2, Montreal Canadiens 4: final score and stats
Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Sabres 2 to Montreal Canadiens 4, on Monday, October 20, 2025 at Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLMonday, October 20, 2025
DateOct 20, 2025
Start time7:30 PM ET
VenueBell Centre, Montreal, QC
TVESPN+
Attendance20,962
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresMontreal Canadiens
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
2-4-0Record5-2-0
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding1st in Atlantic Division
4-4Road record / home record5-5
LLWLWLast 5WLWWL
L2StreakW1
Team stats
Buffalo SabresMontreal Canadiens
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Konsta Helenius C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveMontreal Canadiens
Ivan Demidov RW · Ankle - Fracture
Injured ReserveSam Montembeault G · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBryce Pickford D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveLucas Condotta LW · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:11 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 19:18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh Doan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 14:00 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Dunne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:35 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Geertsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:59 | 0:07 | 0:49 | 10:03 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 13:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:00 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 17:53 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 19:58 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 18:45 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 47.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:07 | 0:47 | 12:23 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 20:18 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 18:25 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16.7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:08 | 0:00 | 1:11 | 18:57 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 12:35 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 10:42 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:07 | 0:07 | 0:37 | 22:23 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 26:52 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 24:59 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:02 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Owen Power | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 21:17 | 0:07 | 0:39 | 20:31 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 19:13 | 0:00 | 1:23 | 17:50 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:47 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 17:26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .903 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 57:52 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:55 | 0:00 | 0:44 | 15:11 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Beck | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:01 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bolduc | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:03 | 1:23 | 0:00 | 9:40 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:48 | 1:23 | 0:00 | 16:25 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:27 | 0:37 | 0:00 | 11:50 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:16 | 0:00 | 0:51 | 17:25 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:46 | 0:37 | 0:00 | 15:09 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:34 | 0:24 | 1:09 | 11:01 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Newhook | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:44 | 0:00 | 1:09 | 14:35 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:17 | 1:25 | 0:00 | 15:52 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Nick Suzuki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:37 | 2:00 | 0:07 | 19:30 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:27 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:36 | 0:00 | 0:51 | 17:45 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:46 | 0:29 | 1:09 | 19:08 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:59 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 18:28 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26:30 | 0:11 | 1:53 | 24:26 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Struble | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 19:09 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:08 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 13:01 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .938 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 59:57 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens?
Montreal Canadiens won, 4-2, on Monday, October 20, 2025.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens?
Buffalo Sabres 2, Montreal Canadiens 4.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Tyson Kozak (1 goals). Montreal Canadiens: Jake Evans (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens played?
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC.
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