Buffalo Sabres 4, Montreal Canadiens 2: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres 4 to Montreal Canadiens 2, on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLThursday, January 22, 2026
DateJan 22, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueBell Centre, Montreal, QC
TVESPN+
Attendance20,962
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresMontreal Canadiens
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
28-17-5Record28-16-7
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding2nd in Atlantic Division
4-4Road record / home record5-5
LLWLWLast 5LWWLW
L2StreakL1
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
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin 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 ReserveMike Matheson D · Lower Body
Day-To-DayBox 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 | 10:47 | 0:49 | 0:00 | 9:58 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 15:26 | 2:24 | 0:03 | 12:59 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:57 | 0:00 | 1:42 | 9:15 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Konsta Helenius | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:36 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:38 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11:41 | 0:00 | 2:11 | 9:30 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:53 | 1:04 | 3:12 | 16:37 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:02 | 2:02 | 0:00 | 11:00 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:57 | 1:04 | 0:00 | 15:53 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:14 | 2:27 | 0:03 | 14:44 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 27.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19:46 | 1:16 | 3:39 | 14:51 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:00 | 2:09 | 0:00 | 14:51 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bryson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowen Byram | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27:21 | 1:43 | 3:35 | 22:03 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 22:53 | 1:04 | 0:33 | 21:16 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Michael Kesselring | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:04 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 11:34 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Owen Power | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26:25 | 0:58 | 2:00 | 23:27 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 2 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 23:03 | 0:05 | 4:12 | 18:46 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 32 | .941 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 60:00 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 13:21 | 0:03 | 1:00 | 12:18 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bolduc | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 14:18 | 2:09 | 0:03 | 12:06 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:56 | 3:10 | 0:00 | 14:46 | 20 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Dach | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 15:25 | 2:06 | 0:09 | 13:10 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Danault | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:20 | 0:00 | 2:12 | 11:08 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 71.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 17:44 | 3:14 | 0:00 | 14:30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:25 | 0:03 | 2:12 | 9:10 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 13:09 | 1:56 | 0:00 | 11:13 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:54 | 2:06 | 1:09 | 12:39 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:50 | 3:14 | 0:00 | 15:36 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:14 | 3:16 | 0:00 | 16:58 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 52.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:02 | 0:03 | 0:05 | 9:54 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:53 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 17:00 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23:26 | 1:58 | 1:25 | 20:03 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | 0:03 | 1:28 | 12:46 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 24:14 | 3:24 | 0:00 | 20:50 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Matheson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23:53 | 0:20 | 2:04 | 21:29 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Struble | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 9:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:06 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Montembeault | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .813 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 58:33 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens?
Buffalo Sabres won, 4-2, on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens?
Buffalo Sabres 4, Montreal Canadiens 2.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Jason Zucker (1 goals). Montreal Canadiens: Nick Suzuki (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens played?
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC.
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