Buffalo Sabres 3, Montreal Canadiens 4: final score and stats
Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Sabres 3 to Montreal Canadiens 4, on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHLSaturday, October 17, 2026
DateOct 17, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueBell Centre, Montreal, QC
TVNHL Net
Attendance20,962
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresMontreal Canadiens
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
4-3-2Record4-3-1
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding2nd in Atlantic Division
4-4Road record / home record5-4
LWLWWLast 5WWLWW
L1StreakW2
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 ReserveMike Matheson D · Lower Body
OutSam 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:17 | 4:58 | 1:51 | 14:28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Justin Danforth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:34 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:14 | 0:44 | 0:00 | 14:30 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Konsta Helenius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:11 | 0:44 | 0:00 | 8:27 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9:04 | 0:00 | 0:04 | 9:00 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jiri Kulich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:00 | 0:54 | 0:21 | 11:45 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12:12 | 0:00 | 3:49 | 8:23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 14:35 | 0:00 | 3:05 | 11:30 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:30 | 0:51 | 2:05 | 11:34 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:44 | 5:09 | 0:51 | 13:44 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:30 | 5:11 | 0:08 | 16:11 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:19 | 4:50 | 0:02 | 14:27 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Crevier | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 | 0:00 | 1:57 | 12:15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gilbert | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 10:16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 | 0:03 | 2:40 | 12:14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27:39 | 5:30 | 3:17 | 18:52 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26:59 | 0:15 | 4:15 | 22:29 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Olen Zellweger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:47 | 0:56 | 0:04 | 19:47 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .882 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 60:01 | 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 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 14:22 | 0:00 | 2:25 | 11:57 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bolduc | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 | 4:16 | 0:00 | 10:32 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:03 | 5:44 | 0:00 | 12:19 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Dach | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:37 | 0:00 | 0:05 | 11:32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Danault | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:06 | 0:49 | 4:00 | 10:17 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 | 0:00 | 3:07 | 10:22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:40 | 1:28 | 0:00 | 10:12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Kreider | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 14:06 | 0:40 | 0:05 | 13:21 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Newhook | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 16:21 | 0:50 | 2:10 | 13:21 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:51 | 5:46 | 0:00 | 12:05 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Suzuki | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20:49 | 5:50 | 0:09 | 14:50 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:29 | 0:53 | 0:00 | 10:36 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:08 | 0:00 | 3:12 | 18:56 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 21:16 | 0:40 | 2:50 | 17:46 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:21 | 0:04 | 3:12 | 20:05 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:38 | 6:05 | 0:00 | 20:33 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| David Reinbacher | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:09 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:29 | 0:00 | 2:49 | 9:40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Fowler | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .885 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 60:54 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens?
Montreal Canadiens won, 4-3, on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens?
Buffalo Sabres 3, Montreal Canadiens 4.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Jack Quinn (1 goals). Montreal Canadiens: Cole Caufield (2 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens played?
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC.
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