Montreal Canadiens v Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Final

Montreal Canadiens

4–3

Buffalo Sabres

Player stats

Sabres

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. BensonLW	1	0	1	1	21:17	4:58	1:51	14:28	24	0	0	1	3	3	1	2	33.3	2	1	2
J. DanforthRW	0	1	0	0	8:34	0:00	0:00	8:34	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
J. DoanRW	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
K. HeleniusC	0	0	0	0	9:11	0:44	0:00	8:27	16	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
P. KrebsC	0	1	1	0	9:04	0:00	0:04	9:00	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	25.0	1	0	0
J. KulichC	0	0	0	1	13:00	0:54	0:21	11:45	23	0	1	1	0	1	3	4	42.9	1	0	0
B. MalenstynLW	1	7	0	0	12:12	0:00	3:49	8:23	16	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	100.0	1	0	0
R. McLeodC	0	1	1	-1	14:35	0:00	3:05	11:30	22	0	1	0	0	0	6	9	40.0	3	0	0
J. NorrisC	2	1	0	-1	14:30	0:51	2:05	11:34	23	1	2	0	4	2	2	6	25.0	0	0	0
N. OstlundC	1	0	0	0	19:44	5:09	0:51	13:44	22	0	2	0	1	1	3	5	37.5	2	2	4
J. QuinnRW	0	0	0	1	21:30	5:11	0:08	16:11	22	1	5	0	2	1	1	0	100.0	1	0	0
T. ThompsonC	1	1	0	-1	19:19	4:50	0:02	14:27	23	1	5	0	5	1	2	6	25.0	1	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
L. CrevierD	3	1	14:12	0:00	1:57	12:15	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
D. GilbertD	1	2	11:31	0:00	1:15	10:16	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
Z. MetsaD	1	0

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
U. LuukkonenG	4	34	0	0	30	.882	23	5	2	60:01	0	0

Canadiens

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. AndersonRW	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
Z. BolducRW	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

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News and reaction

Match reportNHL Awards Watch: Believe it or not, McDavid not the unanimous MVP pick right nowOur panel of PHWA voters identify their finalists for all the awards, with some tight races in a few spots.ESPN48m ago Match reportCanadiens’ $187 Million Trio Sends Warning to NHL After Win Over SabresCanadiens stars Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky dominated the Sabres, holding 97% of expected goals in Montreal's victory.Heavy19 Oct Match report3 Takeaways From the Sabres’ 4-3 Loss to the CanadiensThe Buffalo Sabres had two rough periods but fought back to steal a point, losing 4-3 in a shootout to the Montreal Canadiens.The Hockey Writers

Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Sunday 18 October 2026
Started: 10:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal
Competition: NHL
Officials: Jean Hebert (Referee), Tyson Baker (Linesman), Jonathan Deschamps (Linesman), Stephen Hiff (Referee)
Crowd: 20,962

Form and ladder

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Updated 10 Nov, 11:13 pm

defenses	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
A. CarrierD	2	0	2	22:08	0:00	3:12	18:56	26	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
N. DobsonD	1	2	-2	21:16	0:40	2:50	17:46	26	0	0	3	1	0	0	0
K. GuhleD	0	1	1	23:21	0:04	3:12	20:05	27	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
L. HutsonD	1	0	0	26:38	6:05	0:00	20:33	27	2	0	3	1	1	1	2
D. ReinbacherD	0	2	-1	9:09	0:00	0:00	9:09	13	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
A. XhekajD	1	1	-1	12:29	0:00	2:49	9:40	16	0	0	1	1	0	0	0