Buffalo Sabres @ Montréal Canadiens — Oct 13, 2026

NHL Bell Centre, MontrealOctober 13, 2026
Buffalo Sabres BUF 3-3-1, 0-1-1 Away
3
Final/SO
4
Montréal Canadiens MTL 3-2-1, 2-2-0 Home
1 2 3 OT SO T
BUF 1 0 2 0 0 3
MTL 1 2 0 0 1 4
Top Performers
Points
O. Zellweger D BUF
2 PTS
L. Hutson D MTL
2 PTS
Shots
O. Zellweger D BUF
4 SOG
C. Caufield R MTL
5 SOG
Saves
U. Luukkonen G BUF
35 SV
J. Fowler G MTL
14 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star L. Hutson 1 G, 1 A
2nd Star A. Texier 0 G, 0 A
3rd Star O. Zellweger 2 G, 0 A
Forwards
Sabres
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
B. Malenstyn 0 2 2 +2 0 0 5 1 1/1 11:55
J. Norris 1 0 1 +2 0 1 2 0 6/10 11:51
Z. Benson 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0/1 19:36
T. Thompson 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 5/16 22:26
N. Ostlund 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 3/8 19:40
J. Quinn 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1/1 19:01
J. Doan 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 - 17:23
J. Kulich 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0/1 16:51
R. McLeod 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 14/21 14:22
K. Helenius 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 - 14:15
P. Krebs 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 13:12
J. Danforth 0 0 0 +2 2 0 0 1 3/6 9:58
Canadiens
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
C. Caufield 1 1 2 0 0 5 1 0 - 19:46
J. Slafkovský 0 2 2 0 2 3 0 1 0/1 19:41
J. Anderson 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 0 - 14:21
N. Suzuki 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 9/17 23:32
Z. Bolduc 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 - 14:58
P. Danault 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 12/20 17:25
A. Newhook 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4/9 15:19
A. Texier 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 0 - 14:36
C. Kreider 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1/1 13:50
J. Evans 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 6/17 13:42
K. Dach 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 1 - 9:40
O. Beck 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 - 6:59
Defense
Sabres
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
O. Zellweger 2 0 2 +1 2 4 1 1 - 25:49
M. Samuelsson 0 2 2 +1 0 0 2 1 - 26:38
D. Gilbert 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 - 8:41
O. Power 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 - 28:22
Z. Metsa 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 14:58
L. Crevier 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 - 12:43
Canadiens
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
L. Hutson 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 1 - 27:07
K. Guhle 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 25:25
A. Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 - 21:55
N. Dobson 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 - 18:56
A. Xhekaj 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 - 14:26
A. Engstrom 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 - 13:22
Goalies
Sabres
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
U. Luukkonen 38 35 3 .921 65:00 OTL
Canadiens
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
J. Fowler 17 14 3 .824 65:00 W
G - Goals A - Assists P - Points +/- - Plus/Minus PIM - Penalty Minutes SOG - Shots on Goal HIT - Hits BLK - Blocked Shots FO - Faceoffs Won/Taken TOI - Time on Ice SA - Shots Against SV - Saves GA - Goals Against SV% - Save Percentage DEC - Decision
Team Statistics
Sabres
Canadiens
17 Shots on Goal 38
0/5 · 0% Power Play 1/3 · 33%
2/3 · 67% Penalty Kill 5/5 · 100%
50.8% Faceoffs Won 49.2%
24 Hits 22
7 Blocked Shots 15
8 Penalty Minutes 12
4 Takeaways 3
17 Giveaways 18
Play-by-Play
SO 0 - 1 3 - 4
1 - 3 R3
Z. Bolduc Scored
Missed J. Quinn
1 - 2 R2
A. Texier Scored
Scored T. Thompson
1 - 1 R1
C. Caufield Scored
OT 3 - 3
J. Slafkovský Holding 2 min
3rd Period 2 - 0 3 - 3
2 min P. Krebs Unsportsmanlike Conduct
J. Anderson Unsportsmanlike Conduct 2 min
Goal O. Zellweger A: Z. Benson, M. Samuelsson
3 - 3 14:35
Goal J. Norris A: D. Gilbert, B. Malenstyn
2 - 3 15:36
2nd Period 0 - 2 1 - 3
1 - 3 0:50
J. Anderson A: Z. Bolduc, L. Hutson Goal
2 min J. Danforth Interference
A. Newhook Hooking 2 min
C. Kreider Holding Stick 2 min
1 - 2 18:41
C. Caufield A: J. Slafkovský, N. Suzuki Goal
1st Period 1 - 1 1 - 1
K. Dach Holding 2 min
1 - 1 5:32
L. Hutson A: C. Caufield, J. Slafkovský PP Goal
2 min L. Crevier Delay of Game
2 min O. Zellweger Tripping
Too Many Men on the Ice 2 min
Goal O. Zellweger A: M. Samuelsson, B. Malenstyn
1 - 0 17:44
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: MTL +2 Times Tied: 2
Highlights
Sabres 3 - 4 Canadiens
October 13, 2026
Bell Centre
Montreal, CA 21,105 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
October 13, 2026
Time
10:30 pm
Duration
1h 25m