Buffalo Sabres @ Montréal Canadiens — Oct 17, 2026

NHL Bell Centre, MontrealOctober 17, 2026
Buffalo Sabres BUF 4-3-2, 1-1-2 Away
3
Final/OT
4
Montréal Canadiens MTL 4-3-1, 3-2-0 Home
1 2 3 OT T
BUF 1 1 1 0 3
MTL 2 1 0 1 4
Top Performers
Points
J. Quinn R BUF
1 PTS
C. Caufield R MTL
2 PTS
Shots
T. Thompson C BUF
5 SOG
C. Caufield R MTL
5 SOG
Saves
U. Luukkonen G BUF
30 SV
J. Fowler G MTL
23 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star C. Caufield 2 G, 0 A
2nd Star A. Carrier 0 G, 2 A
3rd Star Z. Bolduc 1 G, 0 A
Forwards
Sabres
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
J. Quinn 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 1/1 21:30
T. Thompson 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 1 2/8 19:19
J. Norris 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 2 2/8 14:30
Z. Benson 0 1 1 +1 2 3 0 1 1/3 21:17
J. Doan 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 15:14
J. Kulich 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 3/7 13:00
K. Helenius 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 9:11
N. Ostlund 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 3/8 19:44
R. McLeod 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 6/15 14:35
B. Malenstyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 1/1 12:12
P. Krebs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1/4 9:04
J. Danforth 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1/2 8:34
Canadiens
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
C. Caufield 2 0 2 +2 0 5 0 0 1/1 18:03
J. Slafkovský 0 2 2 +1 2 1 1 2 - 17:51
Z. Bolduc 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 - 14:48
A. Texier 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 - 11:29
N. Suzuki 0 1 1 +1 0 2 3 1 12/20 20:49
A. Newhook 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 5/8 16:21
P. Danault 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 10/16 15:06
J. Anderson 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 0 - 14:22
C. Kreider 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 - 14:06
J. Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8/11 13:29
O. Kapanen 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0/1 11:40
K. Dach 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 - 11:37
Defense
Sabres
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
M. Samuelsson 0 1 1 +1 2 2 3 2 - 26:59
O. Power 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 - 27:39
O. Zellweger 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 - 20:47
Z. Metsa 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 14:57
L. Crevier 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 14:12
D. Gilbert 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 - 11:31
Canadiens
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
A. Carrier 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 2 - 22:08
K. Guhle 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 - 23:21
L. Hutson 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 - 26:38
N. Dobson 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 1 - 21:16
A. Xhekaj 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 - 12:29
D. Reinbacher 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 - 9:09
Goalies
Sabres
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
U. Luukkonen 34 30 4 .882 60:01 OTL
Canadiens
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
J. Fowler 26 23 3 .885 60:54 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
26 Shots on Goal 34
0/4 · 0% Power Play 1/5 · 20%
4/5 · 80% Penalty Kill 4/4 · 100%
36.8% Faceoffs Won 63.2%
18 Hits 20
17 Blocked Shots 13
10 Penalty Minutes 8
7 Takeaways 3
19 Giveaways 9
Play-by-Play
OT 0 - 1 3 - 4
3 - 4 4:06
C. Caufield Goal
3rd Period 1 - 0 3 - 3
J. Slafkovský Tripping 2 min
Goal T. Thompson A: J. Kulich, J. Doan
3 - 3 9:48
2 min M. Samuelsson Holding
2nd Period 1 - 1 2 - 3
O. Kapanen Interference 2 min
2 min Z. Benson Elbowing
2 min D. Gilbert Hooking
L. Hutson Holding 2 min
SH Goal J. Quinn A: Z. Benson, M. Samuelsson
2 - 3 10:08
2 min N. Ostlund Interference
A. Texier Interference 2 min
1 - 3 12:21
A. Texier A: K. Guhle, A. Carrier Goal
1st Period 1 - 2 1 - 2
1 - 2 5:59
C. Caufield A: A. Carrier, J. Slafkovský Goal
1 - 1 8:15
Z. Bolduc A: N. Suzuki, J. Slafkovský PP Goal
2 min N. Ostlund Slashing
Goal J. Norris A: K. Helenius
1 - 0 11:39
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: MTL +2 Times Tied: 2
Head-to-Head
Canadiens leads 1-0
Final/SO
Sabres
10200
3
Canadiens
12001
4
Highlights
Sabres 3 - 4 Canadiens
October 17, 2026
Bell Centre
Montreal, CA 21,105 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
October 17, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 20m