NHL

Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

· National Hockey League
Montreal Canadiens
8-3-2

vs
Buffalo Sabres
6-4-3
Regular Season Series

MTL leads series 2-0

Statistics

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2.92 Goals Against Average 3.54
27.5 Shots Against per Game 26.9
82.7 Penalty Kill Percentage 67.4
9 Power Play Goals Against 15
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.15 Goals For per Game 3.08
27.5 Shots per Game 27.8
4 Power Play Goals 6
10.3 Power Play Percentage 13.6
1 Short Handed Goals 1
138 Penalty Minutes 126
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Oct 29
Konsta Helenius, C Out Oct 29
Jiri Kulich, C Out Oct 26
Alex Lyon, G Injured Reserve Oct 15
Matt Grzelcyk, D Injured Reserve Oct 13
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mike Matheson, D Out Oct 29
Nick Suzuki, C Out Oct 22
Sam Montembeault, G Injured Reserve Oct 10
Ivan Demidov, RW Injured Reserve Oct 6
Bryce Pickford, D Injured Reserve Sep 29

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Boston 1 4 19 9
Montreal 2 3 18 8
Tampa Bay 1 3 17 8
Ottawa 1 5 17 8
Florida 2 4 16 7
Toronto 2 6 16 7
Buffalo 3 4 15 6
Detroit 3 4 15 6
Full Standings
Canadiens Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs SJ L 4-3 OT
@ CHI W 4-1
@ WPG W 2-1
@ STL W 2-0
@ DAL W 5-2
Sabres Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ MTL L 4-3 OT
vs PHI L 3-1
@ WSH L 4-3 OT
@ SJ W 2-0
@ ANA W 7-6