SportsLife forecast
Made before the match
Our pick
52%
Montreal Canadiens
Home
52%
Montreal Canadiens
Home
48%
Buffalo Sabres
Away
52%
48%
Our pick Montreal Canadiens Low confidence Correct
- Montreal are 20th and Buffalo 21st, both on 7 points from 7 games
- Montreal beat Buffalo 4-3 in their last meeting on 2026-10-13
- Montreal have home advantage at Centre Bell
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.
Match stats
NHLMontreal CanadiensBuffalo Sabres
34Shots on goal26
63%Face-off %37%
1/5Power play0/4
20%Power play %0%
8Penalty minutes10
20Hits18
13Blocked shots17
9Giveaways19
3Takeaways7
Skaters
NHLMontreal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. CaufieldR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 18:03 |
| J. SlafkovskýL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17:51 |
| A. CarrierD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22:08 |
| Z. BolducR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14:48 |
| N. SuzukiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20:49 |
| A. TexierL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:29 |
| K. GuhleD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:21 |
| O. KapanenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:40 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. ThompsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 19:19 |
| J. NorrisC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 14:30 |
| Z. BensonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21:17 |
| J. QuinnR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21:30 |
| M. SamuelssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26:59 |
| J. DoanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:14 |
| J.KulichC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:00 |
| K. HeleniusC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 09:11 |
Scoring summary
NHL| Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 08:21 | BUF | J. Norris | K. Helenius | 0–1 |
| P1 11:45 | MTL | Z. Bolduc (PP) | N. Suzuki, J. Slafkovský | 1–1 |
| P1 14:01 | MTL | C. Caufield | J. Slafkovský, A. Carrier | 2–1 |
| P2 07:39 | MTL | A. Texier | K. Guhle, A. Carrier | 3–1 |
| P2 09:52 | BUF | J. Quinn (SH) | Z. Benson, M. Samuelsson | 3–2 |
| P3 10:12 | BUF | T. Thompson | J. Doan, J.Kulich | 3–3 |
| OT 00:54 | MTL | C. Caufield | unassisted | 4–3 |
Goaltenders
NHL| Goalie | Team | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Fowler | Montreal Canadiens | 23/26 | 0.885 | 60:54 |
| U. Luukkonen | Buffalo Sabres | 30/34 | 0.882 | 60:01 |
Three stars
NHL| # | Player | Team | Pos | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Caufield | MTL | R | 2G 0A |
| 2 | A. Carrier | MTL | D | 0G 2A |
| 3 | Z. Bolduc | MTL | R | 1G 0A |
Form and recent results
Montreal CanadiensWWLWL
- L21 OctMontreal Canadiens 3–4 San Jose SharksNHL
- L15 OctWashington Capitals 5–4 Montreal CanadiensNHL
- W13 OctMontreal Canadiens 4–3 Buffalo SabresNHL
- W11 OctMontreal Canadiens 1–0 Detroit Red WingsNHL
- L9 OctMontreal Canadiens 2–5 Nashville PredatorsNHL
- L7 OctMontreal Canadiens 4–6 Carolina HurricanesNHL
Buffalo SabresLWLWL
Last meetings
- 13 Oct 2026Montreal Canadiens 4–3 Buffalo SabresNHL
- 31 Jan 2020Buffalo Sabres 1–3 Montreal CanadiensNHL
- 10 Oct 2019Buffalo Sabres 5–4 Montreal CanadiensNHL