Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Canadiens

0-2-0, 0 PTS

1-5

Final

Sabres

1-0-0, 2 PTS

KeyBank Center

TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

On the ice

MTL shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MTL	10	11	10	31
BUF	10	15	11	36

In net

Sam Montembeault31/36 SV, .861

Craig Anderson30/31 SV, .968

Team	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	1	0	1
BUF	2	2	1	5

Who won: Sabres 5-1

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres lead the series 1-0. The Sabres outscored the Canadiens 2-0 in the 1st period. Zemgus Girgensons led the Sabres in goals (1). Chris Wideman led the Canadiens in goals (1).

Recap · Oct 14

Sabres, minus Eichel, open season with 5-1 rout of Canadiens

At 40 and opening his 19th NHL season, Sabres goalie Craig Anderson has been around long enough to realize it’s not about what star players a team might be missing, or how inexperienced the roster.

What it means

Season series: BUF leads series 1-0.
Canadiens 0-2-0 on the road; Sabres 1-0-0 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · 4d ago

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Injuries and inactives

Canadiens11th in Eastern Conference

Florian Xhekaj LW
Lower Body
Out
Mike Matheson D
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Ivan Demidov RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Oliver Kapanen C
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Sam Montembeault G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Sabres7th in Eastern Conference

Rasmus Dahlin D
Upper Body
Out
Jiri Kulich C
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Josh Norris C
Concussion
Day-To-Day
Alex Lyon G
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Matt Grzelcyk D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Canadiens11th in Eastern Conference

Sam Montembeault G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Sabres7th in Eastern Conference

Craig Anderson G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

BUF leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY · Attendance 8,467
Officials: Frederick L'Ecuyer (Referee), Dan O'Rourke (Referee), Devin Berg (Linesman), Ben O'Quinn (Linesman)