Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres
On the ice
MTL shoots leftBUF shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| BUF | 12 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
In net
Jacob Fowler22/26 SV, .846
Colten Ellis20/23 SV, .870| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| BUF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Who won: Sabres 5-3
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The series is tied 1-1. The Sabres outscored the Canadiens 2-0 in the 3rd period. Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (3). Nick Suzuki led the Canadiens in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh AndersonRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:27 | 0:00 | 2:54 | 10:33 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy BlaisLW | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:29 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack BolducRW | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 12:04 | 1:01 | 0:00 | 11:03 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole CaufieldRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:17 | 2:28 | 0:00 | 16:49 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip DanaultC | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 14:58 | 0:00 | 2:13 | 12:45 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivan DemidovRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:10 | 2:21 | 0:00 | 13:49 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan GallagherRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:58 | 1:01 | 0:06 | 9:51 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oliver KapanenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:02 | 0:49 | 1:36 | 13:37 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Juraj SlafkovskyLW | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:14 | 2:28 | 0:00 | 15:46 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick SuzukiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:17 | 2:28 | 1:40 | 18:09 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 63.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre TexierLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 | 1:01 | 0:00 | 12:44 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe VelenoC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 | 0:00 | 1:59 | 9:13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre CarrierD | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:00 | 0:00 | 4:04 | 16:56 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah DobsonD | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:39 | 1:08 | 0:43 | 19:48 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden GuhleD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:56 | 0:00 | 0:40 | 14:16 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lane HutsonD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 25:55 | 2:21 | 0:10 | 23:24 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike MathesonD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:32 | 0:19 | 5:18 | 16:55 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Arber XhekajD | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:29 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob FowlerG | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .846 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 58:08 | 0 | 0 |
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