Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres
On the ice
MTL shoots leftBUF shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 11 | 6 | 14 | 31 |
| BUF | 11 | 12 | 15 | 38 |
In net
Jakub Dobes36/38 SV, .947
Alex Lyon27/30 SV, .900| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| BUF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Who won: Canadiens 4-2
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The series is tied 2-2. The Canadiens outscored the Sabres 3-0 in the 3rd period. Cole Caufield led the Canadiens in goals (2). Owen Power led the Sabres 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12:11 | 0:00 | 2:05 | 10:06 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack BolducRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 10:10 | 0:47 | 0:00 | 9:23 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole CaufieldRW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15:39 | 4:07 | 0:00 | 11:32 | 20 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby DachC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:29 | 0:47 | 0:00 | 11:42 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Phillip DanaultC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:13 | 0:17 | 4:44 | 13:12 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 78.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan DemidovRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:49 | 3:56 | 0:00 | 12:53 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake EvansC | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:33 | 0:00 | 4:05 | 12:28 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 81.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan GallagherRW | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10:18 | 0:47 | 0:00 | 9:31 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver KapanenC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:28 | 0:47 | 2:52 | 13:49 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj SlafkovskyLW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17:26 | 3:56 | 0:00 | 13:30 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick SuzukiC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18:52 | 4:13 | 1:31 | 13:08 | 23 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe VelenoC | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 10:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:33 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:28 | 0:00 | 4:52 | 15:36 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah DobsonD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20:32 | 1:04 | 1:05 | 18:23 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kaiden GuhleD | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19:29 | 0:00 | 3:04 | 16:25 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane HutsonD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20:10 | 3:56 | 0:28 | 15:46 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike MathesonD | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 27:33 | 0:23 | 5:54 | 21:16 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber XhekajD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:09 | 11 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub DobesG | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 36 | .947 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 59:58 | 0 | 0 |
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