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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach BensonLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:45 | 2:09 | 1:37 | 16:59 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh DoanRW | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 17:22 | 5:47 | 0:00 | 11:35 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Konsta HeleniusC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:54 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson KozakC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:49 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 6:08 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:38 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 8:45 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck MalenstynLW | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:46 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 6:56 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:38 | 2:12 | 2:14 | 13:12 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 31.6 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Noah OstlundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:18 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 11:27 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack QuinnRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:28 | 5:23 | 0:00 | 12:05 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:21 | 5:49 | 0:00 | 16:32 | 24 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 29.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex TuchRW | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22:29 | 2:00 | 2:45 | 17:44 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason ZuckerLW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 18:40 | 5:31 | 0:00 | 13:09 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen ByramD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 20:19 | 1:50 | 1:11 | 17:18 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26:03 | 5:55 | 1:04 | 19:04 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael KesselringD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8:53 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 7:57 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:46 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen PowerD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:00 | 0:17 | 2:30 | 21:13 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21:48 | 0:00 | 4:19 | 17:29 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex LyonG | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .900 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 57:43 | 0 | 0 |
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