Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL

Canadiens

31-17-7, 69 PTS

4-2

Final

Sabres

31-18-5, 67 PTS

KeyBank Center

TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

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).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:02
Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
P3 0:06
Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 0:13
Jason Zucker Deflected Wide Right
P3 0:15
Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
P3 0:21
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 0:38
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tage Thompson
P3 0:48
Jake Evans faceoff won against Tage Thompson
GOALP3 0:48
Goal! Wrist shot
Oliver Kapanen
Oliver Kapanen Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (25)
MTL 4 - 2 BUF
P3 0:57
Kaiden Guhle hit Owen Power
P3 1:32
Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 1:53
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
P3 1:55
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jake Evans
P3 2:34
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Tage Thompson
P3 2:37
Tage Thompson Slap Shot Wide Right
P3 2:47
Tage Thompson Snap Shot Off Crossbar
P3 3:26
Jack Quinn Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 3:36
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Phillip Danault
P3 3:36
FLAG
Kirby Dach Holding against Bowen Byram (2 min)
P3 3:39
Bowen Byram Backhand Wide Right
P3 3:41
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Mike Matheson
P3 3:58
TO
Giveaway by Kirby Dach
P3 4:17
Bowen Byram Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 5:05
Jason Zucker hit Kaiden Guhle