Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens

NHL

Sabres

2-4-0, 4 PTS

2-4

Final

Canadiens

5-2-0, 10 PTS

Bell Centre

TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

On the ice

BUF shoots leftMTL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
BUF	6	11	15	32
MTL	14	4	14	32

In net

Alex Lyon28/31 SV, .903

Jakub Dobes30/32 SV, .938

Team	1	2	3	T
BUF	0	1	1	2
MTL	1	0	3	4

Who won: Canadiens 4-2

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Monday, October 20, 2025 at Bell Centre. The Canadiens lead the series 1-0. The Canadiens outscored the Sabres 3-1 in the 3rd period. Jake Evans led the Canadiens in goals (1). Tyson Kozak led the Sabres in goals (1).

BUF

MTL

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Zach BensonLW	0	1	0	-1	21:11	1:53	0:00	19:18	25	0	0	1	7	0	0	1	0.0	2	1	2
Josh DoanRW	1	1	0	0	15:53	1:53	0:00	14:00	21	0	3	0	2	3	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Josh DunneC	0	1	0	0	6:35	0:00	0:00	6:35	8	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Mason GeertsenLW	0	0	0	0	5:27	0:00	0:00	5:27	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Tyson KozakC	0	2	0	1	10:59	0:07	0:49	10:03	15	1	2	0	2	0	6	2	75.0	0	0	0
Peyton KrebsC	1	4	0	-1	13:29	0:00	0:00	13:29	18	0	0	0	1	0	4	5	44.4	0	0	0
Jiri KulichC	0	0	0	0	18:00	0:07	0:00	17:53	26	1	3	0	2	1	3	7	30.0	0	0	0
Ryan McLeodC	1	1	2	-1	19:58	0:00	1:13	18:45	26	0	3	0	2	1	10	11	47.6	3	0	0
Jack QuinnRW	0	0	0	0	13:17	0:07	0:47	12:23	19	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Tage ThompsonC	1	2	1	-2	20:18	1:53	0:00	18:25	25	0	4	0	3	4	1	5	16.7	2	1	2
Alex TuchRW	0	0	0	-1	20:08	0:00	1:11	18:57	26	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Jason ZuckerLW	0	0	0	-2	12:35	1:53	0:00	10:42	16	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Bowen ByramD	1	0	0	1	23:07	0:07	0:37	22:23	25	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Rasmus DahlinD	0	0	2	-1	26:52	1:53	0:00	24:59	30	0	1	4	4	4	0	0
Zach MetsaD	1	0	0	1	9:02	0:00	0:00	9:02	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Owen PowerD	0	1	1	-2	21:17	0:07	0:39	20:31	28	1	0	2	2	0	0	0
Mattias SamuelssonD	2	2	0	-1	19:13	0:00	1:23	17:50	26	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Conor TimminsD	1	0	0	-2	18:47	0:00	1:21	17:26	24	0	0	0	1	1	0	0