Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
· National Hockey League
Regular Season Series
MTL leads series 1-0
Statistics
MTL |
BUF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3.20 | Goals Against Average | 3.12 |
| 27.0 | Shots Against per Game | 29.7 |
| 78.8 | Penalty Kill Percentage | 85.5 |
| 31 | Power Play Goals Against | 17 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals Against | 0 |
| 3.31 | Goals For per Game | 3.19 |
| 25.9 | Shots per Game | 28.4 |
| 29 | Power Play Goals | 23 |
| 22.5 | Power Play Percentage | 18.1 |
| 3 | Short Handed Goals | 5 |
| 476 | Penalty Minutes | 382 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon, G | Injured Reserve | Jan 7 |
| Michael Kesselring, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 6 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson, RW | Out | Jan 12 |
| Patrik Laine, RW | Injured Reserve | Jan 10 |
| Jake Evans, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 27 |
Game Information
KeyBank Center
Location: Buffalo, NY
Capacity:
KeyBank Center
Location: Buffalo, NY
Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Detroit |
27 | 15 | 58 | 4 |
Tampa Bay |
27 | 13 | 57 | 3 |
Montreal |
25 | 14 | 56 | 6 |
Buffalo |
24 | 15 | 52 | 4 |
Boston |
25 | 19 | 52 | 2 |
Toronto |
22 | 15 | 51 | 7 |
Florida |
23 | 18 | 49 | 3 |
Ottawa |
20 | 19 | 45 | 5 |


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