NHL

Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

· National Hockey League
Montreal Canadiens
25-14-6

vs
Buffalo Sabres
24-15-4
Regular Season Series

MTL leads series 1-0

Statistics

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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 Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alex Lyon, G Injured Reserve Jan 7
Michael Kesselring, D Injured Reserve Jan 6
Montreal Canadiens 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:

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
Full Standings
Canadiens Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ STL L 2-0
@ DAL W 4-3 OT
vs CGY W 4-1
vs FLA W 6-2
vs DET L 4-0
Sabres Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ DAL W 4-1
@ CBJ L 5-1
vs VAN W 5-3
@ NYR W 5-2
vs ANA W 5-3