National Hockey League

FINAL Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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Montreal Canadiens 4
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Match Report

Zachary Bolduc scores decisive goal in shootout for 2nd straight game as Canadiens beat Sabres 4-3

— Zachary Bolduc scored the decisive goal in a shootout for the second straight game, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 after blowing a two-goal lead Tuesday night.

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Team Stats

7
Blocked Shots
15
24
Hits
22
4
Takeaways
3
16
Shots
38
0
Power Play Goals
1
5
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
33
Faceoffs Won
32
50.8
Faceoff Win Percent
49.2
17
Giveaways
18
4
Total Penalties
6
8
Penalty Minutes
12

Top Performers

BUF

  • Zach Benson · ·
  • Justin Danforth · ·
  • Josh Doan · ·
  • Konsta Helenius · ·

MTL

  • Josh Anderson · ·
  • Owen Beck · ·
  • Zack Bolduc · ·
  • Cole Caufield · ·

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · SO Game End
  2. 0:00 · SO End of SO
  3. 0:00 · SO End of Shootout
  4. 0:00 · SO Zachary Bolduc Goal Backhand
  5. 0:00 · SO Jack Quinn failed shot attempt on Jacob Fowler
  6. 0:00 · SO Alexandre Texier Goal Snap Shot
  7. 0:00 · SO Tage Thompson Goal Snap Shot
  8. 0:00 · SO Cole Caufield Goal Snap Shot

Highlights

01:19 Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:43 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen makes big-time save vs. Canadiens Watch on ESPN 00:46 Cole Caufield nets goal for Canadiens Watch on ESPN 00:40 Josh Anderson scores goal for Canadiens Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MTL leads series 1-0

Injuries

Montreal Canadiens

  • Nick Suzuki Out
  • Sam Montembeault Injured Reserve
  • Ivan Demidov Injured Reserve
  • Bryce Pickford Injured Reserve
  • Lucas Condotta Injured Reserve

Buffalo Sabres

  • Justin Danforth Day-To-Day
  • Jiri Kulich Out
  • Sam Carrick Injured Reserve
  • Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
  • Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve

NHL News

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