National Hockey League

FINAL Saturday, October 17, 2026
Buffalo Sabres 3
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Montreal Canadiens 4
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Match Report

Caufield scores his second goal in OT to lift Canadiens over Sabres 4-3

— Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the game 54 seconds into overtime to lift the Montreal Canadiens over the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

17
Blocked Shots
13
18
Hits
20
7
Takeaways
3
26
Shots
34
0
Power Play Goals
1
4
Power Play Opportunities
5
0.0
Power Play Percentage
20.0
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
21
Faceoffs Won
36
36.8
Faceoff Win Percent
63.2
19
Giveaways
9
5
Total Penalties
4
10
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

BUF

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

MTL

  • Josh Anderson · ·
  • Zack Bolduc · ·
  • Cole Caufield · ·
  • Kirby Dach · ·

Recent Plays

  1. 0:54 · OT Game End
  2. 0:54 · OT End of OT
  3. 0:54 · OT Cole Caufield Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: none
  4. 0:45 · OT Josh Norris Snap Shot Wide Left
  5. 0:05 · OT Lane Hutson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  6. 0:00 · OT Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  7. 0:00 · OT Start of Overtime
  8. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period

Highlights

00:42 Josh Norris nets goal for Sabres Watch on ESPN 00:50 Zack Bolduc scores power-play goal vs. Sabres Watch on ESPN 00:47 Cole Caufield scores goal vs. Sabres Watch on ESPN 00:43 Kaiden Guhle lights the lamp for Canadiens Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MTL leads series 2-0

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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News Ex-Canucks captain Quinn Hughes booed in Vancouver return with Wild Boos echoed through Rogers Arena as Quinn Hughes, the former Canucks captain, stepped on the ice for warmups Sunday night, this time as a member of the Wild. Video Colorado Avalanche vs. Nashville Predators: Game Highlights Colorado Avalanche vs. Nashville Predators: Game Highlights ESPN O'Reilly, Stamkos each score twice as the Predators beat the Avalanche 6-2 — Ryan O’Reilly had two goals and two assists, Steven Stamkos added two goals and an assist and the Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 on Sunday night. ESPN Keith Jenkins Who has scored the most goals in NHL history? Alex Ovechkin holds the record for the most individual career goals in NHL history. Which other players are at the top of the list?