Montréal CanadiensvsBuffalo Sabres — Jan 14, 2026

Jan 14, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
T. Thompson
BUF logo

T. Thompson

BUF • #72 • C
G 3A 2PTS 5SOG 3
Second Star
J. Doan
BUF logo

J. Doan

BUF • #91 • R
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 1
Third Star
A. Tuch
BUF logo

A. Tuch

BUF • #89 • R
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 1

Linescore

Team123Total
MTL2103
BUF2125

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
MTL78823
BUF1210527

Goals

1st Period

C. Caufield
MTL

C. Caufield(22nd)

3:11(EV)

Assisted by N. Dobson

T. Thompson
BUF

T. Thompson(23rd)

4:05(PP)

Power play goal assisted by N. Ostlund and J. Zucker

J. Doan
BUF

J. Doan(15th)

10:30(PP)

Power play goal assisted by T. Thompson and N. Ostlund

I. Demidov
MTL

I. Demidov(11th)

14:20(PP)

Power play goal assisted by L. Hutson and N. Suzuki

2nd Period

N. Suzuki
MTL

N. Suzuki(15th)

3:05(PP)

Power play goal assisted by L. Hutson and C. Caufield

A. Tuch
BUF

A. Tuch(16th)

8:55(EV)

Assisted by T. Thompson and R. Dahlin

3rd Period

T. Thompson
BUF

T. Thompson(24th)

5:12(EV)

Assisted by J. Doan

T. Thompson
BUF

T. Thompson(25th)

18:20(EV)

Empty net assisted by Z. Benson

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

23

Shots On Goal

27

58.9

Faceoff %

41.1

2-3 (66.7%)

Power Play %

(50.0%) 2-4

12

Penalty Minutes

10

26

Hits

21

18

Blocked Shots

6

14

Giveaways

15

4

Takeaways

6

Box Score

72T. Thompson325+201012030.420:43
86N. Ostlund022000000030.217:21
91J. Doan112+101100110.016:55
6Z. Benson011+120101120.016:06
17J. Zucker011000113000.314:27
89A. Tuch101+100401010.018:44
12J. Greenway000020310000.011:10
19P. Krebs000+100000000.310:55
22J. Quinn000000101010.014:21
29B. Malenstyn000000501020.008:45
48T. Kozak000000302220.409:22
71R. McLeod000000100010.618:29
26R. Dahlin011000021020.027:39
4B. Byram000+140000010.025:05
23M. Samuelsson000+200012040.025:24
25O. Power000000100230.023:04
73Z. Metsa000+100000010.007:38
78J. Bryson000020000000.006:02
92C. Ellis.8702320319/2011/320/0059:47
1U. Luukkonen-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
7th
MTL
159154+56-2-2OT159
10th
BUF
148140+88-2-0W154
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

BUFStatMTL
3.26Goals/Game3.33
3.11Goals Against/Game3.23
28.0Shots/Game26.1
19.4%Power Play %23.4%
83.3%Penalty Kill %79.0%
44.9%Faceoff %49.8%

Goaltenders

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

10-6-3

GAA

2.82

EV%

.943

PK%

.714

SV%

.906

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

10-6-1

GAA

2.59

EV%

.915

PK%

.900

SV%

.904

MTL

1
Jakub Dobes

Jakub Dobes

5 GP

Record

14-5-3

GAA

3.01

EV%

.833

PK%

.000

SV%

.888

2
Samuel Montembeault

Samuel Montembeault

5 GP

Record

8-6-2

GAA

3.35

EV%

.910

PK%

.957

SV%

.874

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

BUF

1
R. McLeod

R. McLeod

C | 5GP

G

3

A

4

P

7

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

2
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

2

A

5

P

7

PPP

3

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

3
A. Tuch

A. Tuch

R | 5GP

G

3

A

3

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

MTL

1
A. Texier

A. Texier

L | 5GP

G

4

A

4

P

8

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.60

2
J. Slafkovský

J. Slafkovský

L | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

3
O. Kapanen

O. Kapanen

C | 5GP

G

3

A

2

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.940.89
1.041.24
1.211.02
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
MTL
BUF

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

MTL (8)BUF (2)

Goals / Game

MTL
3.80
BUF
2.80

Goals Against / Game

MTL
2.80
BUF
3.80

Shots / Game

MTL
16.2
BUF
15.5

Power Play %

MTL
30.8%
BUF
10.5%

Penalty Kill %

MTL
89.5%
BUF
69.2%

Face-Off %

MTL
52.3%
BUF
47.7%

Scratches

BUF

1
Josh Norris

Josh Norris

2
Michael Kesselring

Michael Kesselring

3
Konsta Helenius

Konsta Helenius

MTL

1
Jayden Struble

Jayden Struble

2
Jakub Dobes

Jakub Dobes

3
Owen Beck

Owen Beck

PIM Leaders (Season)

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

44

2
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

43

3
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

39

MTL

1
Arber Xhekaj

Arber Xhekaj

D

PIM

102

2
Josh Anderson

Josh Anderson

R

PIM

48

3
Juraj Slafkovský

Juraj Slafkovský

L

PIM

42

Past H2H Results