Montréal CanadiensvsBuffalo Sabres — Jan 30, 2026

Jan 30, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
C. Caufield
MTL logo

C. Caufield

MTL • #13 • R
G 2A 1PTS 3SOG 5
Second Star
J. Dobes
MTL logo

J. Dobes

MTL • #75 • G
SV% .947PPSA 4/5
Third Star
O. Power
BUF logo

O. Power

BUF • #25 • D
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 6

Linescore

Team123Total
MTL1034
BUF0202

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
MTL1161431
BUF11121538

Goals

1st Period

J. Slafkovský
MTL

J. Slafkovský(21st)

11:20(PP)

Power play goal assisted by N. Suzuki and C. Caufield

2nd Period

O. Power
BUF

O. Power(4th)

7:36(EV)

Assisted by T. Thompson and R. Dahlin

N. Ostlund
BUF

N. Ostlund(10th)

18:56(PP)

Power play goal assisted by A. Tuch and B. Byram

3rd Period

C. Caufield
MTL

C. Caufield(31st)

4:14(EV)

Assisted by N. Dobson and L. Hutson

C. Caufield
MTL

C. Caufield(32nd)

10:13(EV)

Assisted by N. Suzuki and K. Dach

O. Kapanen
MTL

O. Kapanen(17th)

19:12(EV)

Empty net assisted by N. Dobson

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

31

Shots On Goal

38

70.2

Faceoff %

29.8

1-3 (33.3%)

Power Play %

(25.0%) 1-4

8

Penalty Minutes

6

29

Hits

24

20

Blocked Shots

7

13

Giveaways

16

5

Takeaways

4

Box Score

72T. Thompson011+120100050.322:21
86N. Ostlund101-201001010.513:16
89A. Tuch011000102210.022:27
6Z. Benson000000101020.020:43
17J. Zucker000-100200040.018:40
19P. Krebs000-100100000.309:40
22J. Quinn000-100000030.017:28
29B. Malenstyn000000321010.008:48
48T. Kozak000000100000.506:51
71R. McLeod000020004020.317:36
91J. Doan000-100402030.017:22
94K. Helenius000-100101030.309:54
4B. Byram011-220011110.020:17
25O. Power101000020060.024:02
26R. Dahlin011000313040.026:03
8M. Kesselring000-200010000.008:53
23M. Samuelsson000000600120.021:50
73Z. Metsa000000000000.010:46
34A. Lyon.9003027323/2523/411/1057:43
92C. Ellis-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
8th
MTL
187180+75-4-1W267
7th
BUF
183160+237-2-1W567
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

BUFStatMTL
3.37Goals/Game3.46
3.09Goals Against/Game3.21
27.6Shots/Game26.2
20.1%Power Play %23.9%
82.5%Penalty Kill %76.9%
44.7%Faceoff %50.7%

Goaltenders

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

14-8-3

GAA

2.72

EV%

.951

PK%

.900

SV%

.913

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

11-7-2

GAA

2.73

EV%

.900

PK%

.833

SV%

.903

MTL

1
Jakub Dobes

Jakub Dobes

5 GP

Record

18-5-4

GAA

2.96

EV%

.908

PK%

.846

SV%

.892

2
Samuel Montembeault

Samuel Montembeault

5 GP

Record

10-8-2

GAA

3.34

EV%

.885

PK%

.571

SV%

.875

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

BUF

1
R. Dahlin

R. Dahlin

D | 5GP

G

4

A

4

P

8

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.60

2
M. Samuelsson

M. Samuelsson

D | 5GP

G

1

A

7

P

8

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.60

3
A. Tuch

A. Tuch

R | 5GP

G

5

A

1

P

6

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

1.20

MTL

1
N. Suzuki

N. Suzuki

C | 5GP

G

3

A

5

P

8

PPP

3

PPG

1

P/G

1.60

2
C. Caufield

C. Caufield

R | 5GP

G

6

A

0

P

6

PPP

2

PPG

2

P/G

1.20

3
L. Hutson

L. Hutson

D | 5GP

G

1

A

4

P

5

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

1.001.02
1.111.25
1.151.08
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
MTL
BUF

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

MTL (6)BUF (4)

Goals / Game

MTL
3.60
BUF
3.30

Goals Against / Game

MTL
3.30
BUF
3.60

Shots / Game

MTL
21.9
BUF
19.9

Power Play %

MTL
31.2%
BUF
16.0%

Penalty Kill %

MTL
84.0%
BUF
68.8%

Face-Off %

MTL
54.8%
BUF
45.2%

Scratches

BUF

1
Jordan Greenway

Jordan Greenway

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3
Zac Jones

Zac Jones

MTL

1
Sammy Blais

Sammy Blais

2
Alexandre Texier

Alexandre Texier

3
Jayden Struble

Jayden Struble

PIM Leaders (Season)

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

67

2
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

51

3
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

45

MTL

1
Arber Xhekaj

Arber Xhekaj

D

PIM

104

2
Josh Anderson

Josh Anderson

R

PIM

54

3
Juraj Slafkovský

Juraj Slafkovský

L

PIM

42

Past H2H Results