Buffalo SabresvsMontréal Canadiens — Oct 20, 2025

Oct 20, 2025

Final

BUFBuffalo Sabres

SOG: 32

2

-

Final

4

MTLMontréal Canadiens

SOG: 32

Last 5 Games

BUF

@ DAL (4-1) - 2025-12-31

@ CBJ (1-5) - 2026-01-03

vs VAN (5-3) - 2026-01-06

@ NYR (5-2) - 2026-01-08

vs ANA (5-3) - 2026-01-10

1.60PPG

Last 5 Games

MTL

PPG1.20

vs DET (0-4) - 2026-01-10

vs FLA (6-2) - 2026-01-08

vs CGY (4-1) - 2026-01-07

@ DAL (4-3) - 2026-01-04

@ STL (0-2) - 2026-01-03

1.20PPG

MTL

Three Stars

First Star

J. Slafkovský

J. Slafkovský

MTL • #20 • L

G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 3

Second Star

J. Evans

J. Evans

MTL • #71 • C

G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 8

Third Star

J. Dobes

J. Dobes

MTL • #75 • G

SV% .938PPSA 4/4

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	Total
BUF	0	1	1	2
MTL	1	0	3	4

Shots On Goal

Team	1	2	3	Total
BUF	6	11	15	32
MTL	14	4	14	32

Goals

1st Period

O. Kapanen(4th)

8:29(EV)

Assisted by I. Demidov and A. Newhook

2nd Period

6:51(EV)

Assisted by Z. Benson

3rd Period

J. Slafkovský(3rd)

2:57(EV)

Assisted by N. Dobson and N. Suzuki

11:38(EV)

Assisted by A. Newhook

12:30(EV)

Assisted by J. Quinn and R. Dahlin

19:29(EV)

Empty net assisted by N. Suzuki

Game Stats

vs

32

Shots On Goal

32

43.6

Faceoff %

56.4

0-1 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-1

6

Penalty Minutes

6

15

Hits

22

9

Blocked Shots

21

15

Giveaways

11

6

Takeaways

3

Box Score


14	N. Suzuki	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0.6	21:37
15	A. Newhook	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0.6	15:44
20	J. Slafkovský	1	0	1	+1	4	0	3	1	1	0	3	0.0	17:17
71	J. Evans	1	0	1	+1	0	0	2	2	1	0	8	0.6	18:16
91	O. Kapanen	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0.7	12:34
93	I. Demidov	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0.0	12:27
11	B. Gallagher	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	3	0.0	15:46
13	C. Caufield	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0.0	17:48
17	J. Anderson	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	0.0	15:55
62	O. Beck	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.4	08:01
76	Z. Bolduc	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0.0	11:03
90	J. Veleno	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0.5	09:27


48	L. Hutson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0.0	19:59
53	N. Dobson	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0.0	20:46
8	M. Matheson	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	0.0	26:30
45	A. Carrier	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0.0	18:36
47	J. Struble	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0.0	19:09
72	A. Xhekaj	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	13:08


75	J. Dobes			.938	32	30	2	26/28	2	4/4	0	0/0	0	59:57
35	S. Montembeault			-	0	0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	00:00

Standings

OVR	Team	GF	GA	GD	L10	Strk	PTS
9th	BUFBuffalo Sabres	140	134	+6	9-1-0	W3	52
7th	MTLMontréal Canadiens	151	148	+3	6-2-2	L1	56

Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Goaltenders

MTL

1

Jakub Dobes

5 GP

Record

13-5-3

GAA

3.01

EV%

.864

PK%

.333

SV%

.889

2

Samuel Montembeault

5 GP

Record

8-6-1

GAA

3.39

EV%

.913

PK%

.929

SV%

.869

BUF

1

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

10-6-3

GAA

2.82

EV%

.943

PK%

.714

SV%

.906

2

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

9-6-1

GAA

2.63

EV%

.915

PK%

.950

SV%

.904

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

MTL

1

A. Texier

L | 5GP

G

4

A

2

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

2

O. Kapanen

C | 5GP

G

3

A

2

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

3

J. Slafkovský

L | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

1.00

BUF

1

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

4

A

3

P

7

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

2

J. Doan

R | 5GP

G

4

A

2

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

3

B. Byram

D | 5GP

G

2

A

4

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.840.93

1.211.02

0.951.20

1st Period2nd Period3rd Period

BUF

MTL

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (2)MTL (8)

Goals / Game

BUF

2.80

MTL

3.80

Goals Against / Game

BUF

3.80

MTL

2.80

Shots / Game

BUF

15.5

MTL

16.2

Power Play %

BUF

10.5%

MTL

30.8%

Penalty Kill %

BUF

69.2%

MTL

89.5%

Face-Off %

BUF

47.7%

MTL

52.3%

Scratches

MTL

1

Patrik Laine

2

Kirby Dach

3

Kaiden Guhle

BUF

1

Jacob Bryson

2

Zac Jones

3

Noah Ostlund

PIM Leaders (Season)

MTL

1

Arber Xhekaj

D

PIM

85

2

Josh Anderson

R

PIM

48

3

Juraj Slafkovský

L

PIM

42

BUF

1

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

44

2

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

43

3

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

39

Past H2H Results

Mar 3

Final

BUF

MTL

Mar 1

Final

MTL

BUF

Dec 17

Final

BUF

MTL

Nov 11

Final

MTL

BUF