Buffalo SabresvsMontréal Canadiens — Jan 21, 2026

Jan 21, 2026

Final

BUFBuffalo Sabres

SOG: 17

Final

MTLMontréal Canadiens

SOG: 34

Last 5 Games

BUF

vs PHI (5-2) - 2026-01-14

vs MTL (5-3) - 2026-01-15

vs MIN (4-5) - 2026-01-17

@ CAR (1-2) - 2026-01-19

@ NSH (5-3) - 2026-01-20

1.40PPG

Last 5 Games

MTL

PPG1.40

vs MIN (4-3) - 2026-01-20

@ OTT (6-5) - 2026-01-17

@ BUF (3-5) - 2026-01-15

@ WSH (2-3) - 2026-01-13

vs VAN (6-3) - 2026-01-12

1.40PPG

MTL

Three Stars

First Star

U. Luukkonen

BUF • #1 • G

SV% .941PPSA 1/1

Second Star

N. Suzuki

MTL • #14 • C

G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 3

Third Star

B. Byram

BUF • #4 • D

G 0A 0PTS 0SOG 1

Linescore

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

Shots On Goal

Team	1	2	3	Total
BUF	8	3	6	17
MTL	10	15	9	34

Goals

1st Period

J. Zucker(11th)

0:44(EV)

BUF

Assisted by J. Quinn and R. McLeod

B. Malenstyn(4th)

14:58(SH)

BUF

Short-handed goal assisted by M. Samuelsson

2nd Period

Z. Benson(6th)

2:25(EV)

BUF

Assisted by K. Helenius and N. Ostlund

C. Caufield(26th)

3:56(EV)

MTL

Assisted by N. Suzuki and M. Matheson

N. Suzuki(16th)

11:20(EV)

MTL

Assisted by Z. Bolduc

3rd Period

P. Krebs(6th)

19:16(EV)

BUF

Empty net assisted by T. Thompson

Game Stats

Shots On Goal

35.7

Faceoff %

64.3

0-2 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-3

Penalty Minutes

Hits

Blocked Shots

Giveaways

Takeaways

Box Score


14	N. Suzuki	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	3	0.5	20:14
13	C. Caufield	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	17:56
76	Z. Bolduc	0	1	1	-1	6	4	2	2	0	2	0.0	14:18
11	B. Gallagher	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	1	3	0.0	13:09
17	J. Anderson	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0.0	13:21
20	J. Slafkovský	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0.0	18:50
24	P. Danault	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	4	0	1	0.7	13:20
71	J. Evans	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0.8	11:25
77	K. Dach	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0.0	15:25
90	J. Veleno	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0.8	10:02
91	O. Kapanen	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0	2	0.6	15:54
93	I. Demidov	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0	2	0.0	17:44


8	M. Matheson	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	1	5	23:53
21	K. Guhle	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	14:17
45	A. Carrier	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	18:53
47	J. Struble	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	0	09:06
48	L. Hutson	0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	0	4	24:14
53	N. Dobson	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0	0	1	23:26


35	S. Montembeault			.813	16	13	3	11/13	2	0/0	0	2/3	1	58:33
75	J. Dobes			-	0	0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	00:00

Standings

Full Standings

OVR	Team	GF	GA	GD	L10	Strk	PTS
9th	BUFBuffalo Sabres	163	153	+10	6-3-1	W1	59
7th	MTLMontréal Canadiens	172	167	+5	6-3-1	W2	63

Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

MTLStatBUF

3.46Goals/Game3.37

3.21Goals Against/Game3.09

26.2Shots/Game27.6

23.9%Power Play %20.1%

76.9%Penalty Kill %82.5%

50.7%Faceoff %44.7%

Goaltenders

MTL

Jakub Dobes

5 GP

Record

18-5-4

GAA

2.96

EV%

.879

PK%

.778

SV%

.892

Samuel Montembeault

5 GP

Record

10-8-2

GAA

3.34

EV%

.900

PK%

.900

SV%

.875

BUF

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

14-8-3

GAA

2.72

EV%

.912

PK%

.900

SV%

.913

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

11-7-2

GAA

2.73

EV%

.914

PK%

.786

SV%

.903

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

MTL

L. Hutson

D | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.60

C. Caufield

R | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.40

N. Suzuki

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.40

BUF

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.80

R. Dahlin

D | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

N. Ostlund

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.961.00

1.241.04

1.001.20

1st Period2nd Period3rd Period

BUF

MTL

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (3)MTL (7)

Goals / Game

BUF

3.00

MTL

3.70

Goals Against / Game

BUF

3.70

MTL

3.00

Shots / Game

BUF

18.2

MTL

18.5

Power Play %

BUF

17.4%

MTL

34.5%

Penalty Kill %

BUF

65.5%

MTL

82.6%

Face-Off %

BUF

46.7%

MTL

53.3%

Scratches

MTL

Sammy Blais

Alexandre Texier

Arber Xhekaj

BUF

Alex Lyon

Tyson Kozak

Zach Metsa

PIM Leaders (Season)

MTL

Arber Xhekaj

PIM

104

Josh Anderson

PIM

Juraj Slafkovský

PIM

BUF

Peyton Krebs

PIM

Rasmus Dahlin

PIM

Alex Tuch

PIM

Buffalo SabresvsMontréal Canadiens — Jan 21, 2026

Jan 21, 2026

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games

Three Stars

U. Luukkonen

N. Suzuki

B. Byram

Linescore

Shots On Goal

Goals

Game Stats

Box Score

Standings

Season Stats Comparison

Goaltenders

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

Head-to-Head

Head-to-Head Wins

Goals / Game

Goals Against / Game

Shots / Game

Power Play %

Penalty Kill %

Face-Off %

Scratches

PIM Leaders (Season)

Past H2H Results

Jan 15

Final

MTL

BUF

Oct 20

Final

BUF

MTL

Mar 3

Final

BUF

MTL

Mar 1

Final

MTL

BUF