Buffalo SabresvsMontréal Canadiens — Jan 21, 2026

Jan 21, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
U. Luukkonen
BUF logo

U. Luukkonen

BUF • #1 • G
SV% .941PPSA 1/1
Second Star
N. Suzuki
MTL logo

N. Suzuki

MTL • #14 • C
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 3
Third Star
B. Byram
BUF logo

B. Byram

BUF • #4 • D
G 0A 0PTS 0SOG 1

Linescore

Team123Total
BUF2114
MTL0202

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
BUF83617
MTL1015934

Goals

1st Period

J. Zucker
BUF

J. Zucker(11th)

0:44(EV)

Assisted by J. Quinn and R. McLeod

B. Malenstyn
BUF

B. Malenstyn(4th)

14:58(SH)

Short-handed goal assisted by M. Samuelsson

2nd Period

Z. Benson
BUF

Z. Benson(6th)

2:25(EV)

Assisted by K. Helenius and N. Ostlund

C. Caufield
MTL

C. Caufield(26th)

3:56(EV)

Assisted by N. Suzuki and M. Matheson

N. Suzuki
MTL

N. Suzuki(16th)

11:20(EV)

Assisted by Z. Bolduc

3rd Period

P. Krebs
BUF

P. Krebs(6th)

19:16(EV)

Empty net assisted by T. Thompson

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

17

Shots On Goal

34

35.7

Faceoff %

64.3

0-2 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-3

10

Penalty Minutes

8

26

Hits

28

18

Blocked Shots

16

9

Giveaways

12

5

Takeaways

3

Box Score

14N. Suzuki112000211030.520:14
13C. Caufield101000000020.017:56
76Z. Bolduc011-160422020.014:18
11B. Gallagher000-100100130.013:09
17J. Anderson000-100200020.013:21
20J. Slafkovský000-100102010.018:50
24P. Danault000-100114010.713:20
71J. Evans000000100020.811:25
77K. Dach000-100210100.015:25
90J. Veleno000000400010.810:02
91O. Kapanen000-100031020.615:54
93I. Demidov000-100311020.017:44
8M. Matheson011+100111150.023:53
21K. Guhle000000220000.014:17
45A. Carrier000000010030.018:53
47J. Struble000-200200000.009:06
48L. Hutson000-320000040.024:14
53N. Dobson000+100230010.023:26
35S. Montembeault.8131613311/1320/002/3158:33
75J. Dobes-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
9th
BUF
163153+106-3-1W159
7th
MTL
172167+56-3-1W263
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

MTLStatBUF
3.43Goals/Game3.44
3.05Goals Against/Game2.95
26.4Shots/Game28.2
23.2%Power Play %19.9%
78.1%Penalty Kill %81.7%
51.0%Faceoff %45.7%

Goaltenders

MTL

1
Jakub Dobes

Jakub Dobes

5 GP

Record

29-8-4

GAA

2.69

EV%

.879

PK%

.778

SV%

.904

2
Samuel Montembeault

Samuel Montembeault

5 GP

Record

10-8-4

GAA

3.43

EV%

.900

PK%

.900

SV%

.872

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

20-10-4

GAA

2.77

EV%

.912

PK%

.900

SV%

.907

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

21-9-3

GAA

2.56

EV%

.914

PK%

.786

SV%

.909

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

MTL

1
L. Hutson

L. Hutson

D | 5GP

G

1

A

7

P

8

PPP

3

PPG

0

P/G

1.60

2
C. Caufield

C. Caufield

R | 5GP

G

4

A

3

P

7

PPP

3

PPG

1

P/G

1.40

3
N. Suzuki

N. Suzuki

C | 5GP

G

1

A

6

P

7

PPP

5

PPG

1

P/G

1.40

BUF

1
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

4

A

5

P

9

PPP

5

PPG

1

P/G

1.80

2
R. Dahlin

R. Dahlin

D | 5GP

G

3

A

3

P

6

PPP

2

PPG

2

P/G

1.20

3
N. Ostlund

N. Ostlund

C | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

2

PPG

0

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
21.9
MTL
21.2

Power Play %

BUF
17.9%
MTL
34.4%

Penalty Kill %

BUF
65.6%
MTL
82.1%

Face-Off %

BUF
46.8%
MTL
53.2%

Scratches

MTL

1
Sammy Blais

Sammy Blais

2
Alexandre Texier

Alexandre Texier

3
Arber Xhekaj

Arber Xhekaj

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

2
Tyson Kozak

Tyson Kozak

3
Zach Metsa

Zach Metsa

PIM Leaders (Season)

MTL

1
Arber Xhekaj

Arber Xhekaj

D

PIM

112

2
Josh Anderson

Josh Anderson

R

PIM

88

3
Jayden Struble

Jayden Struble

D

PIM

58

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

78

2
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

74

3
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

57

Past H2H Results