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Sabres vs Canadiens

Final · Mon Oct 20 · 7:30 PM ET · Bell Centre

Buffalo SabresSabres2-4-0
2
FinalOct 20, 2025
Montreal CanadiensCanadiens5-2-0
4
TVMSGBStreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
BUF+120
MTL−140
Puck line
BUF +1.5−210
MTL −1.5+170
Total O/U
Over 5.5−155
Under 5.5+125
  • Puck line: Canadiens −1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 5.5 (6 goals).

Recap

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 at Bell Centre in Montreal on Oct 20, 2025 to move to 5-2-0.

The game was played before 20,962.

Score by period

Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens, score by period
Team123T
BUF0112
MTL1034

W: Dobes · L: Lyon

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. MTLGoal · 8:29Oliver Kapanen Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Ivan Demidov (4), Alex Newhook (2)0-1

Second Period

  1. BUFGoal · 6:51Jiri Kulich Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Zach Benson (6)1-1

Third Period

  1. MTLGoal · 2:57Juraj Slafkovský Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (3), Nick Suzuki (8)1-2
  2. MTLGoal · 11:38Lane Hutson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Newhook (3)1-3
  3. BUFGoal · 12:30Tyson Kozak Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (1), Rasmus Dahlin (5)2-3
  4. MTLGoal · 19:29Jake Evans Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (9)2-4

Team stats

BUFMTL
Shots
32
32
Power Play Goals
0
0
Faceoff Win Percent
43.6
56.4
Hits
15
22
Blocked Shots
9
21
Penalty Minutes
6
6

Top performers

Buffalo SabresMontreal Canadiens

Goals

Tyson Kozak1
Jake Evans1

Assists

Jack Quinn1
Nick Suzuki2

Points

Tyson Kozak1
Nick Suzuki2

Player stats

Sabres · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zach Benson LW010-121:1101700.02
Josh Doan RW110015:5300200.00
Josh Dunne C01006:3500100.00
Mason Geertsen LW00005:2700000.00
Tyson Kozak C020110:59102075.00
Peyton Krebs C140-113:29001044.40
Jiri Kulich C000018:00102030.00
Ryan McLeod C112-119:58002047.60
Jack Quinn RW000013:1701100.00
Tage Thompson C121-220:18003016.72
Alex Tuch RW000-120:0800200.00
Jason Zucker LW000-212:3500100.00

Sabres · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Bowen Byram D100123:0700100.00
Rasmus Dahlin D002-126:5201400.00
Zach Metsa D10019:0200000.02
Owen Power D011-221:1700200.00
Mattias Samuelsson D220-119:1300100.00
Conor Timmins D100-218:4700000.00

Sabres · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Alex Lyon G33128.90357:520

Canadiens · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Josh Anderson RW120215:5500400.00
Owen Beck C100-18:01000040.00
Zack Bolduc RW020-111:0300200.00
Cole Caufield RW030117:4800100.00
Ivan Demidov RW001012:2701000.00
Jake Evans C220118:16108058.80
Brendan Gallagher RW011015:4600300.02
Oliver Kapanen C010012:34101066.70
Alex Newhook C210115:44021057.10
Juraj Slafkovsky LW130117:1710300.04
Nick Suzuki C100221:37021060.00
Joe Veleno C12009:27000050.00

Canadiens · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Alexandre Carrier D500118:3600100.00
Noah Dobson D100120:4601300.00
Lane Hutson D100019:5910200.00
Mike Matheson D420226:3000000.00
Jayden Struble D121119:0900200.00
Arber Xhekaj D010-113:0800000.00

Canadiens · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Jakub Dobes G23230.93859:570

Three stars

  1. Juraj Slafkovsky (MTL)
  2. Jake Evans (MTL)
  3. Jakub Dobes (MTL)

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