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Canadiens vs Sabres

Final · Thu Jan 15 · 7:00 PM ET · KeyBank Center

Montreal CanadiensCanadiens26-15-7
3
FinalJan 15, 2026
Buffalo SabresSabres26-16-4
5
TVMSGBStreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
MTL−125
BUF+105
Puck line
MTL −1.5+200
BUF +1.5−245
Total O/U
Over 6.5−102
Under 6.5−118
  • Puck line: Sabres +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (8 goals).

Recap

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo on Jan 15, 2026 to move to 26-16-4.

The go-ahead score came with 5:12 left in the third period: Tage Thompson Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Doan (19). The lead changed hands 3 times. The Sabres scored 2 power-play goals.

Score by period

Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres, score by period
Team123T
MTL2103
BUF2125

W: Ellis · L: Fowler

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. MTLGoal · 3:11Cole Caufield Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (21)1-0
  2. BUFGoal · 4:05Tage Thompson Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (7), Jason Zucker (11)1-1
  3. BUFGoal · 10:30Josh Doan Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (23), Noah Ostlund (8)1-2
  4. MTLGoal · 14:20Ivan Demidov Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (38), Nick Suzuki (37)2-2

Second Period

  1. MTLGoal · 3:05Nick Suzuki Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (39), Cole Caufield (23)3-2
  2. BUFGoal · 8:55Alex Tuch Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (24), Rasmus Dahlin (27)3-3

Third Period

  1. BUFGoal · 5:12Tage Thompson Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Doan (19)3-4
  2. BUFGoal · 18:20Tage Thompson Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (17)3-5

Team stats

MTLBUF
Shots
23
27
Power Play Goals
2
2
Faceoff Win Percent
58.9
41.1
Hits
26
21
Blocked Shots
18
6
Penalty Minutes
12
10

Top performers

Montreal CanadiensBuffalo Sabres

Goals

Nick Suzuki1
Tage Thompson3

Assists

Lane Hutson2
Tage Thompson2

Points

Nick Suzuki2
Tage Thompson5

Player stats

Canadiens · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Josh Anderson RW010-113:2700000.00
Sammy Blais LW14107:2900200.00
Zack Bolduc RW050-112:040000100.00
Cole Caufield RW001-119:171150100.00
Phillip Danault C230-214:58000045.52
Ivan Demidov RW000-116:1010300.00
Brendan Gallagher RW000010:5800300.02
Oliver Kapanen C101016:02003053.32
Juraj Slafkovsky LW210-118:1400100.00
Nick Suzuki C000-122:17112063.60
Alexandre Texier LW010013:4500300.00
Joe Veleno C130011:12000080.00

Canadiens · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Alexandre Carrier D400-121:0000000.00
Noah Dobson D400-121:3901000.00
Kaiden Guhle D111014:5600000.02
Lane Hutson D200-125:5502100.02
Mike Matheson D010022:3200000.02
Arber Xhekaj D060010:2900000.00

Canadiens · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Jacob Fowler G42622.84658:080

Sabres · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zach Benson LW011116:0601200.02
Josh Doan RW011116:5511100.00
Jordan Greenway LW130011:1000000.02
Tyson Kozak C03209:22002042.90
Peyton Krebs C000110:55000033.30
Beck Malenstyn LW05008:4500200.00
Ryan McLeod C010018:29001055.60
Noah Ostlund C000017:21023020.00
Jack Quinn RW010014:2100100.00
Tage Thompson C100220:43323041.20
Alex Tuch RW040118:4410100.00
Jason Zucker LW110014:27010025.00

Sabres · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Jacob Bryson D00006:0200000.02
Bowen Byram D000125:0500100.04
Rasmus Dahlin D200027:3901200.00
Zach Metsa D00017:3800100.00
Owen Power D012023:0400300.00
Mattias Samuelsson D100225:2400400.00

Sabres · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Colten Ellis G32320.87059:470

Three stars

  1. Tage Thompson (BUF)
  2. Josh Doan (BUF)
  3. Alex Tuch (BUF)

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