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Sabres vs Canadiens

Final · Thu Jan 22 · 7:00 PM ET · Bell Centre

Buffalo SabresSabres28-17-5
4
FinalJan 22, 2026
Montreal CanadiensCanadiens28-16-7
2
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Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
BUF+100
MTL−120
Puck line
BUF +1.5−245
MTL −1.5+200
Total O/U
Over 6.5−122
Under 6.5+102
  • Puck line: Sabres +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: under 6.5 (6 goals).

Recap

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 at Bell Centre in Montreal on Jan 22, 2026 to move to 28-17-5.

The Sabres won despite being outshot 34-17.

Score by period

Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens, score by period
Team123T
BUF2114
MTL0202

W: Luukkonen · L: Montembeault

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. BUFGoal · 0:44Jason Zucker Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (18), Ryan McLeod (21)1-0
  2. BUFGoal · 14:58Beck Malenstyn Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (18)2-0

Second Period

  1. BUFGoal · 2:25Zach Benson Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Konsta Helenius (3), Noah Ostlund (9)3-0
  2. MTLGoal · 3:56Cole Caufield Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (41), Mike Matheson (19)3-1
  3. MTLGoal · 11:20Nick Suzuki Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Zachary Bolduc (9)3-2

Third Period

  1. BUFGoal · 19:16Peyton Krebs Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (26)4-2

Team stats

BUFMTL
Shots
17
34
Power Play Goals
0
0
Faceoff Win Percent
35.7
64.3
Hits
26
28
Blocked Shots
18
16
Penalty Minutes
10
8

Top performers

Buffalo SabresMontreal Canadiens

Goals

Jason Zucker1
Nick Suzuki1

Assists

Ryan McLeod1
Nick Suzuki1

Points

Jason Zucker1
Nick Suzuki2

Player stats

Sabres · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zach Benson LW010110:4710200.00
Josh Doan RW010-215:2600000.00
Jordan Greenway LW001110:5700000.00
Konsta Helenius C11019:36011033.30
Peyton Krebs C040010:38101057.10
Beck Malenstyn LW260111:41101050.00
Ryan McLeod C011120:53010042.90
Noah Ostlund C001113:0201000.02
Jack Quinn RW000116:5701100.00
Tage Thompson C200-117:14011027.80
Alex Tuch RW331019:4600400.00
Jason Zucker LW110117:0010200.00

Sabres · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Jacob Bryson D20016:1700000.00
Bowen Byram D010327:2100100.00
Rasmus Dahlin D210-222:5300100.04
Michael Kesselring D100112:0400200.02
Owen Power D210226:2500000.00
Mattias Samuelsson D251-123:0301000.02

Sabres · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G23432.94160:000

Canadiens · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Josh Anderson RW020-113:2100200.00
Zack Bolduc RW240-114:1801200.06
Cole Caufield RW000017:5610200.00
Kirby Dach C121-115:2500000.00
Phillip Danault C110-113:20001071.40
Ivan Demidov RW130-117:4400200.00
Jake Evans C010011:25002083.30
Brendan Gallagher RW011-113:0900300.00
Oliver Kapanen C300-115:54002063.60
Juraj Slafkovsky LW010-118:5000100.00
Nick Suzuki C120020:14113052.40
Joe Veleno C040010:02001075.00

Canadiens · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Alexandre Carrier D100018:5300300.00
Noah Dobson D320123:2600100.00
Kaiden Guhle D220014:1700000.00
Lane Hutson D000-324:1400400.02
Mike Matheson D111123:5301500.00
Jayden Struble D020-29:0600000.00

Canadiens · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Sam Montembeault G31613.81358:330

Three stars

  1. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF)
  2. Nick Suzuki (MTL)
  3. Bowen Byram (BUF)

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