Closing line
US sportsbooks, consensus at puck drop- Puck line: Sabres +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 6.5 (7 goals).
Recap
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in a shootout at Bell Centre in Montreal on Oct 13, 2026 to move to 3-2-1.
The game was played before 20,962.
Kalshi had the Canadiens at 60% and Polymarket at 60% to win before puck drop. Among the public, 80% of moneyline bets and 80% of the money were on the Canadiens.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MON | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
W: Fowler · L: Luukkonen
Market win chance
BUF on top, MON below · Kalshi and Polymarket prices, averaged · tap or hover for any moment
Scoring plays
First Period
- BUFGoal · 2:16Olen Zellweger Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (2), Beck Malenstyn (1)1-0
- MONGoal · 14:28Lane Hutson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (1), Cole Caufield (1)1-1
Second Period
- MONGoal · 1:19Cole Caufield Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (2), Nick Suzuki (5)1-2
- MONGoal · 19:10Josh Anderson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (5), Zachary Bolduc (1)1-3
Third Period
- BUFGoal · 4:24Josh Norris Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Dennis Gilbert (1), Beck Malenstyn (2)2-3
- BUFGoal · 5:25Olen Zellweger Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Benson (3), Mattias Samuelsson (3)3-3
Team stats
- Shots
- 17
- 38
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 1
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 50.8
- 49.2
- Hits
- 24
- 22
- Blocked Shots
- 7
- 15
- Penalty Minutes
- 8
- 12
Top performers
Goals
Assists
Points
Player stats
Sabres · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson LW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Justin Danforth RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 2 |
| Josh Doan RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Konsta Helenius C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jiri Kulich C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn LW | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11:55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Josh Norris C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11:51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Noah Ostlund C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37.5 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn RW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:01 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31.3 | 0 |
Sabres · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Crevier D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Dennis Gilbert D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Zach Metsa D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Owen Power D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 28:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26:38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Olen Zellweger D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:49 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Sabres · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G | 3 | 38 | 35 | .921 | 65:00 | 0 |
Canadiens · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Owen Beck C | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Zack Bolduc RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:46 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kirby Dach C | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Phillip Danault C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 13:42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35.3 | 0 |
| Chris Kreider LW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 |
| Alex Newhook C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44.4 | 2 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:41 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:32 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 52.9 | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Canadiens · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson D | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18:56 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Adam Engstrom D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25:25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27:07 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Canadiens · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Fowler G | 3 | 17 | 14 | .824 | 65:00 | 0 |
Three stars
- Lane Hutson (MON)
- Alexandre Texier (MON)
- Olen Zellweger (BUF)
Betting splits at puck drop
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