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Sabres vs Canadiens

Sat Oct 17 · 7:00 PM ET · Bell Centre

Buffalo SabresSabres4-3-1
7:00 PM ETOct 17, 2026
Montreal CanadiensCanadiens3-3-1
TVNHL NetMSGB

Preview

The Buffalo Sabres (4-3-1, 1-1-1 on the road) visit the Montreal Canadiens (3-3-1, 2-2-0 at home) at Bell Centre in Montreal on Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 7:00 PM ET (4:00 PM PT). Montreal is 7th in the Atlantic Division and Buffalo 5th before the game. The Canadiens won the last meeting 4-3 on Oct 13, 2026. Montreal leads the season series 1-0. Montreal has won 2 of its last 4. Buffalo has won 2 of its last 4.

Injury report

Dahlin out · BUF 1 out, 2 day-to-day · MON 2 day-to-day

Buffalo Sabres

  • Rasmus Dahlin D · upper bodyKEYOut
  • Josh Norris C · concussionDay-to-day
  • Jiri Kulich C · undisclosedDay-to-day

Also out: 6 on injured reserve (Alex Lyon, Matt Grzelcyk, Jason Zucker, Conor Timmins, …).

Montreal Canadiens

  • Florian Xhekaj LW · undisclosedDay-to-day
  • Mike Matheson D · lower bodyDay-to-day

Also out: 5 on injured reserve (Sam Montembeault, Oliver Kapanen, Ivan Demidov, Bryce Pickford, …).

Season so far, before the game

Goals Against Average BUF 3.63 · MON 3.86
SeasonBUFMON
Goals Against Average3.633.86
Shots Against per Game24.625.9
Penalty Kill Percentage61.580.0
Power Play Goals Against106
Short Handed Goals Against00
Goals For per Game3.003.00
Shots per Game26.828.6
Power Play Goals33
Power Play Percentage10.313.6
Short Handed Goals00
Penalty Minutes7186
  • Goals: Nick Suzuki (MON), 4
  • Assists: Lane Hutson (MON), 6
  • Points: Nick Suzuki (MON), 9
  • Goals: Tage Thompson (BUF), 4
  • Assists: Owen Power (BUF), 6
  • Points: Tage Thompson (BUF), 8

Scores and stats: ESPN. Prediction-market prices: Kalshi and Polymarket. Betting splits: a consensus across several sportsbooks. Odds change constantly: confirm the price at the book. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Game details updated Oct 16, 7:01 AM ET. How game pages are made