Sabres vs. Canadiens | October 17, 2026

Buffalo Sabres4-3-2

Final/OT3 - 4

Montreal Canadiens4-3-1

Goals & Penalties Box Score

1 2 3 OT T --------------------- BUF 1 1 1 0 3 MTL 2 1 0 1 4

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1st Period: ShowHide

P1 11:39
Josh Norris (BUF) scores on snap shot past Jacob Fowler, assisted by Konsta Helenius
1-0

P1 09:35

Noah Ostlund (BUF) slashing against Lane Hutson (2 minutes)

1-0

P1 08:15
Zachary Bolduc (MTL) scores power-play goal on tip-in past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, assisted by Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovský
1-1
P1 05:59
Cole Caufield (MTL) scores on snap shot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, assisted by Juraj Slafkovský and Alexandre Carrier
1-2

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P2 12:21
Alexandre Texier (MTL) scores on snap shot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, assisted by Kaiden Guhle and Alexandre Carrier
1-3

P2 12:16

Alexandre Texier (MTL) interference against Zach Benson (2 minutes)

1-3

P2 11:40

Noah Ostlund (BUF) interference against Phillip Danault (2 minutes)

1-3

P2 10:08
Jack Quinn (BUF) scores short-handed goal on snap shot past Jacob Fowler, assisted by Zach Benson and Mattias Samuelsson
2-3

P2 09:50

Lane Hutson (MTL) holding against Zach Benson (2 minutes)

2-3

P2 05:41

Dennis Gilbert (BUF) hooking against Nick Suzuki (2 minutes)

2-3

P2 04:25

Zach Benson (BUF) elbowing against Cole Caufield (2 minutes)

2-3

P2 02:50

Oliver Kapanen (MTL) interference against Mattias Samuelsson (2 minutes)

2-3

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P3 14:35

Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) holding against Alexandre Texier (2 minutes)

2-3

P3 09:48
Tage Thompson (BUF) scores on snap shot past Jacob Fowler, assisted by Josh Doan and Jiri Kulich
3-3

P3 02:17

Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) tripping against Jiri Kulich (2 minutes)

3-3

Overtime: ShowHide

OT 04:06
Cole Caufield (MTL) scores on snap shot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
3-4

Box Score: Back to Top

Sabres Forwards: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Zach Benson L

21:17 0 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 1/3

Justin Danforth R

08:34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2

Josh Doan R

15:14 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0/0

Konsta Helenius C

09:11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0/0

Peyton Krebs C

09:04 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1/4

Jiri Kulich C

13:00 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3/7

Beck Malenstyn L

12:12 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1/1

Ryan McLeod C

14:35 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 3 6/15

Josh Norris C

14:30 1 0 -1 4 2 0 0 0 2/8

Noah Ostlund C

19:44 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 2 3/8

Jack Quinn R

21:30 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1/1

Tage Thompson C

19:19 1 0 -1 5 1 0 0 1 2/8

Sabres Defenseman: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Louis Crevier D

14:12 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0/0

Dennis Gilbert D

11:31 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0/0

Zach Metsa D

14:57 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0/0

Owen Power D

27:39 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 0/0

Mattias Samuelsson D

26:59 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 0/0

Olen Zellweger D

20:47 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0/0

Sabres Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

3 5 26 19 10 7 18 21/57 36.8%

Sabres Goalies: TOI GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G

60:01 4 30/34 23/26 5/6 2/2 0 .882 .885 .833 1.000

Canadiens Forwards: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Josh Anderson R

14:22 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 0/0

Zachary Bolduc R

14:48 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0/0

Cole Caufield R

18:03 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1/1

Kirby Dach C

11:37 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0/0

Phillip Danault C

15:06 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/16

Jake Evans C

13:29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8/11

Oliver Kapanen C

11:40 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0/1

Chris Kreider L

14:06 0 0 -2 2 1 0 0 0 0/0

Alex Newhook C

16:21 0 0 -2 2 1 0 0 1 5/8

Juraj Slafkovský L

17:51 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0/0

Nick Suzuki C

20:49 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 12/20

Alexandre Texier L

11:29 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0/0

Canadiens Defenseman: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Alexandre Carrier D

22:08 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0/0

Noah Dobson D

21:16 0 0 -2 3 1 0 0 0 0/0

Kaiden Guhle D

23:21 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

Lane Hutson D

26:38 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 0/0

David Reinbacher D

09:09 0 0 -1 1 0 0 0 1 0/0

Arber Xhekaj D

12:29 0 0 -1 1 1 0 0 0 0/0

Canadiens Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

4 6 34 13 8 3 9 36/57 63.2%

Canadiens Goalies: TOI GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

Jacob Fowler G

60:54 3 23/26 20/22 3/3 0/1 0 .885 .909 1.000 .000