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Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens

NHL
Sabres
4-3-2, 10 PTS
3-4
Final/OT
Canadiens
4-3-1, 9 PTS
Bell Centre

On the ice

BUF shoots leftMTL shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdOTT
BUF5129026
MTL71510234

In net

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen30/34 SV, .882
Jacob Fowler23/26 SV, .885
Team123OTT
BUF11103
MTL21014

Who won: Canadiens 4-3

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Bell Centre. Cole Caufield led the Canadiens in goals (2). Jack Quinn led the Sabres in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.6Cole CaufieldRW
  2. 27.9Alexandre CarrierD
  3. 37.8Juraj SlafkovskyLW
  4. 47.7Zack BolducRW
  5. 57.6Nick SuzukiC
  6. 67.4Josh NorrisC
  7. 77.4Jack QuinnRW
  8. 87.3Tage ThompsonC
  9. 97.3Mattias SamuelssonD
  10. 107.2Kaiden GuhleD
  11. 117.1Zach BensonLW
  12. 127.1Alexandre TexierLW

Team stats

BUFMTL
17Blocked Shots13
18Hits20
7Takeaways3
26Shots34
0Power Play Goals1
4Power Play Opportunities5
0.0Power Play Percentage20.0
1Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
21Faceoffs Won36
36.8Faceoff Win Percent63.2
19Giveaways9
5Total Penalties4
10Penalty Minutes8

Player of the game

Cole Caufield

MTL · 2 G, 5 SOG

8.6

Deserved to win

37%
BUF · 3.10 xG
63%
MTL · 3.89 xG

Canadiens created better chances: they win this game 63% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the overtime
  2. GOALOT 0:54
    Cole Caufield

    Goal! Snap shot

    C. Caufield · 2 G

    Cole Caufield Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: none

    BUF 3 - 4 MTL
  3. OT 0:45Josh Norris

    Snap shot wide left

    Josh Norris Snap Shot Wide Left

    J. Norris · 1 G

  4. OT 0:05Lane Hutson

    Snap shot on goal

    Lane Hutson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

    L. Hutson

  5. OT 0:00Nick Suzuki

    Faceoff win vs T. Thompson

    Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Tage Thompson

    N. Suzuki · 1 A

  6. Start of the overtime
  7. End of the 3rd period
  8. P3 0:08Jiri Kulich
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Jiri Kulich

    J. Kulich · 1 A

  9. P3 0:14Josh Norris

    Faceoff win vs P. Danault

    Josh Norris faceoff won against Phillip Danault

    J. Norris · 1 G

  10. P3 0:16Owen Power

    Snap shot on goal

    Owen Power Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler

    O. Power

  11. P3 0:59Noah Ostlund

    Snap shot wide left

    Noah Ostlund Snap Shot Wide Left

    N. Ostlund

  12. P3 1:11Tage Thompson

    Snap shot above crossbar

    Tage Thompson Snap Shot Above Crossbar

    T. Thompson · 1 G

  13. P3 1:26Phillip Danault

    Faceoff win vs T. Thompson

    Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tage Thompson

    P. Danault

  14. P3 1:28Zach Benson

    Backhand wide right

    Zach Benson Backhand Wide Right

    Z. Benson · 1 A

  15. P3 2:17Tage Thompson

    Faceoff win vs J. Evans

    Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jake Evans

    T. Thompson · 1 G

  16. P3 2:17Juraj Slafkovsky
    FLAG

    Penalty: tripping

    Juraj Slafkovský Tripping against Jiri Kulich (2 min)

    J. Slafkovsky · 2 A

  17. P3 2:57Tage Thompson

    Shot blocked by J. Slafkovsky

    Tage Thompson shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský

    T. Thompson · 1 G

  18. P3 3:17Josh Doan

    Snap shot on goal

    Josh Doan Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler

    J. Doan · 1 A

  19. P3 3:27Jiri Kulich

    Face off

    Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Nick Suzuki

  20. P3 3:58Noah Ostlund
    TO

    Giveaway

    Giveaway by Noah Ostlund

    N. Ostlund

  21. P3 4:04Alex Newhook

    Tip-in wide right

    Alex Newhook Tip-In Wide Right

    A. Newhook

  22. P3 4:24Lane Hutson

    Shot blocked by N. Ostlund

    Lane Hutson shot blocked by Noah Ostlund

    L. Hutson

  23. P3 5:05Arber Xhekaj

    Slap shot wide left

    Arber Xhekaj Slap Shot Wide Left

    A. Xhekaj

  24. P3 5:06Beck Malenstyn

    Big hit on P. Danault

    Beck Malenstyn hit Phillip Danault

    B. Malenstyn

  25. P3 5:15Phillip Danault

    Big hit on J. Danforth

    Phillip Danault hit Justin Danforth

    P. Danault

Leaders

BUFMTL
Goals
Jack Quinn
1
Cole Caufield
2
Assists
Mattias Samuelsson
1
Alexandre Carrier
2
Points
Tage Thompson
1
Cole Caufield
2

Season seriesMTL leads series 2-0

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