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Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres: game summary

Final · January 31, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Montreal Canadiens4
Buffalo Sabres2

Shots on goal : MTL 31 — BUF 38 · KeyBank Center

Three stars

MTL

Game stats

BUF
31Shots on goal38
70 %Faceoff win %30 %
1/3Power play1/4
8Penalty minutes6
29Hits24
20Blocked shots7
13Giveaways16
5Takeaways4

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
MTL1161431
BUF11121538

Season series MTL 2 – 2 BUF

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← MTL 4 / 31 / 422 / 38 / 56 BUF →
Missed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 02:24 · tip-inMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 06:02 · snapMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P1 06:18 · tip-inMissed shot — Zachary Bolduc (MTL), P1 14:27 · tip-inMissed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 15:23 · slapMissed shot — Konsta Helenius (BUF), P1 18:04 · snapMissed shot — Ivan Demidov (MTL), P1 19:43 · snapMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 05:09 · snapMissed shot — Kaiden Guhle (MTL), P2 05:46 · wristMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P2 09:46 · wristMissed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P2 10:51 · slapMissed shot — Oliver Kapanen (MTL), P2 11:11 · wristMissed shot — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 12:08 · tip-inMissed shot — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 17:37 · wristMissed shot — Lane Hutson (MTL), P2 19:11 · slapMissed shot — Ivan Demidov (MTL), P3 01:05 · wristMissed shot — Ivan Demidov (MTL), P3 01:14 · backhandMissed shot — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 02:10 · slapMissed shot — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 03:00 · backhandMissed shot — Zachary Bolduc (MTL), P3 06:16 · wristMissed shot — Bowen Byram (BUF), P3 11:36 · slapMissed shot — Peyton Krebs (BUF), P3 14:00 · wristMissed shot — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 14:52 · backhandMissed shot — Bowen Byram (BUF), P3 16:21 · backhandMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 17:13 · snapMissed shot — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 17:23 · slapMissed shot — Mike Matheson (MTL), P3 19:39 · wristMissed shot — Jason Zucker (BUF), P3 19:47 · deflectedMissed shot — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P3 19:54 · wristShot on goal — Beck Malenstyn (BUF), P1 02:17 · snapShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P1 03:02 · wristShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P1 03:36 · tip-inShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P1 03:44 · slapShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P1 05:47 · snapShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P1 07:30 · tip-inShot on goal — Oliver Kapanen (MTL), P1 07:57 · wristShot on goal — Kirby Dach (MTL), P1 09:10 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P1 09:18 · snapShot on goal — Phillip Danault (MTL), P1 09:58 · wristShot on goal — Ivan Demidov (MTL), P1 10:16 · wristShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P1 11:47 · snapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P1 12:03 · snapShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P1 15:08 · wristShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P1 16:53 · backhandShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 17:24 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P1 17:36 · slapShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P1 17:38 · deflectedShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P1 17:56 · wristShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 19:00 · slapShot on goal — Ivan Demidov (MTL), P1 19:30 · slapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P2 02:21 · snapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 03:40 · snapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 07:11 · snapShot on goal — Konsta Helenius (BUF), P2 08:49 · snapShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 09:13 · snapShot on goal — Josh Doan (BUF), P2 09:14 · wristShot on goal — Noah Dobson (MTL), P2 09:30 · slapShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P2 11:19 · slapShot on goal — Noah Dobson (MTL), P2 12:20 · slapShot on goal — Jake Evans (MTL), P2 13:28 · tip-inShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P2 14:14 · wrap-aroundShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P2 15:30 · snapShot on goal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P2 16:54 · snapShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P2 17:51 · backhandShot on goal — Ryan McLeod (BUF), P2 18:53 · snapShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P2 19:40 · snapShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P3 00:25 · wristShot on goal — Lane Hutson (MTL), P3 00:40 · backhandShot on goal — Ivan Demidov (MTL), P3 00:41 · wristShot on goal — Lane Hutson (MTL), P3 00:43 · wristShot on goal — Noah Dobson (MTL), P3 00:55 · slapShot on goal — Konsta Helenius (BUF), P3 01:57 · wristShot on goal — Alex Tuch (BUF), P3 02:59 · wristShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 03:23 · wristShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 07:44 · slapShot on goal — Konsta Helenius (BUF), P3 08:00 · snapShot on goal — Tage Thompson (BUF), P3 10:52 · snapShot on goal — Rasmus Dahlin (BUF), P3 10:59 · snapShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P3 11:13 · snapShot on goal — Jason Zucker (BUF), P3 11:33 · wristShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P3 12:14 · snapShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P3 12:17 · batShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P3 12:33 · snapShot on goal — Noah Dobson (MTL), P3 13:20 · wristShot on goal — Alexandre Carrier (MTL), P3 13:23 · slapShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P3 13:59 · snapShot on goal — Owen Power (BUF), P3 14:09 · snapShot on goal — Mattias Samuelsson (BUF), P3 14:50 · backhandShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 14:51 · backhandShot on goal — Bowen Byram (BUF), P3 15:43 · snapShot on goal — Jack Quinn (BUF), P3 16:34 · slapShot on goal — Zach Benson (BUF), P3 18:28 · wristGoal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P1 11:20 · wristGoal — Owen Power (BUF), P2 07:36 · wristGoal — Noah Ostlund (BUF), P2 18:58 · slapGoal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 04:14 · tip-inGoal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 10:13 · snapGoal — Oliver Kapanen (MTL), P3 19:12 · wrist

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 10:00BUFTage Thompson — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Phillip Danault
  • 19:06BUFBowen Byram — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Nick Suzuki

2nd period

  • 00:58MTLLane Hutson — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Ryan McLeod
  • 02:46BUFRyan McLeod — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Kaiden Guhle
  • 14:21MTLNoah Dobson — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Jason Zucker
  • 16:58MTLLane Hutson — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Alex Tuch

3rd period

  • 16:24MTLKirby Dach — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Bowen Byram

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
B. GallagherR0000510:18
C. CaufieldR2125315:39
N. SuzukiC0232018:52
J. AndersonR0000312:11
J. SlafkovskýL1017217:26
P. DanaultC0001118:13
J. EvansC00-11016:33
Z. BolducR00-10110:10
K. DachC0121212:29
J. VelenoC00-10210:33
O. KapanenC1012117:28
I. DemidovR0003016:49
M. MathesonD00-12027:33
K. GuhleD0020319:29
A. CarrierD00-11120:28
L. HutsonD0112020:10
N. DobsonD0234220:32
A. XhekajD0000307:09
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
S. Montembeault0/0—00:00
J. Dobes(W)36/3894.7 %59:58

Buffalo Sabres

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
Z. BensonL0002120:45
J. ZuckerL00-14218:40
P. KrebsC00-10109:38
J. QuinnR00-13017:28
B. MalenstynL0001308:46
T. KozakC0000106:49
R. McLeodC0002017:38
T. ThompsonC0115122:21
N. OstlundC10-21013:18
A. TuchR0101122:29
J. DoanR00-13417:22
K. HeleniusC00-13109:54
B. ByramD01-21020:19
M. KesselringD00-20008:53
M. SamuelssonD0002621:48
O. PowerD1006024:00
R. DahlinD0104326:03
Z. MetsaD0000010:46
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
A. Lyon(L)27/3090.0 %57:43
C. Ellis0/0—00:00

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