Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres Final Score

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Montréal CanadiensMTL

3–5

Final

Buffalo SabresBUF

KeyBank Center

Team Season Average

MTLBUF

Offense

3.3

GF/G

3.2

26.2

SF/G

28.0

22.4%

PP%

18.5%

49.6%

FO%

45.0%

Defense

3.2

GA/G

3.1

27.2

SA/G

29.6

79.7%

PK%

84.6%

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (BUF)	Total	MTL ML	BUF ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	6.5	-130	+110
FFanDuel	+1.5	6.5	-132	+110
CCaesars	+1.5	6.5	-130	+110

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Stadium

Jan 16, 2026

12:00 AM UTC

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Rankings

Team	Overall	Offense	Defense	Faceoff	Goaltending
MTL	12th	5th	23rd	17th	14th
BUF	13th	12th	22nd	31st	4th

Matchup

MTLBUF

26-14-7Record25-16-4
59Points52
62.8%Points %59.1%
+5Goal diff+5
13-10-1Home record14-6-2
13-4-6Road record10-10-2
OT1StreakL1
2Rest days0

Scores

Team	P1	P2	P3	T
MTL	2	1	0	3
BUF	2	1	2	5

Team Stats

MTLStatBUF

2Goals5
2Assists8
23Shots27
2Hits21
17Blocked shots6
12PIM10
2PP goals2
4Giveaways14
1Takeaways6

Player Stats

MTL — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Lane HutsonD	25:55	0	2	2	-1	1
Nick SuzukiC	22:17	1	1	2	-1	2
Cole CaufieldR	19:17	1	1	2	-1	5
Noah DobsonD	21:39	0	1	1	-1	0
Ivan DemidovR	16:10	1	0	1	-1	3
Joe VelenoC	11:12	0	0	0	0	0
Sammy BlaisL	07:29	0	0	0	0	2
Arber XhekajD	10:29	0	0	0	0	0
Kaiden GuhleD	14:56	0	0	0	0	0
Josh AndersonR	13:27	0	0	0	-1	0
Mike MathesonD	22:32	0	0	0	0	0
Oliver KapanenC	16:02	0	0	0	0	3
Zachary BolducR	12:04	0	0	0	-1	0
Phillip DanaultC	14:58	0	0	0	-2	0
Alexandre TexierL	13:45	0	0	0	0	3
Alexandre CarrierD	21:00	0	0	0	-1	0
Brendan GallagherR	10:58	0	0	0	0	3
Juraj SlafkovskýL	18:14	0	0	0	-1	1

MTL — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Jacob FowlerG	58:08	22	4	0.0%	26
Samuel MontembeaultG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

BUF — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Tage ThompsonC	20:43	3	2	5	+2	3
Josh DoanR	16:55	1	1	2	+1	1
Noah OstlundC	17:21	0	2	2	0	3
Alex TuchR	18:44	1	0	1	+1	1
Zach BensonL	16:06	0	1	1	+1	2
Jason ZuckerL	14:27	0	1	1	0	0
Rasmus DahlinD	27:39	0	1	1	0	2
Jack QuinnR	14:21	0	0	0	0	1
Owen PowerD	23:04	0	0	0	0	3
Zach MetsaD	07:38	0	0	0	+1	1
Bowen ByramD	25:05	0	0	0	+1	1
Ryan McLeodC	18:29	0	0	0	0	1
Tyson KozakC	09:22	0	0	0	0	2
Jacob BrysonD	06:02	0	0	0	0	0
Peyton KrebsC	10:55	0	0	0	+1	0
Beck MalenstynL	08:45	0	0	0	0	2
Jordan GreenwayL	11:10	0	0	0	0	0
Mattias SamuelssonD	25:24	0	0	0	+2	4

BUF — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Colten EllisG	59:47	20	3	0.0%	23
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	00:00	0	0	0.0%	0

Other — Skaters

Player	TOI	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
Tage ThompsonC	20:43	3	2	5	+2	3
Josh DoanR	16:55	1	1	2	+1	1
Nick SuzukiC	22:17	1	1	2	-1	2
Noah OstlundC	17:21	0	2	2	0	3
Cole CaufieldR	19:17	1	1	2	-1	5
Alex TuchR	18:44	1	0	1	+1	1
Zach BensonL	16:06	0	1	1	+1	2
Jason ZuckerL	14:27	0	1	1	0	0
Rasmus DahlinD	27:39	0	1	1	0	2
Jack QuinnR	14:21	0	0	0	0	1
Owen PowerD	23:04	0	0	0	0	3
Zach MetsaD	07:38	0	0	0	+1	1
Bowen ByramD	25:05	0	0	0	+1	1
Ryan McLeodC	18:29	0	0	0	0	1
Tyson KozakC	09:22	0	0	0	0	2
Jacob BrysonD	06:02	0	0	0	0	0
Peyton KrebsC	10:55	0	0	0	+1	0
Josh AndersonR	13:27	0	0	0	-1	0
Beck MalenstynL	08:45	0	0	0	0	2
Jordan GreenwayL	11:10	0	0	0	0	0
Juraj SlafkovskýL	18:14	0	0	0	-1	1
Brendan GallagherR	10:58	0	0	0	0	3
Mattias SamuelssonD	25:24	0	0	0	+2	4

Other — Goaltenders

Player	TOI	SV	GA	SV%	SA
Colten EllisG	59:47	—	—	—	—
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG	00:00	—	—	—	—

Scoring Summary

30 events · 6 scoring

1st Period

09:30BUF
wrist goal
1-2
07:10BUF
Penalty: slashing (2 min)
—
06:14BUF
Penalty: minor (2 min)
—
06:14BUF
Penalty: high-sticking (2 min)
—
05:40MTL
slap goal
2-2
00:00
Period 1 ended
—

2nd Period

20:00
Period 2 started
—
17:28BUF
Penalty: minor (2 min)
—
17:28BUF
Penalty: holding (2 min)
—
16:55MTL
snap goal
3-2
11:05BUF
snap goal
3-3
09:40BUF
Penalty: roughing (2 min)
—
09:40MTL
Penalty: roughing (2 min)
—
00:00
Period 2 ended
—

3rd Period

20:00
Period 3 started
—
19:23MTL
Penalty: tripping (2 min)
—
14:48BUF
snap goal
3-4
12:52BUF
Penalty: roughing (2 min)
—
12:52MTL
Penalty: roughing (2 min)
—
11:21MTL
Penalty: tripping (2 min)
—
02:08MTL
Hit
—
02:07
stoppage
—
02:07MTL
Faceoff
—
01:40BUF
wrist goal
3-5
01:40BUF
Faceoff
—
00:44
stoppage
—
00:44MTL
Faceoff
—
00:22BUF
Blocked shot
—
00:05MTL
Shot on goal
—
00:00
Period 3 ended
—

Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres: Final Score & Recap

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montréal Canadiens 5-3 in this NHL game at KeyBank Center on Thursday, January 15, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres Odds

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