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Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres on January 31st 2026

Montreal Canadiens (4)

at

Buffalo Sabres (2)

Game No: 865

Started: 2026-01-31 19:15:00

Ended: 2026-01-31 21:46:00

Attendance: 19,070

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Full Recap

Period Time Team Scorer Shot Type Distance (ft) Assist Assist Highlight
1 11:20 MTL Juraj SlafkovskÝ Nick Suzuki Cole Caufield
2 7:36 BUF Owen Power Tage Thompson Rasmus Dahlin
2 18:56 BUF Noah Ostlund Alex Tuch Bowen Byram
3 4:14 MTL Cole Caufield Noah Dobson Lane Hutson
3 10:13 MTL Cole Caufield Nick Suzuki Kirby Dach
3 19:12 MTL Oliver Kapanen Noah Dobson

Referees

#6 Francis Charron

#30 Kendrick Nicholson

Officials

#61 James Tobias

#92 Mark Shewchyk

Period Time Team Player Penalty PIM Drawn By
2 0:58 MTL Lane Hutson Tripping 2
2 14:21 MTL Noah Dobson High-sticking 2
2 16:58 MTL Lane Hutson High-sticking 2
3 16:24 MTL Kirby Dach Holding 2
1 10:00 BUF Tage Thompson Interference 2
1 19:06 BUF Bowen Byram Tripping 2
2 2:46 BUF Ryan McLeod Hooking 2 Kaiden Guhle

Montreal Canadiens Roster

Coach: Martin St. Louis

# Player Position
8 Mike Matheson D
11 Brendan Gallagher R
13 Cole Caufield R
14 Nick Suzuki C
17 Josh Anderson R
20 Juraj SlafkovskÝ L
20 Juraj SlafkovskÝ L
21 Kaiden Guhle D
24 Phillip Danault C
35 Samuel Montembeault G
45 Alexandre Carrier D
48 Lane Hutson D
53 Noah Dobson D
71 Jake Evans C
72 Arber Xhekaj D
75 Jakub DobeŠ G
75 Jakub Dobes G
76 Zachary Bolduc R
77 Kirby Dach C
90 Joe Veleno C
91 Oliver Kapanen C
93 Ivan Demidov R

Buffalo Sabres Roster

Coach: Lindy Ruff

# Player Position
4 Bowen Byram D
6 Zach Benson L
8 Michael Kesselring D
17 Jason Zucker L
19 Peyton Krebs C
22 Jack Quinn R
23 Mattias Samuelsson D
25 Owen Power D
26 Rasmus Dahlin D
29 Beck Malenstyn L
34 Alex Lyon G
48 Tyson Kozak C
71 Ryan McLeod C
72 Tage Thompson C
73 Zach Metsa D
86 Noah Ostlund C
89 Alex Tuch R
91 Josh Doan R
92 Colten Ellis G
94 Konsta Helenius C

Montreal Canadiens Scratches

# Player Position
27 Samuel Blais L
47 Jayden Struble D
85 Alexandre Texier L

Buffalo Sabres Scratches

# Player Position
1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G
12 Jordan Greenway L
28 Zachary Jones D

4 Goals 2
7 Assists 4
10 Plus / Minus -10
4 Penalties 3
8 PIM 6
42 Corsi For 56
42.86 Corsi % 57.14
31 Fenwick For 56
35.63 Fenwick % 64.37
31 Shots 38
11 Shots Blocked 21
11 Missed Shots 18
29 Hits 24
13 Giveaways 16
5 Takeaways 4
20 Blocked Shots 7
40 Faceoffs Won 17
17 Faceoffs Lost 40
70% Faceoff Percentage 30%

Time Spent With Lead

Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres
Lead Time With Lead Lead Time With Lead
1 25:15 1 5:18
2 0:48 2

Time Each Lead Lasted

Montreal Canadiens - Buffalo Sabres Time With Lead
1 - 0 16:16
1 - 2 5:18
3 - 2 8:59
4 - 2 0:48

Montreal Canadiens

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
8 Mike Matheson 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
11 Brendan Gallagher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Cole Caufield 2 1 3 2 0 0 5 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
14 Nick Suzuki 0 2 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 8 6 57
17 Josh Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
20 Juraj SlafkovskÝ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Juraj SlafkovskÝ 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 100
21 Kaiden Guhle 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 4 0 0 0
24 Phillip Danault 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 11 3 79
35 Samuel Montembeault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 Alexandre Carrier 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
48 Lane Hutson 0 1 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
53 Noah Dobson 0 2 2 3 1 2 4 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0
71 Jake Evans 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 9 2 82
72 Arber Xhekaj 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 Jakub DobeŠ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 Jakub Dobes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
76 Zachary Bolduc 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
77 Kirby Dach 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
90 Joe Veleno 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 50
91 Oliver Kapanen 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 8 4 67
93 Ivan Demidov 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Buffalo Sabres

# Player G A Pts +/- P PIM S SB MS H GV TK B Shots FW FL F%
4 Bowen Byram 0 1 1 -2 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
6 Zach Benson 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 Michael Kesselring 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
17 Jason Zucker 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 Peyton Krebs 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 25
22 Jack Quinn 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Mattias Samuelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0
25 Owen Power 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
26 Rasmus Dahlin 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0
29 Beck Malenstyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 0
34 Alex Lyon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 Tyson Kozak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 50
71 Ryan McLeod 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 13 32
72 Tage Thompson 0 1 1 1 1 2 5 4 3 1 0 0 0 5 12 29
73 Zach Metsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
86 Noah Ostlund 1 0 1 -2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 50
89 Alex Tuch 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 0
91 Josh Doan 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
92 Colten Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
94 Konsta Helenius 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 33

Montreal Canadiens

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
8 Mike Matheson 26 01:03 27:31 00:23 05:52 21:16
11 Brendan Gallagher 14 00:44 10:18 00:47 00:00 09:31
13 Cole Caufield 20 00:46 15:39 04:07 00:00 11:32
14 Nick Suzuki 23 00:49 18:52 04:13 01:31 13:08
17 Josh Anderson 16 00:45 12:11 00:00 02:05 10:06
20 Juraj SlafkovskÝ
20 Juraj SlafkovskÝ 19 00:55 17:28 03:56 00:00 13:32
21 Kaiden Guhle 23 00:50 19:29 00:00 03:04 16:25
24 Phillip Danault 22 00:49 18:11 00:17 04:42 13:12
45 Alexandre Carrier 21 00:58 20:26 00:00 04:50 15:36
48 Lane Hutson 21 00:57 20:12 03:56 00:28 15:48
53 Noah Dobson 24 00:51 20:34 01:04 01:05 18:25
71 Jake Evans 22 00:45 16:31 00:00 04:03 12:28
72 Arber Xhekaj 11 00:39 07:09 00:00 00:00 07:09
76 Zachary Bolduc 12 00:50 10:10 00:47 00:00 09:23
77 Kirby Dach 17 00:44 12:29 00:47 00:00 11:42
90 Joe Veleno 12 00:52 10:33 00:00 00:00 10:33
91 Oliver Kapanen 21 00:50 17:30 00:47 02:52 13:51
93 Ivan Demidov 19 00:53 16:51 03:56 00:00 12:55

Buffalo Sabres

TOI
# Player Shifts Avg Shift Total Power Play Shorthanded Even Strength
4 Bowen Byram 25 00:48 20:17 01:48 01:11 17:18
6 Zach Benson 26 00:47 20:43 02:07 01:37 16:59
8 Michael Kesselring 12 00:44 08:53 00:00 00:56 07:57
17 Jason Zucker 20 00:56 18:40 05:31 00:00 13:09
19 Peyton Krebs 13 00:44 09:40 00:00 00:53 08:47
22 Jack Quinn 20 00:52 17:28 05:23 00:00 12:05
23 Mattias Samuelsson 24 00:54 21:50 00:00 04:19 17:31
25 Owen Power 27 00:53 24:02 00:17 02:30 21:15
26 Rasmus Dahlin 26 01:00 26:03 05:55 01:04 19:04
29 Beck Malenstyn 13 00:40 08:48 00:00 01:50 06:58
48 Tyson Kozak 12 00:34 06:51 00:00 00:41 06:10
71 Ryan McLeod 25 00:42 17:36 02:10 02:14 13:12
72 Tage Thompson 24 00:55 22:21 05:49 00:00 16:32
73 Zach Metsa 11 00:58 10:46 00:00 00:00 10:46
86 Noah Ostlund 18 00:44 13:16 01:49 00:00 11:27
89 Alex Tuch 26 00:51 22:27 01:58 02:45 17:44
91 Josh Doan 19 00:54 17:22 05:47 00:00 11:35
94 Konsta Helenius 13 00:45 09:54 00:00 00:00 09:54

Montreal Canadiens

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
75 Jakub Dobes 1 0 11 1
2 2 12 0.833
3 0 15 1

Buffalo Sabres

# Player Period Goals Against Shots Against Save Percentage
34 Alex Lyon 1 1 11 0.909
2 0 6 1
3 2 13 0.846
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