Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens — Match Details

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Match Summary

Buffalo Sabres defeated Montreal Canadiens 5:3. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by C. Caufield 3′, T. Thompson 4′, J. Doan 10′, I. Demidov 14′, N. Suzuki 3′, A. Tuch 8′, T. Thompson 5′, T. Thompson 18′. Score by period: P1: 2–2, P2: 1–1, P3: 2–0.

Match Events

Key match events between Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens — 8 goals and 11 cards recorded during the match.

Buffalo Sabres

Montreal Canadiens

Period 1

3′

C. Caufield

3′

L. Hutson

High sticking

T. Thompson

J. Zucker

4′

9′

K. Guhle

Interference

J. Doan

N. Ostlund

10′

Z. Benson

Slashing

12′

B. Byram

High sticking

13′

14′

I. Demidov

N. Suzuki

Period 2

J. Bryson

Holding

2′

3′

N. Suzuki

C. Caufield

A. Tuch

R. Dahlin

8′

10′

M. Matheson

Roughing

B. Byram

Roughing

10′

Period 3

P. Danault

Tripping

T. Thompson

5′

J. Greenway

Roughing

7′

B. Gallagher

Roughing

8′

O. Kapanen

Tripping

T. Thompson

Empty net

18′

Rivalry since 2014

Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens Head to Head Results· 50

Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens have met 50 times — Buffalo Sabres won 21, Montreal Canadiens won 29, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2014. Montreal Canadiens leads the head-to-head with 29 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 303 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.06 per match (140 for the home side, 163 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 45 matches (90%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 48 games (96%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 5–7 in 2024.