Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres — Match Details

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Match Summary

Buffalo Sabres defeated Montreal Canadiens 4:2. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by J. Zucker, B. Malenstyn 14′, Z. Benson 2′, C. Caufield 3′, N. Suzuki 11′, P. Krebs 19′. Score by period: P1: 0–2, P2: 2–1, P3: 0–1.

Match Events

Key match events between Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres — 6 goals and 9 cards recorded during the match.

Montreal Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres

Period 1

J. Zucker

R. McLeod

13′

M. Kesselring

High sticking

14′

B. Malenstyn

Shorthanded

Period 2

2′

Z. Benson

N. Ostlund

C. Caufield

M. Matheson

3′

7′

R. Dahlin

Slashing

N. Suzuki

11′

Z. Bolduc

Roughing

14′

M. Samuelsson

Roughing

Z. Bolduc

Slashing

16′

Z. Bolduc

Roughing

16′

R. Dahlin

Roughing

Period 3

5′

N. Ostlund

Slashing

L. Hutson

Slashing

7′

19′

P. Krebs

Empty net

Rivalry since 2014

Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres Head to Head Results· 50

Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres have met 50 times — Montreal Canadiens won 29, Buffalo Sabres won 21, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2014. Montreal Canadiens leads the head-to-head with 29 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 305 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.10 per match (164 for the home side, 141 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.