Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres — Match Details

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Match Summary

Montreal Canadiens defeated Buffalo Sabres 6:2. The match was played in NHL 2025. Goals were scored by T. Thompson, A. Newhook 15′, C. Caufield 6′, Z. Bolduc 10′, J. Slafkovsky 12′, R. Dahlin 14′, K. Dach 8′, A. Newhook 15′. Score by period: P1: 1–1, P2: 3–1, P3: 2–0.

Match Events

Key match events between Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres — 8 goals and 17 cards recorded during the match.

Montreal Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres

Period 1

T. Thompson

7′

J. Norris

Interference

A. Newhook

Roughing

11′

J. Doan

Roughing

A. Newhook

15′

Z. Bolduc

Roughing

18′

C. Timmins

Roughing

20′

R. Dahlin

Roughing

Period 2

4′

J. Doan

Tripping

C. Caufield

I. Demidov

6′

Z. Bolduc

A. Carrier

10′

11′

B. Malenstyn

Interference

11′

J. Greenway

Roughing

Z. Bolduc

Roughing

11′

J. Slafkovsky

C. Caufield

12′

K. Dach

Holding the stick

14′

R. Dahlin

J. Doan

17′

A. Tuch

High sticking

Period 3

L. Hutson

Interference

4′

K. Dach

P. Danault

8′

K. Guhle

High sticking

12′

A. Newhook

J. Evans

15′

K. Guhle

Cross-checking

17′

Z. Benson

Slashing

17′

L. Stanley

Roughing

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 28, Buffalo Sabres won 22, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2014. Montreal Canadiens leads the head-to-head with 28 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 303 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.06 per match (160 for the home side, 143 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.