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Thu, Jan 15, 2026 · Final

Montréal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

Shots on goalMTL 23 · BUF 27

Scoring

1st period

  1. 03:11MTLCole Caufield from Noah DobsonScore after the goal: MTL 1 · BUF 0
  2. 04:05BUFTage Thompson from Noah Ostlund, Jason Zuckerpower-play goalScore after the goal: MTL 1 · BUF 1
  3. 10:30BUFJosh Doan from Tage Thompson, Noah Ostlundpower-play goalScore after the goal: MTL 1 · BUF 2
  4. 14:20MTLIvan Demidov from Lane Hutson, Nick Suzukipower-play goalScore after the goal: MTL 2 · BUF 2

2nd period

  1. 03:05MTLNick Suzuki from Lane Hutson, Cole Caufieldpower-play goalScore after the goal: MTL 3 · BUF 2
  2. 08:55BUFAlex Tuch from Tage Thompson, Rasmus DahlinScore after the goal: MTL 3 · BUF 3

3rd period

  1. 05:12BUFTage Thompson from Josh DoanScore after the goal: MTL 3 · BUF 4
  2. 18:20BUFTage Thompson from Zach Bensonempty-net goalScore after the goal: MTL 3 · BUF 5

Montréal Canadiens

Skaters
#
G
A
HIT
BLK
PIM
Nick Suzuki
14
1
1
2
0
0
0
22:17
Cole Caufield
13
1
1
5
0
0
0
19:17
Lane Hutson
48
0
2
1
0
2
2
25:55
Ivan Demidov
93
1
0
3
0
0
0
16:10
Noah Dobson
53
0
1
0
0
4
0
21:39
Mike Matheson
8
0
0
0
1
0
2
22:32
Alexandre Carrier
45
0
0
0
0
4
0
21:00
Juraj Slafkovský
20
0
0
1
1
2
0
18:14
Oliver Kapanen
91
0
0
3
0
1
2
16:02
Phillip Danault
24
0
0
0
3
2
2
14:58
Kaiden Guhle
21
0
0
0
1
1
2
14:56
Alexandre Texier
85
0
0
3
1
0
0
13:45
Josh Anderson
17
0
0
0
1
0
0
13:27
Zachary Bolduc
76
0
0
0
5
0
0
12:04
Joe Veleno
90
0
0
0
3
1
0
11:12
Brendan Gallagher
11
0
0
3
0
0
2
10:58
Arber Xhekaj
72
0
0
0
6
0
0
10:29
Sammy Blais
27
0
0
2
4
1
0
7:29
Goaltending
#
Started. Jacob Fowler
32
26
22
4
.846
58:08

Buffalo Sabres

Skaters
#
G
A
HIT
BLK
PIM
Tage Thompson
72
3
2
3
0
1
0
20:43
Josh Doan
91
1
1
1
1
0
0
16:55
Noah Ostlund
86
0
2
3
0
0
0
17:21
Alex Tuch
89
1
0
1
4
0
0
18:44
Rasmus Dahlin
26
0
1
2
0
2
0
27:39
Zach Benson
6
0
1
2
1
0
2
16:06
Jason Zucker
17
0
1
0
1
1
0
14:27
Mattias Samuelsson
23
0
0
4
0
1
0
25:24
Bowen Byram
4
0
0
1
0
0
4
25:05
Owen Power
25
0
0
3
1
0
0
23:04
Ryan McLeod
71
0
0
1
1
0
0
18:29
Jack Quinn
22
0
0
1
1
0
0
14:21
Jordan Greenway
12
0
0
0
3
1
2
11:10
Peyton Krebs
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
10:55
Tyson Kozak
48
0
0
2
3
0
0
9:22
Beck Malenstyn
29
0
0
2
5
0
0
8:45
Zach Metsa
73
0
0
1
0
0
0
7:38
Jacob Bryson
78
0
0
0
0
0
2
6:02
Goaltending
#
Started. Colten Ellis
92
23
20
3
.870
59:47

The scoring summary is from the NHL play-by-play. Skater and goaltending lines as recorded in the NHL boxscore. A goalie's goals-against need not add up to the other club's goals: an empty-net goal is scored against no goalie.