Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Score | Status |
| Buffalo Sabres | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Montreal Canadiens | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | F/SO |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Period | |
| 2:16 | Buffalo Sabres, goal by Olen Zellweger (Assist: Mattias Samuelsson, Beck Malenstyn) |
| 14:28 | Montreal Canadiens, power play goal by Lane Hutson (Assist: Juraj Slafkovsky, Cole Caufield) |
| 2nd Period | |
| 1:19 | Montreal Canadiens, goal by Cole Caufield (Assist: Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki) |
| 19:10 | Montreal Canadiens, goal by Josh Anderson (Assist: Lane Hutson, Zack Bolduc) |
| 3rd Period | |
| 4:24 | Buffalo Sabres, goal by Josh Norris (Assist: Dennis Gilbert, Beck Malenstyn) |
| 5:25 | Buffalo Sabres, goal by Olen Zellweger (Assist: Zach Benson, Mattias Samuelsson) |
| Overtime | |
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| Shootout | |
| Montreal Canadiens, Cole Caufield Goal Snap Shot | |
| Buffalo Sabres, Tage Thompson Goal Snap Shot | |
| Montreal Canadiens, Alexandre Texier Goal Snap Shot | |
| Buffalo Sabres, Jack Quinn failed shot attempt on Jacob Fowler | |
| Montreal Canadiens, Zachary Bolduc Goal Backhand | |
| Penalty Summary | |
| 1st Period | |
| 12:36 | Buffalo Sabres, Olen Zellweger 2 minutes for Tripping Juraj Slafkovský |
| 13:33 | Buffalo Sabres, Louis Crevier 2 minutes for Delaying Game - Puck over glass |
| 15:15 | Montreal Canadiens, Kirby Dach 2 minutes for Holding Zach Benson |
| 2nd Period | |
| 1:47 | Montreal Canadiens, Chris Kreider 2 minutes for Holding the stick Louis Crevier |
| 6:56 | Montreal Canadiens, Alex Newhook 2 minutes for Hooking Olen Zellweger |
| 14:42 | Buffalo Sabres, Justin Danforth 2 minutes for Interference Adam Engstrom |
| 3rd Period | |
| 9:12 | Montreal Canadiens, Josh Anderson 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike conduct Peyton Krebs |
| 9:12 | Buffalo Sabres, Peyton Krebs 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike conduct Josh Anderson |
| Overtime | |
| 4:27 | Montreal Canadiens, 2 minutes for Juraj Slafkovský Holding Josh Norris |
| Buffalo Sabres | ||||||||||||
| Player | G | A | +/- | S | SM | BS | PN | PIM | HT | TK | GV | TOI |
| Z. Benson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:36 |
| J. Danforth | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:58 |
| J. Doan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17:23 |
| K. Helenius | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:15 |
| P. Krebs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:12 |
| J. Kulich | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:51 |
| B. Malenstyn | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11:55 |
| R. McLeod | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:22 |
| J. Norris | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:51 |
| N. Ostlund | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:40 |
| J. Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19:01 |
| T. Thompson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:26 |
| L. Crevier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:43 |
| D. Gilbert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:41 |
| Z. Metsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 |
| O. Power | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28:22 |
| M. Samuelsson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26:38 |
| O. Zellweger | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:49 |
| Montreal Canadiens | ||||||||||||
| Player | G | A | +/- | S | SM | BS | PN | PIM | HT | TK | GV | TOI |
| J. Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:21 |
| O. Beck | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:59 |
| Z. Bolduc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14:58 |
| C. Caufield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:46 |
| K. Dach | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:40 |
| P. Danault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:25 |
| J. Evans | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13:42 |
| C. Kreider | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:50 |
| A. Newhook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:19 |
| J. Slafkovsky | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:41 |
| N. Suzuki | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:32 |
| A. Texier | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 |
| A. Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:55 |
| N. Dobson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18:56 |
| A. Engstrom | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:22 |
| K. Guhle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25:25 |
| L. Hutson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27:07 |
| A. Xhekaj | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:26 |
Last updated on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 9:36 PM.