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Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens Box Score & Player Stats: Canadiens win 4-3, Oct 17, 2026

NHL · Final · Sat, Oct 17, 2026
Bell Centre
Summary
1
2
3
4
T
Buffalo Sabres4-4 · 1-1-2 away
3
Montreal Canadiens5-3 · 3-2-0 home
4
BUF
1
1
1
0
3
MTL
2
1
0
1
4

Montreal beats Buffalo, 4-3

J. Fowler made 23 saves. C. Caufield scored two goals.

Every play in the reel, in the order it happened. The biggest swing: Josh Norris nets goal for Sabres.
How they scored
1st
Josh Norris Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Konsta Helenius (1)
1–0
BUF
1st
Zachary Bolduc Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Nick Suzuki (6), Juraj Slafkovský (3)
1–1
MTL
1st
Cole Caufield Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (4), Alexandre Carrier (2)
1–2
MTL
2nd
Alexandre Texier Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Kaiden Guhle (1), Alexandre Carrier (3)
1–3
MTL
2nd
Jack Quinn Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Benson (6), Mattias Samuelsson (5)
2–3
BUF
3rd
Tage Thompson Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Doan (1), Jiri Kulich (2)
3–3
BUF
OT
Cole Caufield Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: none
3–4
MTL
Buffalo
BS
HT
TK
+/-
TOI
PPTOI
SHTOI
Zach Benson
1
0
1
1
21:17
4:58
1:51
Justin Danforth
0
1
0
0
8:34
0:00
0:00
Josh Doan
0
0
1
0
15:14
1:10
0:00
Konsta Helenius
0
0
0
0
9:11
0:44
0:00
Peyton Krebs
0
1
1
0
9:04
0:00
0:04
Jiri Kulich
0
0
0
1
13:00
1:20
0:21
Beck Malenstyn
1
7
0
0
12:12
0:00
3:49
Ryan McLeod
0
1
1
-1
14:35
0:00
3:05
Josh Norris
2
1
0
-1
14:30
1:17
2:05
Noah Ostlund
1
0
0
0
19:44
5:09
0:51
Jack Quinn
0
0
0
1
21:30
5:11
0:08
Tage Thompson
1
1
0
-1
19:19
4:50
0:02
Defensemen
BS
HT
TK
+/-
TOI
PPTOI
SHTOI
Louis Crevier
3
1
0
0
14:12
0:00
1:57
Dennis Gilbert
1
2
0
0
11:31
0:00
1:15
Zach Metsa
1
0
0
0
14:57
0:03
2:40
Owen Power
3
0
1
0
27:39
5:30
3:17
Mattias Samuelsson
2
3
1
1
26:59
0:41
4:15
Olen Zellweger
1
0
1
0
20:47
1:22
0:04
Goalies
GA
SA
SOS
SOSA
SV
SV%
ESSV
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
4
34
0
0
30
.882
23
Montreal
BS
HT
TK
+/-
TOI
PPTOI
SHTOI
Josh Anderson
0
3
0
-2
14:22
0:00
2:25
Zack Bolduc
0
2
0
0
14:48
4:16
0:00
Cole Caufield
0
0
0
2
18:03
5:44
0:00
Kirby Dach
1
1
1
0
11:37
0:00
0:31
Phillip Danault
0
1
0
1
14:09
0:49
3:03
Jake Evans
1
1
0
0
13:29
0:00
3:07
Oliver Kapanen
1
1
0
0
11:14
1:28
0:00
Chris Kreider
1
1
0
-2
14:19
0:40
0:31
Alex Newhook
1
0
0
-2
16:21
0:50
2:10
Juraj Slafkovsky
2
1
0
1
17:51
5:46
0:00
Nick Suzuki
1
3
2
1
21:31
5:50
0:40
Alexandre Texier
0
0
0
0
11:29
0:53
0:00
Defensemen
BS
HT
TK
+/-
TOI
PPTOI
SHTOI
Alexandre Carrier
2
0
0
2
22:08
0:00
3:38
Noah Dobson
1
2
0
-2
21:16
0:40
2:50
Kaiden Guhle
0
1
0
1
23:21
0:04
3:38
Lane Hutson
1
0
0
0
26:38
6:05
0:00
David Reinbacher
0
2
0
-1
9:09
0:00
0:00
Arber Xhekaj
1
1
0
-1
12:29
0:00
2:49
Goalies
GA
SA
SOS
SOSA
SV
SV%
ESSV
Jacob Fowler
3
26
0
0
23
.885
20

Questions

Who won the Sabres vs Canadiens game?

The Canadiens beat the Sabres 4-3 on Saturday, Oct 17, at Bell Centre.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

Canadiens 4, Sabres 3.

Played Saturday, October 17, 2026. Score and box score from ESPN. How we get our numbers

Win probability
MTL 99%
The marked point is Cole Caufield Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: none: 50% to 99% for Canadiens on one play, the biggest of the game.
Atlantic
W
L
OT
PTS
Bruins
9
2
1
19
Senators
8
4
0
16
Maple Leafs
7
4
2
16
Lightning
7
3
1
15
Canadiens
6
3
2
14
Panthers
6
4
2
14
Red Wings
4
4
3
11
Sabres
4
4
3
11
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