Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens — Match Details

After SO

Match Summary

Montreal Canadiens defeated Buffalo Sabres 3:2 after so. The match was played in NHL 2023. League standings: Buffalo Sabres #3, Montreal Canadiens #5.

Rivalry since 2014

Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens Head to Head Results· 50

Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens have met 50 times — Buffalo Sabres won 22, Montreal Canadiens won 28, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2014. Montreal Canadiens leads the head-to-head with 28 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 306 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.12 per match (143 for the home side, 163 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.

Buffalo Sabres

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Drawn

Montreal Canadiens

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Total goals

306 · 6.1/match

Both scored

45/50 · 90%

Over 2.5

48/50 · 96%

Recent Meetings

19/05/26Buffalo Sabres2–3Montreal CanadiensNHLMatch Details

Buffalo Sabres2–3Montreal Canadiens

19/05/26NHL

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17/05/26Montreal Canadiens3–8Buffalo SabresNHLMatch Details

Montreal Canadiens3–8Buffalo Sabres

17/05/26NHL

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15/05/26Buffalo Sabres3–6Montreal CanadiensNHLMatch Details

Buffalo Sabres3–6Montreal Canadiens

15/05/26NHL

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13/05/26Montreal Canadiens2–3Buffalo SabresNHLMatch Details

Montreal Canadiens2–3Buffalo Sabres

13/05/26NHL

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11/05/26Montreal Canadiens6–2Buffalo SabresNHLMatch Details

Montreal Canadiens6–2Buffalo Sabres

11/05/26NHL

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09/05/26Buffalo Sabres1–5Montreal CanadiensNHLMatch Details

Buffalo Sabres1–5Montreal Canadiens

09/05/26NHL

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07/05/26Buffalo Sabres4–2Montreal CanadiensNHLMatch Details

Buffalo Sabres4–2Montreal Canadiens

07/05/26NHL

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01/02/26Buffalo Sabres2–4Montreal CanadiensNHLMatch Details

Buffalo Sabres2–4Montreal Canadiens

01/02/26NHL

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23/01/26Montreal Canadiens2–4Buffalo SabresNHLMatch Details

Montreal Canadiens2–4Buffalo Sabres

23/01/26NHL

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16/01/26Buffalo Sabres5–3Montreal CanadiensNHLMatch Details

Buffalo Sabres5–3Montreal Canadiens

16/01/26NHL

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Highest-scoring game: 5–7 v 2024

More results

Standings

Buffalo Sabres sit #3 and Montreal Canadiens are #5 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Atlantic

1Detroit Red Wings0

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2Boston Bruins0

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3Buffalo Sabres0

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4Florida Panthers0

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5Montreal Canadiens0

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6Ottawa Senators0

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7Tampa Bay Lightning0

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8Toronto Maple Leafs0

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#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Detroit Red Wings	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#2	Boston Bruins	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#3	Buffalo Sabres	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#4	Florida Panthers	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#5	Montreal Canadiens	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#6	Ottawa Senators	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#7	Tampa Bay Lightning	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#8	Toronto Maple Leafs	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0

Central

1Winnipeg Jets0

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2Chicago Blackhawks0

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3Colorado Avalanche0

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4Dallas Stars0

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5Minnesota Wild0

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6Nashville Predators0

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7St. Louis Blues0

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8Utah0

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#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Winnipeg Jets	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#2	Chicago Blackhawks	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#3	Colorado Avalanche	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#4	Dallas Stars	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#5	Minnesota Wild	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#6	Nashville Predators	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#7	St. Louis Blues	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#8	Utah	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0

Pacific

1Anaheim Ducks0

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2Calgary Flames0

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3Edmonton Oilers0

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4Los Angeles Kings0

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5San Jose Sharks0

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6Vancouver Canucks0

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7Vegas Golden Knights0

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8Seattle Kraken0

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#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Anaheim Ducks	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#2	Calgary Flames	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#3	Edmonton Oilers	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#4	Los Angeles Kings	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#5	San Jose Sharks	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#6	Vancouver Canucks	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#7	Vegas Golden Knights	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#8	Seattle Kraken	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0

Metropolitan

1Pittsburgh Penguins0

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2Carolina Hurricanes0

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3Columbus Blue Jackets0

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4New Jersey Devils0

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5New York Islanders0

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6Philadelphia Flyers0

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7Washington Capitals0

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8New York Rangers0

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#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Pittsburgh Penguins	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#2	Carolina Hurricanes	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#3	Columbus Blue Jackets	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#4	New Jersey Devils	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#5	New York Islanders	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#6	Philadelphia Flyers	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#7	Washington Capitals	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#8	New York Rangers	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 May 2026