Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres — Match Details

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Match Summary

Buffalo Sabres defeated Montreal Canadiens 3:2. The match was played in NHL 2023. Goals were scored by A. Xhekaj 12′, Z. Girgensons 4′, J. Struble 6′, J. Skinner 9′, A. Tuch 18′. League standings: Montreal Canadiens #5, Buffalo Sabres #3.

Match Events

Key match events between Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres — 5 goals and 10 cards recorded during the match.

Montreal Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres

Period 1

4′

C. Mittelstadt

Tripping

5′

J. Greenway

Roughing

M. Matheson

Boarding

5′

J. Anderson

Roughing

5′

A. Xhekaj

D. Savard

12′

17′

H. Jokiharju

Slashing

Period 2

4′

Z. Girgensons

R. Dahlin

J. Struble

A. Newhook

6′

J. Slafkovsky

Holding

8′

9′

J. Skinner

T. Thompson

J. Slafkovsky

Holding

12′

16′

T. Thompson

Tripping

18′

A. Tuch

Shorthanded

Period 3

18′

T. Thompson

Slashing

J. Slafkovsky

Hooking

19′

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 29, Buffalo Sabres won 21, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2014. Montreal Canadiens leads the head-to-head with 29 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 306 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.12 per match (164 for the home side, 142 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.

Montreal Canadiens

wins

Drawn

Buffalo Sabres

wins

Total goals

306 · 6.1/match

Both scored

45/50 · 90%

Over 2.5

48/50 · 96%

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Highest-scoring game: 5–7 v 2024

More results

Standings

Montreal Canadiens sit #5 and Buffalo Sabres are #3 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