Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres8-5-3

Final

Montreal Canadiens11-3-3

Saturday, October 17, 2026
7:00 PM EDT
Centre Bell
NHL

Closing odds

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Closing market chance to win, from the best moneylines with the margin removed

BUF 43%
MTL 57%

Moneyline
Book	BUF	MTL
Kalshi	+133	-133
Polymarket US	+127	-133
BetRivers	+125	-150
DraftKings	+120	-142
theScore Bet	+120	-140

Spread
Book	BUF	MTL
Kalshi	+1.5-194	-1.5+186
Polymarket US	+1.5-194	-1.5+186
theScore Bet	-200	+165
DraftKings	+1.5-205	-1.5+170

Total
Book	Over	Under
Kalshi	6.5-100	6.5-104
Polymarket US	6.5-100	6.5-104
theScore Bet	-110	-110
DraftKings	6.5-110	6.5-110

Last prices seen before the game. Updated Oct 17, 6:53 PM EDT. Prices are observed and can change; confirm at the book. Margus does not take bets. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Box score

BUF	Team stats	MTL
26	SOG	34
3	G	4

Buffalo Sabres · Skating
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	PIM	HIT	BLK	TOI
Zach Benson	0	1	1	1	3	2	0	1	21:17
Josh Norris	1	0	1	-1	4	0	1	2	14:30
Jiri Kulich	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	13:00
Jack Quinn	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	21:30
Tage Thompson	1	0	1	-1	5	0	1	1	19:19
Josh Doan	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	15:14
Konsta Helenius	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9:11
Mattias Samuelsson	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	26:59
Justin Danforth	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8:34
Peyton Krebs	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9:04
Beck Malenstyn	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	1	12:12
Ryan McLeod	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	14:35
Noah Ostlund	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	19:44
Olen Zellweger	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	20:47

Buffalo Sabres · Goaltending
Player	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	34	30	4	.882	60:01
Colten Ellis	0	0	0	—	0:00

Montreal Canadiens · Skating
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	PPG	PIM	HIT	BLK	TOI
Cole Caufield	2	0	2	2	5	0	0	0	0	18:03
Juraj Slafkovský	0	2	2	1	1	0	2	1	2	17:51
Alexandre Carrier	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	22:08
Nick Suzuki	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	20:49
Zachary Bolduc	1	0	1	0	5	1	0	2	0	14:48
Alexandre Texier	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	11:29
Kaiden Guhle	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	23:21
Alex Newhook	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	1	16:21
Josh Anderson	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	3	0	14:22
Chris Kreider	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1	1	14:06
Phillip Danault	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15:06
Jake Evans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	13:29
Kirby Dach	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	11:37
Oliver Kapanen	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	1	11:40

Montreal Canadiens · Goaltending
Player	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Jacob Fowler	26	23	3	.885	60:54
Jakub Dobes	0	0	0	—	0:00

Recent form

Buffalo SabresLLWLW

Montreal CanadiensLLWWL

Head to head

0BUF wins

1MTL wins

Last 1 meeting with a stored final score.

BUF3MTL4Oct 13, 2026

League table

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Atlantic
#	Team	Record
1	Boston Bruins	12-4-1
2	Montreal Canadiens	11-3-3
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	11-3-2
4	Ottawa Senators	11-6-1
5	Florida Panthers	9-6-2
6	Buffalo Sabres	8-5-3
7	Toronto Maple Leafs	8-8-2
8	Detroit Red Wings	7-8-3

About this match

Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4-3 at Centre Bell on Saturday, October 17, 2026 in the NHL.

Recent form: Buffalo Sabres have won 2 of their last 5, Montreal Canadiens 2 of their last 5.

In the 1 recent meeting on record, Buffalo Sabres won 0 and Montreal Canadiens won 1. The last one finished BUF 3, MTL 4 on Oct 13, 2026.

Tage Thompson leads Buffalo Sabres in points (19 P).

Lane Hutson leads Montreal Canadiens in points (17 P).