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NHL • October 13, 2026

Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres, 4–3

Montreal Canadiens finished with a 4–3 victory over Buffalo Sabres at Bell Centre on October 13, 2026. A single goal separated the teams at the finish.

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Buffalo Sabres3 — 4Montreal Canadiens
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How the scoring unfolded

Buffalo Sabres recorded 1, 0, 2, 0, 0 across the periods. Its highest-scoring period was 3, with 2 goals.

Montreal Canadiens recorded 1, 2, 0, 0, 1 across the periods. Its highest-scoring period was 2, with 2 goals.

Names behind the numbers

Josh Norris contributed 1 goal for Buffalo Sabres.

Olen Zellweger contributed 2 goals for Buffalo Sabres.

Josh Anderson contributed 1 goal for Montreal Canadiens.

Lane Hutson contributed 1 goal, 1 assist for Montreal Canadiens.

The statistical picture

Buffalo Sabres — Shots: 16.

Montreal Canadiens — Shots: 38.

Scoring moments

  1. 1st · 2:16

    Olen Zellweger Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (2), Beck Malenstyn (1)

  2. 1st · 14:28

    Lane Hutson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (1), Cole Caufield (1)

  3. 2nd · 1:19

    Cole Caufield Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (2), Nick Suzuki (5)

  4. 2nd · 19:10

    Josh Anderson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (5), Zachary Bolduc (1)

  5. 3rd · 4:24

    Josh Norris Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Dennis Gilbert (1), Beck Malenstyn (2)

  6. 3rd · 5:25

    Olen Zellweger Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Benson (3), Mattias Samuelsson (3)

  7. SO · 0:00

    Cole Caufield Goal Snap Shot

  8. SO · 0:00

    Tage Thompson Goal Snap Shot

  9. SO · 0:00

    Alexandre Texier Goal Snap Shot

  10. SO · 0:00

    Zachary Bolduc Goal Backhand

Buffalo Sabres — Forwards
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Zach Benson130019:365:181:2712:5122001000010.0000
Justin Danforth10029:580:031:018:54170000103350.0012
Josh Doan110017:232:190:0015:0422010200000.0400
Konsta Helenius020-114:151:440:0012:3120010000000.0100
Peyton Krebs010013:120:000:2612:4618000010000.0212
Jiri Kulich010-116:512:290:0014:2224010210010.0000
Beck Malenstyn150211:550:053:018:491600200010100.0100
Ryan McLeod000-114:221:061:4311:332401000014766.7000
Josh Norris020211:512:280:099:14171101006460.0000
Noah Ostlund010-119:405:160:3613:48220201103537.5000
Jack Quinn020019:015:400:0013:212002031010100.0200
Tage Thompson101122:265:540:0016:322504012051131.3100
Buffalo Sabres — Defenses
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Louis Crevier010012:430:041:5110:4820000110000.0012
Dennis Gilbert01018:410:000:427:5913001010000.0100
Zach Metsa000014:580:001:3213:2619000100000.0000
Owen Power001-128:225:542:0120:2728010010000.0200
Mattias Samuelsson132126:380:083:1223:1836012000000.0300
Olen Zellweger110125:492:140:0023:3534220400000.0012
Buffalo Sabres — Goalies
PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen3380035.921275365:0000
Montreal Canadiens — Forwards
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Josh Anderson000114:210:002:4311:3821140200000.0112
Owen Beck120-16:590:000:006:5910000100000.0000
Zack Bolduc020014:581:150:0013:4320031100000.0400
Cole Caufield010019:463:070:0016:3925131520000.0000
Kirby Dach120-19:401:301:047:0614000010000.0012
Phillip Danault010017:250:064:0013:192700031012860.0000
Jake Evans112-113:420:004:448:581800020061135.3100
Chris Kreider120013:503:170:0010:332101000010100.0012
Alex Newhook100015:191:312:3411:14220101004544.4112
Juraj Slafkovsky100019:413:090:0016:3223012310010.0212
Nick Suzuki210023:323:070:5019:35240415309852.9200
Alexandre Texier020-114:361:320:0013:0421000510000.0000
Montreal Canadiens — Defenses
PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Alexandre Carrier310021:550:004:5616:5929010200000.0000
Noah Dobson150018:560:473:2014:4928000200000.0100
Adam Engstrom010-113:220:290:0012:5317000200000.0100
Kaiden Guhle011025:250:015:0320:2130000210000.0100
Lane Hutson100127:073:240:0023:4328121200000.0200
Arber Xhekaj200-214:260:003:1311:1316000000000.0200
Montreal Canadiens — Goalies
PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Jacob Fowler3160013.813103065:0000
Buffalo Sabres — Team statistics
Blocked Shots7
Hits24
Takeaways4
Shots16
Power Play Goals0
Power Play Opportunities5
Power Play Percentage0.0
Short Handed Goals0
Shootout Goals0
Faceoffs Won33
Faceoff Win Percent50.8
Giveaways17
Total Penalties4
Penalty Minutes8
Montreal Canadiens — Team statistics
Blocked Shots15
Hits22
Takeaways3
Shots38
Power Play Goals1
Power Play Opportunities3
Power Play Percentage33.3
Short Handed Goals0
Shootout Goals0
Faceoffs Won32
Faceoff Win Percent49.2
Giveaways18
Total Penalties6
Penalty Minutes12