3-3-1, 0-1-1 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Sabres BUF	1	0	2	0	3
Canadiens MTL	1	2	0	1	4

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

3-2-1, 2-2-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Sabres
3
Canadiens
4

Game 1

10/13

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 2

10/17

NHL Net

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 3

12/18

Disney+/ESPN+/Hulu

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 4

1/18

Bell Centre

6:30 PM, October 13, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Montreal, Canada

Attendance: 20,962

Referees:
Jake Brenk
Pierre Lambert

Linesmen:
Tommy Hughes
Ryan Daisy

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Ottawa	6	2	0	12
Boston	5	2	0	10
Tampa Bay	5	2	0	10
Florida	4	2	2	10
Buffalo	4	3	1	9
Toronto	3	3	2	8
Montreal	3	3	1	7
Detroit	2	3	2	6

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