Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres

NHL KeyBank Center, Buffalo·January 18, 2027

MTL

Montréal Canadiens MTL 1-2-1, 1-0-1 Away

January 18, 2027 6:00 pm

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Buffalo Sabres BUF 2-1-0, 2-1-0 Home

BUF

Standings

Atlantic Division Eastern Conference League

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
2	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
3	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
4	BOS Bruins	6	4	2	0	8	20	13	+7	3-1-0	1-1-0
5	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
6	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
7	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
8	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
2	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
3	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
4	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
5	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
6	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
7	BOS Bruins	6	4	2	0	8	20	13	+7	3-1-0	1-1-0
8	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
9	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
10	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
11	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
12	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
13	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
14	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
15	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
16	PHI Flyers	6	0	4	2	2	7	24	-17	0-1-1	0-3-1

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	RW	OTW	SOW	SOL	GF	GA	DIFF	HOME	AWAY
1	VGK Golden Knights	5	4	1	0	8	3	0	1	0	21	13	+8	2-1-0	2-0-0
2	NYR Rangers	6	4	2	0	8	4	0	0	0	17	11	+6	2-0-0	1-2-0
3	EDM Oilers	4	3	0	1	7	3	0	0	0	22	16	+6	1-0-1	3-0-0
4	WPG Jets	5	3	1	1	7	3	0	0	0	13	15	-2	1-1-1	2-0-0
5	CAR Hurricanes	5	3	1	1	7	2	1	0	0	18	14	+4	1-1-1	2-0-0
6	COL Avalanche	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	23	11	+12	2-0-0	1-1-0
7	WSH Capitals	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	14	9	+5	2-0-0	1-1-0
8	OTT Senators	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	12	9	+3	1-0-0	2-1-0
9	TB Lightning	4	3	1	0	6	3	0	0	0	11	9	+2	3-0-0	0-0-0
10	ANA Ducks	4	3	1	0	6	2	1	0	0	14	11	+3	1-1-0	2-0-0
11	FLA Panthers	4	2	0	2	6	1	1	0	0	8	8	0	0-0-0	2-0-2
12	SJ Sharks	4	3	1	0	6	0	3	0	0	12	14	-2	2-1-0	1-1-0
13	SEA Kraken	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	21	14	+7	1-1-0	2-1-0
14	UTA Mammoth	5	3	2	0	6	3	0	0	0	18	14	+4	1-0-0	2-2-0
15	BOS Bruins	5	3	2	0	6	2	1	0	0	15	12	+3	3-1-0	1-1-0
16	MIN Wild	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	11	8	+3	1-0-0	0-1-1
17	NSH Predators	4	2	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	12	11	+1	1-0-0	1-0-1
18	PIT Penguins	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	20	16	+4	1-1-0	1-1-1
19	TOR Maple Leafs	5	2	2	1	5	1	1	0	1	14	15	-1	2-2-0	0-0-1
20	CBJ Blue Jackets	3	2	1	0	4	1	0	1	0	10	9	+1	1-1-0	0-0-0
21	NYI Islanders	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	13	8	+5	2-0-0	0-2-0
22	DAL Stars	4	2	2	0	4	2	0	0	0	10	6	+4	1-1-0	1-1-0
23	BUF Sabres	4	2	2	0	4	1	1	0	0	10	15	-5	2-1-0	0-0-0
24	VAN Canucks	5	2	3	0	4	1	1	0	0	21	25	-4	1-2-0	1-2-0
25	STL Blues	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	9	13	-4	0-0-1	1-2-0
26	MTL Canadiens	4	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	14	19	-5	0-2-0	1-0-1
27	NJ Devils	3	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	6	13	-7	2-1-0	0-1-0
28	DET Red Wings	4	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	14	-4	1-3-0	0-0-0
29	CHI Blackhawks	5	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	10	21	-11	1-0-0	0-4-0
30	PHI Flyers	5	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	19	-13	0-1-1	0-3-1
31	LA Kings	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	15	-6	0-1-0	0-1-1
32	CGY Flames	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	23	-17	0-2-0	0-2-0

Key Players

Canadiens

NS

N. Suzuki C

1.4 PTS/G

3 G

4 A

CK

C. Kreider L

0.8 PTS/G

1 G

3 A

JD

J. Dobes G

.857 SV%

4.43 GAA

1 W

Sabres

TT

T. Thompson C

1.25 PTS/G

3 G

2 A

RD

R. Dahlin D

0.75 PTS/G

1 G

2 A

CE

C. Ellis G

.906 SV%

2.13 GAA

1 W

Stats Comparison

Overall Home vs Away

2026-2027

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 1–2

3.5 10th

Goals For

26th 2.3

4.8 29th

Goals Against

17th 3.0

-1.3 28th

Goal Diff

21st -0.7

Special Teams 0–2

7.1 30th

PP%

23rd 11.1

70.6 25th

PK%

19th 77.8

Offense 2–1

22.2 24th

Shots

22nd 22.3

12.6 11th

Shooting%

25th 9.0

53.9 5th

Faceoff%

25th 47.4

Defense 4–2

22.8 11th

Shots Against

1st 16.3

10.0 28th

Blocks

32nd 9.5

19.4 18th

Hits

23rd 17.5

4.2 11th

Takeaways

32nd 2.3

13.0 4th

Giveaways

18th 15.8

10.8 22nd

PIM

3rd 4.5

2025-2026

League Percentile Ranking

Scoring 0–3

3.3 8th

Goals For

3rd 3.5

3.1 15th

Goals Against

5th 2.9

0.2 11th

Goal Diff

3rd 0.6

Special Teams 1–1

23.1 10th

PP%

19th 17.9

76.3 25th

PK%

2nd 87.9

Offense 2–1

25.1 29th

Shots

16th 27.9

13.7 1st

Shooting%

14th 11.2

50.8 12th

Faceoff%

32nd 43.3

Defense 4–2

27.0 12th

Shots Against

29th 30.9

16.5 2nd

Blocks

3rd 16.4

21.0 11th

Hits

21st 19.5

4.3 16th

Takeaways

6th 4.9

13.8 2nd

Giveaways

18th 16.0

12.0 28th

PIM

20th 9.7

Head-to-Head

Canadiens leads 4-1

Final/OT

MTL Canadiens

2001

3

BUF Sabres

0110

2

Canadiens win series 4-3

Final

MTL Canadiens

231

6

BUF Sabres

300

3

Canadiens lead 3-2

Final

MTL Canadiens

212

5

BUF Sabres

010

1

Series tied 1-1

Final

MTL Canadiens

110

2

BUF Sabres

220

4

Sabres lead 1-0

Final

MTL Canadiens

103

4

BUF Sabres

020

2

Recent Form

Canadiens

L vs NSH 2-5

L vs CAR 4-6

L @ PIT 5-6

W @ TOR 3-2

L @ CAR 1-6

Sabres

L vs DAL 0-4

W vs MIN 3-2

W vs CHI 4-3

L vs MTL 2-3

W @ MTL 8-3

Form Comparison

Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1

KeyBank Center

Buffalo, US · 19,070 capacity

League: NHL
Season: NHL 26/27
Date: January 18, 2027
Time: 6:00 pm