Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres Live Score (19 Dec, 2026)

Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres Live Score (19 Dec, 2026)
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Team Stats

Montreal Canadiens logo MTL
BUF Buffalo Sabres logo
0 Power Play Goals 0
20 Penalty Minutes 15
4.00 Avg Goals Against 4.50
29.0 Avg Shots Against 19.0
71.4 Penalty Kill % 60.0
2 Power Play Goals Against 2
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
4.00 Avg Goals 3.50
24.5 Avg Shots 27.0
0.0 Power Play % 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0

Game Leaders

Montreal Canadiens logo MTL
BUF Buffalo Sabres logo
Cole Caufield
Cole Caufield#13 · RW
2
Goals
Jack Quinn
Jack Quinn#22 · RW
2
Nick Suzuki
Nick Suzuki#14 · C
3
Assists
Owen Power
Owen Power#25 · D
3
Nick Suzuki
Nick Suzuki#14 · C
4
Points
Owen Power
Owen Power#25 · D
3

Game Information

Stage Regular Season
Season 2027
Puck Drop Fri, Dec 18, 7:30 PM
Venue KeyBank Center
Location Buffalo, NY
Broadcast Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu

Injury Report

Montreal Canadiens logo Montreal Canadiens
Oliver Kapanen
Oliver Kapanen
#91 · C · Array
DTD
Alexandre Carrier
Alexandre Carrier
#45 · D · Array
DTD
Bryce Pickford
Bryce Pickford
D · Array
IR
Lucas Condotta
Lucas Condotta
#82 · LW · Array
IR
Kaiden Guhle
Kaiden Guhle
#21 · D · Array
IR
Buffalo Sabres logo Buffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon
Alex Lyon
#34 · G · Array
IR
Conor Timmins
Conor Timmins
#21 · D · Array
IR
Topias Leinonen
Topias Leinonen
#50 · G · Array
IR
Jack Rathbone
Jack Rathbone
#3 · D · Array
IR
Jason Zucker
Jason Zucker
#17 · LW · Array
IR

Head-to-Head

Montreal Canadiens logoMTL
Last 5 Games
BUFBuffalo Sabres logo
4◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Oct 17, 2026
3
4◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Oct 13, 2026
3
4◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Jan 31, 2026
2
2
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Jan 22, 2026
▸4
3
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Jan 15, 2026
▸5

Last 5 Games

DateOpponentResultCompetition
11/5/26vs Utah Mammoth logoUTAW5-4NHL Regular Season
11/3/26vs Winnipeg Jets logoWPGL4-5NHL Regular Season
10/31/26vs Pittsburgh Penguins logoPITW5-4NHL Regular Season
10/29/26@ Dallas Stars logoDALW5-2NHL Regular Season
10/27/26@ St. Louis Blues logoSTLW2-0NHL Regular Season
DateOpponentResultCompetition
11/4/26vs Ottawa Senators logoOTTL1-2NHL Regular Season
10/31/26@ Los Angeles Kings logoLAW3-2NHL Regular Season
10/29/26@ Anaheim Ducks logoANAW7-6NHL Regular Season
10/27/26@ San Jose Sharks logoSJW2-0NHL Regular Season
10/24/26@ Washington Capitals logoWSHL3-4NHL Regular Season

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division
TeamGPWLOTPctPTSDIFFStrk
Bruins171241—25+24W3
Canadiens161033—23+6W1
Lightning151032—22+10W2
Senators171061—21+2W1
Panthers16952—20+5W1
Maple Leafs17872—18+6L1
Sabres15753—17-7L1
Red Wings17773—17-3L2
Canadiens
3rd in Eastern Conference
VS
Sabres
10th in Eastern Conference

Goaltenders

#75
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes G 25 6' 4" 215 lbs
#32
Jacob Fowler
Jacob Fowler G 21 6' 1" 223 lbs
#35
Sam Montembeault
Sam Montembeault G 30 6' 3" 218 lbs

Defensemen

#45
Alexandre Carrier
Alexandre Carrier D 30 5' 11" 174 lbs
#53
Noah Dobson
Noah Dobson D 26 6' 4" 200 lbs
#42
Adam Engstrom
Adam Engstrom D 22 6' 2" 193 lbs
#21
Kaiden Guhle
Kaiden Guhle D 24 6' 3" 202 lbs
#48
Lane Hutson
Lane Hutson D 22 5' 9" 162 lbs
#8
Mike Matheson
Mike Matheson D 32 6' 2" 196 lbs
Bryce Pickford
Bryce Pickford D 20 6' 0" 190 lbs
#72
Arber Xhekaj
Arber Xhekaj D 25 6' 4" 240 lbs

Left Wings

#82
Lucas Condotta
Lucas Condotta LW 29 6' 1" 218 lbs
#22
Chris Kreider
Chris Kreider LW 35 6' 3" 232 lbs
#20
Juraj Slafkovsky
Juraj Slafkovsky LW 22 6' 3" 225 lbs
#85
Alexandre Texier
Alexandre Texier LW 27 6' 1" 196 lbs
#63
Florian Xhekaj
Florian Xhekaj LW 22 6' 3" 195 lbs

Centers

#62
Owen Beck
Owen Beck C 22 6' 0" 199 lbs
#77
Kirby Dach
Kirby Dach C 25 6' 4" 221 lbs
#24
Phillip Danault
Phillip Danault C 33 6' 1" 200 lbs
#71
Jake Evans
Jake Evans C 30 6' 0" 190 lbs
#91
Oliver Kapanen
Oliver Kapanen C 23 6' 2" 194 lbs
#15
Alex Newhook
Alex Newhook C 25 5' 11" 200 lbs
#14
Nick Suzuki
Nick Suzuki C 27 5' 11" 207 lbs

Right Wings

#17
Josh Anderson
Josh Anderson RW 32 6' 3" 226 lbs
#76
Zack Bolduc
Zack Bolduc RW 23 6' 0" 187 lbs
#13
Cole Caufield
Cole Caufield RW 25 5' 8" 175 lbs
#93
Ivan Demidov
Ivan Demidov RW 20 6' 1" 192 lbs

Goaltenders

#92
Colten Ellis
Colten Ellis G 26 6' 1" 191 lbs
#1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G 27 6' 5" 223 lbs
#34
Alex Lyon
Alex Lyon G 33 6' 1" 199 lbs

Defensemen

#46
Louis Crevier
Louis Crevier D 25 6' 8" 228 lbs
#26
Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus Dahlin D 26 6' 3" 204 lbs
#48
Matt Grzelcyk
Matt Grzelcyk D 32 5' 10" 180 lbs
#82
Caleb Jones
Caleb Jones D 29 6' 1" 194 lbs
#73
Zach Metsa
Zach Metsa D 28 5' 9" 198 lbs
#25
Owen Power
Owen Power D 23 6' 6" 226 lbs
#3
Jack Rathbone
Jack Rathbone D 27 5' 11" 188 lbs
#23
Mattias Samuelsson
Mattias Samuelsson D 26 6' 4" 234 lbs
#21
Conor Timmins
Conor Timmins D 28 6' 3" 213 lbs
#8
Olen Zellweger
Olen Zellweger D 23 5' 10" 193 lbs

Left Wings

#6
Zach Benson
Zach Benson LW 21 5' 10" 177 lbs
#29
Beck Malenstyn
Beck Malenstyn LW 28 6' 3" 209 lbs
#17
Jason Zucker
Jason Zucker LW 34 5' 11" 198 lbs

Centers

#10
Sam Carrick
Sam Carrick C 34 6' 0" 202 lbs
#94
Konsta Helenius
Konsta Helenius C 20 5' 11" 190 lbs
#48
Tyson Kozak
Tyson Kozak C 23 5' 11" 185 lbs
#19
Peyton Krebs
Peyton Krebs C 25 6' 0" 188 lbs
#20
Jiri Kulich
Jiri Kulich C 22 6' 1" 195 lbs
#71
Ryan McLeod
Ryan McLeod C 27 6' 3" 204 lbs
#9
Josh Norris
Josh Norris C 27 6' 2" 196 lbs
#86
Noah Ostlund
Noah Ostlund C 22 5' 11" 180 lbs
#72
Tage Thompson
Tage Thompson C 29 6' 6" 220 lbs

Right Wings

#15
Justin Danforth
Justin Danforth RW 33 5' 8" 193 lbs
#91
Josh Doan
Josh Doan RW 24 6' 2" 198 lbs
#22
Jack Quinn
Jack Quinn RW 25 6' 1" 185 lbs
Canadiens
2nd in Atlantic Division
VS
Sabres
7th in Atlantic Division
General
16
Games Played
15
5704:58
Time On Ice
5375:05
356:33
Time On Ice Per Game
358:20
0
Plus/Minus Rating
0
0:00
Production
0:00
5732
Shifts
5678
3
Losses
5
10
Wins
7
Offensive
55
Goals
44
94
Assists
79
498
Faceoffs Won
393
467
Faceoffs Lost
476
0
Game-Winning Goals
0
149
Points
123
7
Power Play Goals
8
13
Power Play Assists
15
1
Short Handed Goals
1
1
Short Handed Assists
2
442
Shots
417
9
Shootout Attempts
2
4
Shootout Goals
1
44.4
Shootout Shot Percentage
50.0
12.4
Shooting Percentage
10.6
51.6
Faceoff Win Percent
45.2
Defensive
3.19
Goals Against Average
3.33
402
Saves
359
.893
Save Percentage
.880
51
Goals Against
50
453
Shots Against
409
3
Overtime Losses
3
7
Shootout Saves
0
8
Shootout Shots Against
3
.875
Shootout Save Percentage
.000
Penalties
192
Penalty Minutes
144