Canadiens game day

Canadiens vs.Sabres

Canadiens 4, Sabres 3 (/OT)

Morning after

Home matchup

MTLVSBUF

7:00 PM ET

Bell Centre

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WhenSat, Oct 17 · 7:00 PM ET

WhereBell Centre

OpponentBuffalo Sabres

ContextNHL

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Game Summary

On October 17, 2026, the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime at Bell Centre. Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the game just 54 seconds into the extra period. Montreal earned its third victory in 4 games and improved to 4-3-1.

Caufield chased down a puck that rebounded off the boards following a Buffalo scoring chance. He broke in alone and beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to end the game. The Sabres had recovered from a 2-goal deficit to force overtime.

Josh Norris opened the scoring for Buffalo before Zachary Bolduc answered on a Montreal power play. Caufield put the Canadiens ahead later in the first period. Alexandre Texier extended the advantage to 3-1 in the second.

Jack Quinn and Tage Thompson also scored for the Sabres. Jacob Fowler finished with 23 saves for Montreal, while Luukkonen stopped 30 shots. Juraj Slafkovsky and Alexandre Carrier each supplied 2 assists. Buffalo moved to 4-3-2.