Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres - October 17, 2026

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Scoring Summary

Teams

Sabres logo, Sabres 4-3-2, 1ST 1, 2ND 1, 3RD 1, OT 0, TOT 3

Sabres(4-3-2)

Canadiens logo, Canadiens 4-3-1, 1ST 2, 2ND 1, 3RD 0, OT 1, TOT 4

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Scoring

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14:01Goal scored by Cole Caufield assisted by Juraj Slafkovský and Alexandre Carrier

11:45PP - Goal scored by Zachary Bolduc assisted by Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovský

8:21Goal scored by Josh Norris assisted by Konsta Helenius

Highlights

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Caufield Ends It in OT 🥶

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Thompson Ties It in Third 🔥

00:21

Quinn Tips In Shorthanded 🔥

00:28

Texier Extends Habs Lead 🔥

00:25

Caufield Puts Habs Ahead 🔥

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Bolduc Tips In PP Equalizer 🔥

00:23

Norris Gives Sabres Lead 🏒

00:16

What's Buzzing

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Mike Harrington

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The recap from Montreal: Caufield goal gives #Habs OT win after #Sabres erase another two-goal hole. They finish 2-0-2 in this run of Atlantic games. Pretty good with Dahlin missing the last three. https://t.co/ds3rBQSfaO

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Canadiens Montréal

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Même endroit, avant et après Same place, before and after #GoHabsGo

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Canadiens Montréal

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Le héros de ce soir en prolongation! Tonight's overtime hero! #GoHabsGo | Casino de Montréal

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Sabre Noise

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Another 2-goal comeback for the Sabres ends with an OT loss to the Canadiens. Check out the biggest takeaways from @BrandonCroce after Saturday night's game ⬇️ #Sabres | #LetsGoBuffalo https://t.co/6diYUzFaD8

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Sportsnet Stats

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Cole Caufield in 50 Saturday games since 2024-25 Goals 38 Points 59 Plus/Minus +23 PP Goals 10 GWG 5 #GoHabsGo

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Live Odds	Spread	O/U	Moneyline
Buffalo Sabres		O 6.5 -110	+122
Montreal Canadiens		U 6.5 -112	-146

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sabrenoise.com•3d

4 takeaways from the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 overtime loss to the Montreal CanadiensThe Buffalo Sabres were back in Montreal on Saturday night for the third straight road game, a road trip that began in Montreal before going to Toronto on Thurs

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Top Six Minutes: Cole Caufield comes through on Saturday nightCaufield scored two goals, including the winner in overtime, to help Montreal beat Buffalo for the second time in five days.

Caufield Snaps the Winner 🔥

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Canadiens vs. Sabres: Game thread and linesDavid Reinbacher and Oliver Kapanen make their season debuts versus Buffalo.

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Re-Ranking the Messiest NHL Breakups 💔Larkin and Hellebuyck make our list 📲

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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Sabres look to make key tweaks against CanadiensThe Buffalo Sabres are back in Montreal for their second game against the Canadiens this week. In the first game, the Canadiens would jump out to a 3-1 lead. Ho

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Cole Caufield and the Canadiens ready for another offensive showdown with BuffaloOn Saturday, the Montreal Canadiens will try to get things back on track after a brutal 5-4 loss Wednesday to the Washington Capitals, when hosting the Buffalo

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Josh Anderson early surge strengthens case for new Canadiens dealOn Friday, TSN's Darren Dreger added further context on TSN 690 radio about the Montreal Canadiens' extension talks with depth forward Josh Anderson. Dreger sai

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Canadiens face tough lineup decisions with Kapanen and Demidov nearing returnThe Montreal Canadiens have not had their full forward group on the ice in a single game this season. Oliver Kapanen has yet to play after suffering an injury d