Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

31-17-7, 15-6-6 Away

Final

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

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

31-18-5, 17-7-3 Home

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Sabres
2
Canadiens
4

Game 1

21/10

Canadiens
3
Sabres
5

Game 2

16/1

Sabres
4
Canadiens
2

Game 3

23/1

Canadiens
4
Sabres
2

Game 4

1/2

KeyBank Center

11:00 AM, 1 February 2026

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Francis Charron
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
James Tobias

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

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