Sabres 2–4 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Oct 20, 2025)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚔️ BUF	0	1	1	2
🇨🇦 MTL	1	0	3	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Alex Newhook

2 A

1 shots · 15:44 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Nick Suzuki

2 A

1 shots · 21:37 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jakub Dobes

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Oliver Kapanen Go-ahead 1st · 08:29

Assists: Ivan Demidov, Alex Newhook · beat Alex Lyon

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Jiri Kulich Tying 2nd · 06:51

Assists: Zach Benson · beat Jakub Dobes

1–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Juraj Slafkovsky Go-ahead 3rd · 02:57

Assists: Noah Dobson, Nick Suzuki · beat Alex Lyon

1–2

🇨🇦 Lane Hutson 3rd · 11:38

Assists: Alex Newhook · beat Alex Lyon

1–3

⚔️ Tyson Kozak 3rd · 12:30

Assists: Jack Quinn, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Jakub Dobes

2–3

🇨🇦 Jake Evans Empty net 3rd · 19:29

Assists: Nick Suzuki

2–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Benson · Thompson · Tuch 20:18

L2 McLeod · Kulich · Doan 18:00

L3 Zucker · Krebs · Quinn 13:17

L4 Geertsen · Kozak · Dunne 6:35

D1 Dahlin · Byram 25:00

D2 Power · Samuelsson 20:15

D3 Timmins · Metsa 13:54

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Suzuki · Evans · Caufield 18:16

L2 Slafkovsky · Anderson · Gallagher 15:55

L3 Newhook · Kapanen · Demidov 12:34

L4 Bolduc · Veleno · Beck 9:27

D1 Matheson · Dobson 23:38

D2 Hutson · Struble 19:34

D3 Carrier · Xhekaj 15:52

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

32 Shots on goal 32

15 Hits 22

9 Blocked shots 21

6 Takeaways 3

15 Giveaways 11

6 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 6.2% (2/32) MTL shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Alex Lyon

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 57:52 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jakub Dobes

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

BUF MTL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Mar 32025 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 OT Mar 12025 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Dec 172024 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–6 Nov 112024 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 7–5 Feb 212024 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2

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❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on October 20, 2025?

Canadiens won 4–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jiri Kulich, Tyson Kozak.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Jake Evans, Juraj Slafkovsky, Lane Hutson, Oliver Kapanen.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Alex Lyon made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jakub Dobes made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeOct 18 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 0–3 AfterOct 22 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 2–4

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeOct 18 🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 AfterOct 22 🇨🇦MTL @ 🔥CGY 2–1

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