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Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Monday, January 18, 2027 · KeyBank Center

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TSN2 · RDS · MSG-B

Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Monday, January 18, 2027, with puck drop at 2:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN2, RDS and MSG-B.

This is the fourth of 4 meetings this season. Canadiens 1, Sabres 0 so far; the last game finished BUF 3, MTL 4.

Rest and travel

Canadiens

Game 3 of a road trip: Nashville and Philadelphia, now Buffalo.

  1. 82027-01-08: no game
  2. 92027-01-09: vs PIT
  3. 102027-01-10: no game
  4. 112027-01-11: no game
  5. 122027-01-12: no game
  6. 132027-01-13: vs NJD
  7. 142027-01-14: at NSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 152027-01-15: no game
  9. 162027-01-16: at PHI
  10. 172027-01-17: no game
  11. 182027-01-18: at BUF
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~282 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,907 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Sabres

Another game at home.

  1. 82027-01-08: at CBJ
  2. 92027-01-09: vs CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 102027-01-10: no game
  4. 112027-01-11: no game
  5. 122027-01-12: vs NJD
  6. 132027-01-13: no game
  7. 142027-01-14: vs COL
  8. 152027-01-15: no game
  9. 162027-01-16: vs NSH
  10. 172027-01-17: no game
  11. 182027-01-18: vs MTL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58
Buffalo SabresSabresTue, Oct 13 at MTL
  1. L1Benson#6Ostlund#86Quinn#22
    10:23 together at 5v5
  2. L2McLeod#71Kulich#20Helenius#94
    7:12 together at 5v5
  3. L3Thompson#72Krebs#19Doan#91
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewMalenstyn#29Norris#9Danforth#15
    6:26 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamuelsson#23Zellweger#8
    14:05 together at 5v5
  2. D2Power#25Metsa#73
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewGilbert#44Crevier#46
    6:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Benson LThompson COstlund CQuinn RPower D3:35

Penalty kill

  1. 1Malenstyn LDanforth RSamuelsson DCrevier D0:55
  2. 2Malenstyn LSamuelsson DPower D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MTLBUF

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)BUF 64% (12th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)BUF 1:54 left (13th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)BUF 46.8s (7th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MTL 38% (3rd most often)BUF 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series