MONTREAL, CANADA – OCTOBER 20: Conor Timmins #21 of the Buffalo Sabres takes a shot against Owen Beck #62 of the Montréal Canadiens during the first period at the Bell Centre on October 20, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montréal Canadiens defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-2. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

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The surging Buffalo Sabres (25-16-4, 54 points) play the back end of a home back-to-back on Thursday night when they host the Montreal Canadiens (26-14-7, 59 points) at KeyBank Center in an Atlantic Division matchup.

MONTREAL, CANADA - OCTOBER 20: Conor Timmins #21 of the Buffalo Sabres takes a shot against Owen Beck #62 of the Montréal Canadiens during the first period at the Bell Centre on October 20, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montréal Canadiens defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4-2. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

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Rasmus Dahlin potted two power-play goals as red-hot Buffalo won for the 14th time in its last 16 games on Wednesday night, topping the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 5-2. Josh Doan had a pair of assists, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 20 saves for the Sabres, who never trailed after Dahlin’s first goal at 9:30 of the first period. Mattias Samuelsson and Jack Quinn also lit the lamp, and Ryan McLeod put the puck into an empty net with 40 seconds left to seal the win.

The Canadiens lost a two-goal lead in the third period and gave up the game-winner with 39 seconds left in overtime on Tuesday night, dropping a 3-2 road decision to the Washington Capitals. Josh Anderson got Montreal on the board with a shorthanded goal at 8:14 of the first period, and Brendan Gallagher made it a 2-0 game 7:40 into the second.

Montreal won the first meeting between the teams, skating to a 4-2 win at home on Oct. 20. Tage Thompson leads the Sabres with 22 goals and 44 points, with Alex Tuch scoring 15 goals thus far. Luukkonen is 10-6-1 in 17 games and 16 starts with a .904 save percentage and 2.59 goals against average. Cole Caufield tops Montreal with 21 goals, and Juraj Slafkovsky has 17, while captain Nick Suzuki leads the club with 50 points. Jakub Dobes has a 14-5-3 record in 22 games and 21 starts, posting an .888 save percentage and 3.01 GAA.

This is a great NHL matchup that you will not want to miss; make sure to tune in and catch all the action.

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