Beck Malenstyn · P1 02:17 · shot-on-goal · xG 0.05

Sat, Jan 31, 2026 · KeyBank Center · 2025–26 Regular Season

Montréal Canadiens

4 – 2

Final

Buffalo Sabres

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
MTL	1	0	3	4	31
BUF	0	2	0	2	38

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	11:20	MTL	PP	Juraj Slafkovský (21) · wrist	Nick Suzuki (45), Cole Caufield (25)	1–0
2nd	07:36	BUF	PP	Owen Power (4) · wrist	Tage Thompson (28), Rasmus Dahlin (33)	1–1
2nd	18:58	BUF	PP	Noah Ostlund (10) · slap	Alex Tuch (25), Bowen Byram (17)	1–2
3rd	04:14	MTL	EV	Cole Caufield (31) · tip-in	Noah Dobson (24), Lane Hutson (47)	2–2
3rd	10:13	MTL	EV	Cole Caufield (32) · snap	Nick Suzuki (46), Kirby Dach (4)	3–2
3rd	19:12	MTL	SH EN	Oliver Kapanen (17) · wrist	Noah Dobson (25)	4–2

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	10:00	BUF	Tage Thompson	interference	2
1st	19:06	BUF	Bowen Byram	tripping	2
2nd	00:58	MTL	Lane Hutson	tripping	2
2nd	02:46	BUF	Ryan McLeod	hooking	2
2nd	14:21	MTL	Noah Dobson	high sticking	2
2nd	16:58	MTL	Lane Hutson	high sticking	2
3rd	16:24	MTL	Kirby Dach	holding	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: MTL 4.87 · BUF 5.71 · xG% MTL 46.0

Montréal Canadiens

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
13	Cole Caufield	R	2	1	3	+2	0	5	3	1		15:39	20
53	Noah Dobson	D	0	2	2	+3	2	4	2	2		20:34	24
14	Nick Suzuki	C	0	2	2	+3	0	2	0	1	57.1	18:52	23
48	Lane Hutson	D	0	1	1	+1	4	2	0	1		20:12	21
91	Oliver Kapanen	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	2	66.7	17:30	21
20	Juraj Slafkovský	L	1	0	1	+1	0	7	2	0	100.0	17:28	19
77	Kirby Dach	C	0	1	1	+2	2	1	2	1		12:29	17
8	Mike Matheson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	4		27:31	26
45	Alexandre Carrier	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		20:26	21
21	Kaiden Guhle	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	4		19:29	23
24	Phillip Danault	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	78.6	18:11	22
93	Ivan Demidov	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		16:51	19
71	Jake Evans	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	81.8	16:31	22
17	Josh Anderson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		12:11	16
90	Joseph Veleno	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	50.0	10:33	12
11	Brendan Gallagher	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		10:18	14
76	Zachary Bolduc	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		10:10	12
72	Arber Xhekaj	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		7:09	11

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
75	Jakub Dobes	W	38	36	2	.947	59:58

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	3	1		26:03	26
25	Owen Power	D	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	2		24:02	27
89	Alex Tuch	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		22:27	26
72	Tage Thompson	C	0	1	1	+1	2	5	1	0	29.4	22:21	24
4	Bowen Byram	D	0	1	1	-2	2	1	0	1		20:17	25
86	Noah Ostlund	C	1	0	1	-2	0	1	0	0	50.0	13:16	18
23	Mattias Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0		21:50	24
6	Zach Benson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		20:43	26
17	Jason Zucker	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0		18:40	20
71	Ryan McLeod	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	31.6	17:36	25
22	Jack Quinn	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		17:28	20
91	Josh Doan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	0		17:22	19
73	Zach Metsa	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:46	11
94	Konsta Helenius	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	33.3	9:54	13
19	Peyton Krebs	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	25.0	9:40	13
8	Michael Kesselring	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		8:53	12
29	Beck Malenstyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2		8:48	13
48	Tyson Kozak	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50.0	6:51	12

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
34	Alex Lyon	L	30	27	3	.900	57:43

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