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Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres

December 18, 2026 · 7:30 PM ET · KeyBank Center
MTL 2-2-1  ·  BUF 2-3-0

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Matchup: Montréal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres (KeyBank Center), regular season. Buffalo Sabres record: 2-3-0. Montréal Canadiens record: 2-2-1. BUF last 10 (spanning the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons): 4-6-0, 2.9 goals for and 3.9 against per game. MTL last 10 (spanning the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons): 3-6-1, 2.6 goals for and 3.7 against per game.

Injury report: Alex Lyon (BUF) Injured Reserve; Conor Timmins (BUF) Injured Reserve; Florian Xhekaj (MTL) Day-To-Day; Ivan Demidov (MTL) Injured Reserve; Oliver Kapanen (MTL) Injured Reserve.

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