Canadiens vs. Sabres — December 18, 2026: preview

MTLMTL
12-3-4
W1 · L10: 8-0-2
W
OT
W
W
OT
W
W
W
W
W
Sat, Dec 19
@
KeyBank Center
BUFBUF
8-7-4
OT1 · L10: 4-4-2
OT
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
OT
L
PUCKLAB EDGEMTL 54%

Matchup: Montréal Canadiens (12-3-4) at Buffalo Sabres (8-7-4). PuckLab Edge: Canadiens, 54% (better special teams, hotter recent form, better goal differential).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
MTLBUF
Scoring & Defense
3.53GF/GP2.89
3.00GA/GP3.58
+10Goal Diff−13
Analytics
51.45v5 CF%53.9
50.55v5 xGF%51.7
.899SV%.870
52.4FO %45.5
Special Teams & Discipline
13.8PP%15.9
78.1PK%69.7
10.6PIM / GP9.2
Record Splits
7-1-1Road / Home4-6-0

Season Series

MTLBUF
2
0
Oct 13Final/SO
BUFBUF 3—4 MTLMTL
SOG: 16-38xG: 2.2-3.4
Oct 17Final/OT
BUFBUF 3—4 MTLMTL
SOG: 26-34xG: 3.5-4.3
Series Leaders
Cole CaufieldMTL3G1A4PJuraj SlafkovskýMTL0G4A4PMattias SamuelssonBUF0G3A3POlen ZellwegerBUF2G0A2PJosh NorrisBUF2G0A2P
MTL

MTL Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Cole CaufieldR19126181.0952.5Lane HutsonD19315180.2456.9Nick SuzukiC1379160.7156.0Josh AndersonR1884121.1148.4Juraj SlafkovskýL19210120.6051.3
BUF

BUF Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Tage ThompsonC19129211.1553.0Jack QuinnR19910190.7356.9Owen PowerD19312150.1955.3Zach BensonL19213150.9262.6Noah OstlundC1947110.7856.5

Team Profile

MTL
Avg Age
25.8
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
201 lbs
BUF
Avg Age
26.5
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
202 lbs
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