Buffalo Sabres vs Montréal Canadiens

Every Buffalo Sabres game on record against the Montréal Canadiens, regular season and playoffs. If they've met in the playoffs, see the full series history broken down by round and by game number within each series.

Regular Season Playoffs

Playoffs

20-22

W-L

42 games played

134–151 goals (-17)

42 games on record.

Date	Year	Result	Score	Opponent	Round
May 18	2025–26	L (OT)	2-3	vs Montréal Canadiens	Round 2
May 16	2025–26	W	8-3	@ Montréal Canadiens	Round 2
May 14	2025–26	L	3-6	vs Montréal Canadiens	Round 2
May 12	2025–26	W	3-2	@ Montréal Canadiens	Round 2
May 10	2025–26	L	2-6	@ Montréal Canadiens	Round 2
May 8	2025–26	L	1-5	vs Montréal Canadiens	Round 2
May 6	2025–26	W	4-2	vs Montréal Canadiens	Round 2
May 14	1997–98	W	3-1	@ Montréal Canadiens	Round 2
May 12	1997–98	W (OT)	5-4	@ Montréal Canadiens	Round 2
May 10	1997–98	W	6-3	vs Montréal Canadiens	Round 2
May 8	1997–98	W (OT)	3-2	vs Montréal Canadiens	Round 2
May 8	1992–93	L (OT)	3-4	vs Montréal Canadiens	Round 2
May 6	1992–93	L (OT)	3-4	vs Montréal Canadiens	Round 2
May 4	1992–93	L (OT)	3-4	@ Montréal Canadiens	Round 2
May 2	1992–93	L	3-4	@ Montréal Canadiens	Round 2
Apr 13	1990–91	L	1-5	vs Montréal Canadiens	Round 1
Apr 11	1990–91	L (OT)	3-4	@ Montréal Canadiens	Round 1
Apr 9	1990–91	W	6-4	vs Montréal Canadiens	Round 1
Apr 7	1990–91	W	5-4	vs Montréal Canadiens	Round 1
Apr 5	1990–91	L	4-5	@ Montréal Canadiens	Round 1
Apr 3	1990–91	L	5-7	@ Montréal Canadiens	Round 1
Apr 15	1989–90	L	2-5	@ Montréal Canadiens	Round 1
Apr 13	1989–90	L	2-4	vs Montréal Canadiens	Round 1
Apr 11	1989–90	W	4-2	@ Montréal Canadiens	Round 1
Apr 9	1989–90	L (OT)	1-2	@ Montréal Canadiens	Round 1

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Record by Round

Buffalo has met Montréal Canadiens in the playoffs 42 times, across 3 rounds, going 20-22 overall (15-16 in regulation, 5-6 in OT), a losing record.

Round	GP	WINS			LOSSES			Win%	GF	GA	Diff
Round	GP	Reg	OT	Total	Reg	OT	Total	Win%	GF	GA	Diff
Round 1	21	8	1	9	10	2	12	43%	61	69	-8
Round 2	15	5	2	7	4	4	8	47%	52	53	-1
Round 3	6	2	2	4	2	0	2	67%	21	29	-8
Total	42	15	5	20	16	6	22	48%	134	151	-17

Record by Round and Game Number

Round 1

21 games, 9-12 overall (8-10 reg, 1-2 OT).

Game	GP	WINS			LOSSES			Win%	GF	GA	Diff
Game	GP	Reg	OT	Tot	Reg	OT	Tot	Win%	GF	GA	Diff
Game 1	4	2	0	2	2	0	2	50%	11	10	+1
Game 2	4	1	0	1	3	0	3	25%	10	15	-5
Game 3	4	2	0	2	1	1	2	50%	12	13	-1
Game 4	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	100%	15	7	+8
Game 5	3	0	1	1	1	1	2	33%	8	10	-2
Game 6	3	0	0	0	3	0	3	0%	5	14	-9
Total	21	8	1	9	10	2	12	43%	61	69	-8

Round 2

15 games, 7-8 overall (5-4 reg, 2-4 OT).

Game	GP	WINS			LOSSES			Win%	GF	GA	Diff
Game	GP	Reg	OT	Tot	Reg	OT	Tot	Win%	GF	GA	Diff
Game 1	3	1	1	2	1	0	1	67%	10	8	+2
Game 2	3	1	0	1	1	1	2	33%	10	12	-2
Game 3	3	0	1	1	1	1	2	33%	10	14	-4
Game 4	3	2	0	2	0	1	1	67%	9	7	+2
Game 5	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0%	3	6	-3
Game 6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	8	3	+5
Game 7	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0%	2	3	-1
Total	15	5	2	7	4	4	8	47%	52	53	-1

Round 3

6 games, 4-2 overall (2-2 reg, 2-0 OT).

Game	GP	WINS			LOSSES			Win%	GF	GA	Diff
Game	GP	Reg	OT	Tot	Reg	OT	Tot	Win%	GF	GA	Diff
Game 1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	100%	6	5	+1
Game 2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	4	2	+2
Game 3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0%	0	7	-7
Game 4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0%	2	8	-6
Game 5	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	100%	5	4	+1
Game 6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	4	3	+1
Total	6	2	2	4	2	0	2	67%	21	29	-8

Record by Game Number

Every Game 1 through Game 7 of a Buffalo playoff series, rolled up across every round and every series on record: 42 games, 20-22 overall (15-16 in regulation, 5-6 in OT).

Game	GP	WINS			LOSSES			Win%	GF	GA	Diff
Game	GP	Reg	OT	Total	Reg	OT	Total	Win%	GF	GA	Diff
Game 1	8	3	2	5	3	0	3	63%	27	23	+4
Game 2	8	3	0	3	4	1	5	38%	24	29	-5
Game 3	8	2	1	3	3	2	5	38%	22	34	-12
Game 4	7	5	0	5	1	1	2	71%	26	22	+4
Game 5	5	0	2	2	2	1	3	40%	16	20	-4
Game 6	5	2	0	2	3	0	3	40%	17	20	-3
Game 7	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0%	2	3	-1
Total	42	15	5	20	16	6	22	48%	134	151	-17