NHL MATCHUP REPORT

January 15, 2026, 7:00 | KeyBank Center

Montreal Canadiens (26-14-7) VS Buffalo Sabres (25-16-4)

ODDS

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Moneyline

-114
100
-117
-103

Spread

-1.5 221
1.5 -268
1.5 -260
-1.5 215

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6.5 o 104
6.5 u -120
6.5 o 100
6.5 u -120
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SMART CHART

MON
NAME
BUF
3.38
OFFENSE
3.29
3.28
DEFENSE
3.11
22.39
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
18.52
79.74
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
84.55
26.15
SHOTS FOR
27.93
27.19
SHOTS AGAINST
29.49
0.1
DIFFERENTIAL
0.18

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Montreal 26-14-7 $379 3.38 3.28 12-9 13-11 28-17-2
Buffalo 25-16-4 $501 3.29 3.11 14-6 10-11 21-21-3

TEAM RECORDS

Montreal Canadiens

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 26-14-7 13-10-1 13-4-6 12-9-1 13-11-6 28-17-2
Last 10 6-2-2 3-1 3-1-2 2-2 4-2-2 5-5
vs Div 8-5-1 4-4 4-1-1 3-2 5-2-1 8-4-2
vs WEST 15-6 8-3 7-3 8-3 6-3 12-9
vs EAST 11-8-7 5-7-1 6-1-6 4-5-1 7-2-6 16-8-2

Buffalo Sabres

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 25-16-4 15-6-2 10-10-2 14-6-2 10-11-2 21-21-3
Last 10 8-2 4-1 4-1 6-1 2-0 5-4-1
vs Div 7-3-2 5-1 2-2-2 2-1-1 4-2-1 6-4-2
vs WEST 11-7-1 5-3-1 6-4 7-2 4-4-1 8-10-1
vs EAST 14-9-3 10-3-1 4-6-2 7-2-2 6-5-1 13-11-2

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.38 5 3.11 19
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 3.48 5 2.74 5
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 23.61 10 85.94 3
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.29 10 3.28 24
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.65 5 3.22 16
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 20.00 16 78.75 22

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Montreal 8-2-0 4-4 3.80 29.30 10.00 25.64 83.78 39.00
Buffalo 2-5-3 4-4 2.80 31.10 6.00 16.22 74.36 37.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Oct 20, 2025 BUF 2 MON 4 -145 6 P 32 31 0 0 1 1 0 0 100 100
Mar 3, 2025 BUF 3 MON 4 -130 6.5 O 36 20 0 2 4 5 0 40 60 100
Mar 1, 2025 MON 4 BUF 2 -146 6.5 U 29 25 1 0 4 2 25 0 100 75
Dec 17, 2024 BUF 1 MON 6 115 6 O 21 27 0 3 5 6 0 50 50 100
Nov 11, 2024 MON 7 BUF 5 -225 6.5 O 23 18 2 1 6 4 33.3 25 75 66.7
Feb 21, 2024 BUF 3 MON 2 125 6.5 U 23 31 1 0 3 4 33.3 0 100 66.7
Jan 4, 2024 BUF 6 MON 1 135 6.5 O 38 33 2 0 4 3 50 0 100 50
Dec 9, 2023 MON 3 BUF 2 -180 6.5 U 31 48 1 0 4 5 25 0 100 75
Oct 23, 2023 MON 3 BUF 1 -180 6.5 U 27 37 1 1 3 5 33.3 20 80 66.7
Mar 27, 2023 MON 4 BUF 3 -170 7 P 41 33 0 1 3 4 0 25 75 100

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games
Buffalo is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games
Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Buffalo is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games at home
Buffalo is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Montreal
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
Buffalo is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing at home against Montreal

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal is 12-2 ATS in its last 14 games
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Montreal is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Montreal's last 19 games on the road
Montreal is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Montreal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Montreal is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing on the road against Buffalo

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Montreal Canadiens

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Jan 13, 2026 WAS 2-3 L 120 25 42 0/4 5/5 Logan Thompson A
Jan 12, 2026 VAN 6-3 W -200 41 23 1/1 2/2 Nikita Tolopilo H
Jan 10, 2026 DET 0-4 L -135 27 24 0/1 4/5 John Gibson H
Jan 8, 2026 FLA 6-2 W -105 19 27 0/4 3/3 Sergei Bobrovsky H
Jan 7, 2026 CAL 4-1 W -145 36 29 0/2 4/4 Dustin Wolf H

Buffalo Sabres

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Jan 14, 2026 PHI 5-2 W -138 14 22 2/6 4/5 Samuel Ersson H
Jan 12, 2026 FLA 3-4 L -120 23 32 0/2 0/1 Sergei Bobrovsky H
Jan 10, 2026 ANA 5-3 W -150 32 34 0/2 2/2 Lukas Dostal H
Jan 8, 2026 NYR 5-2 W -125 21 32 1/2 3/3 Jonathan Quick A
Jan 6, 2026 VAN 5-3 W -170 20 37 0/1 3/4 Thatcher Demko H