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Ladies and gentlemen, hockey fans across the globe, welcome to the main stage!
As we look toward the calendar for May 17, 2026, all eyes turn to the Bell Centre in Montreal. We have a classic Atlantic Division showdown on the docket as the Buffalo Sabres roll into town to face off against the Montreal Canadiens.
Now, let’s set the scene. We are deep into the 2025-2026 NHL regular season, and at this stage of the campaign, every single shift carries the weight of a playoff push. The Sabres are hitting the road looking to silence the legendary Montreal crowd, while the Canadiens are aiming to defend their home ice and secure those vital two points.
While the oddsmakers have kept their cards close to the vest—with moneyline, spread, and over/under figures currently remaining off the board—the narrative here is written in the grit and speed of these two rosters. Buffalo’s high-octane attack against the storied tradition and tactical discipline of Montreal is exactly the kind of matchup that defines the NHL experience.
Whether you’re a die-hard fan of the bleu-blanc-rouge or a supporter of the blue and gold, this is the kind of late-season hockey that separates the contenders from the rest of the pack. Grab your seats, keep your eyes on the puck, and get ready—because when the Sabres and Canadiens collide, the intensity is guaranteed.
It’s game time. Let’s drop the puck!
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The Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens have engaged in a highly volatile series of matchups recently, with the two teams splitting their last five encounters. The Sabres hold a superior overall record of 42-23, reflecting their status as a top-tier division contender, while the Canadiens sit at 34-24. Recent history shows a trend of high-scoring affairs, highlighted by Montreal's 6-3 victory on May 14 and a 6-2 win on May 10. Despite Buffalo's better standing, the Canadiens have proven they can dictate the pace of play at home. Given the frequency of these meetings over the last ten days, fatigue and familiarity will play a significant role. Montreal has shown an ability to exploit Buffalo's defensive lapses in recent games, making this a toss-up despite the disparity in the standings.
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Current Season Games
BUF
| Lvs MTL | 3 - 6 |
| W@ MTL | 3 - 2 |
| L@ MTL | 2 - 6 |
| Lvs MTL | 1 - 5 |
| Wvs MTL | 4 - 2 |
| W@ BOS | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs BOS | 1 - 2 |
| W@ BOS | 6 - 1 |
| W@ BOS | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs BOS | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs BOS | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs DAL | 3 - 4 |
| W@ CHI | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs CBJ | 5 - 0 |
| W@ NYR | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs TB | 4 - 2 |
| L@ WAS | 2 - 6 |
| L@ OTT | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs NYI | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs SEA | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs DET | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs BOS | 3 - 4 |
| L@ ANA | 5 - 6 |
| W@ LA | 4 - 1 |
| W@ SJ | 5 - 0 |
| W@ VEG | 2 - 0 |
| Wvs TOR | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs WAS | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs SJ | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs TB | 8 - 7 |
| Wvs NAS | 3 - 2 |
| W@ PIT | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs VEG | 3 - 2 |
| W@ TB | 6 - 2 |
| W@ FLA | 3 - 2 |
| W@ NJ | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs PIT | 2 - 5 |
| L@ TB | 3 - 4 |
| W@ FLA | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs MTL | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs LA | 4 - 1 |
| W@ TOR | 7 - 4 |
| W@ NYI | 5 - 0 |
| W@ MTL | 4 - 2 |
| W@ NAS | 5 - 3 |
| L@ CAR | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs MIN | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs MTL | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs FLA | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs ANA | 5 - 3 |
| W@ NYR | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs VAN | 5 - 3 |
| L@ CBJ | 1 - 5 |
| W@ DAL | 4 - 1 |
| W@ STL | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs BOS | 4 - 1 |
| W@ OTT | 3 - 2 |
| W@ NJ | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs NYI | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 3 |
| W@ SEA | 3 - 1 |
| W@ VAN | 3 - 2 |
| W@ EDM | 4 - 3 |
| L@ CGY | 4 - 7 |
| L@ WPG | 1 - 4 |
| L@ PHI | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs WPG | 5 - 1 |
| W@ MIN | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs NJ | 0 - 5 |
| L@ PIT | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs CAR | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs CHI | 9 - 3 |
| Lvs CGY | 2 - 6 |
| Wvs EDM | 5 - 1 |
| W@ DET | 5 - 4 |
| L@ COL | 3 - 6 |
| L@ UTA | 2 - 5 |
| L@ CAR | 3 - 6 |
| Lvs STL | 0 - 3 |
| Lvs UTA | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs WAS | 4 - 3 |
| L@ BOS | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs CBJ | 3 - 4 |
| L@ TOR | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs TOR | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs DET | 4 - 2 |
| L@ MTL | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs FLA | 3 - 0 |
| Wvs OTT | 8 - 4 |
| Lvs COL | 1 - 3 |
| L@ BOS | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs NYR | 0 - 4 |
| L@ PIT | 4 - 5 |
| Lvs PIT | 3 - 5 |
| Wvs DET | 5 - 2 |
| L@ DET | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs CBJ | 2 - 1 |
| W@ CBJ | 4 - 0 |
MTL
| W@ BUF | 6 - 3 |
| Lvs BUF | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs BUF | 6 - 2 |
| W@ BUF | 5 - 1 |
| L@ BUF | 2 - 4 |
| W@ TB | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs TB | 0 - 1 |
| W@ TB | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs TB | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs TB | 3 - 2 |
| L@ TB | 2 - 3 |
| W@ TB | 4 - 3 |
| L@ PHI | 2 - 4 |
| W@ NYI | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs CBJ | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs TB | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs FLA | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs NJ | 0 - 3 |
| W@ NJ | 4 - 3 |
| W@ NYR | 3 - 2 |
| W@ TB | 4 - 1 |
| W@ CAR | 3 - 1 |
| W@ NAS | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs CBJ | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs CAR | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs NYI | 7 - 3 |
| L@ DET | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs BOS | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs ANA | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs SJ | 2 - 4 |
| W@ OTT | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs TOR | 3 - 1 |
| W@ LA | 4 - 3 |
| L@ ANA | 5 - 6 |
| L@ SJ | 5 - 7 |
| Wvs WAS | 6 - 2 |
| Lvs NYI | 3 - 4 |
| W@ WPG | 5 - 1 |
| L@ MIN | 3 - 4 |
| W@ BUF | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs COL | 7 - 3 |
| Wvs VEG | 3 - 2 |
| L@ BOS | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs BUF | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs MIN | 4 - 3 |
| W@ OTT | 6 - 5 |
| L@ BUF | 3 - 5 |
| L@ WAS | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs VAN | 6 - 3 |
| Lvs DET | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs FLA | 6 - 2 |
| Wvs CGY | 4 - 1 |
| W@ DAL | 4 - 3 |
| L@ STL | 0 - 2 |
| W@ CAR | 7 - 5 |
| W@ FLA | 3 - 2 |
| L@ TB | 4 - 5 |
| W@ BOS | 6 - 2 |
| L@ PIT | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs PIT | 4 - 0 |
| Wvs CHI | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs PHI | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs EDM | 4 - 1 |
| L@ NYR | 4 - 5 |
| W@ PIT | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs TB | 1 - 6 |
| Lvs STL | 3 - 4 |
| W@ TOR | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs WPG | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs OTT | 2 - 5 |
| L@ COL | 2 - 7 |
| W@ VEG | 4 - 1 |
| W@ UTA | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs TOR | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs WAS | 4 - 8 |
| L@ CBJ | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs BOS | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs DAL | 0 - 7 |
| Lvs LA | 1 - 5 |
| Wvs UTA | 6 - 2 |
| L@ NJ | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs PHI | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs OTT | 4 - 3 |
| W@ SEA | 4 - 3 |
| W@ VAN | 4 - 3 |
| L@ EDM | 5 - 6 |
| W@ CGY | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs BUF | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs NYR | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs NAS | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs SEA | 5 - 4 |
| W@ CHI | 3 - 2 |
| W@ DET | 5 - 1 |
| L@ TOR | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs OTT | 1 - 3 |
| W@ OTT | 5 - 0 |
| W@ TOR | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs TOR | 2 - 7 |
| Wvs PHI | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs PIT | 2 - 1 |
Previous Season Games
BUF
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs TOR | 0 - 4 |
| L@ TB | 4 - 7 |
| L@ FLA | 2 - 3 |
| L@ CBJ | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs CAR | 3 - 0 |
| Wvs BOS | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs TB | 3 - 2 |
| W@ OTT | 5 - 2 |
| W@ WAS | 8 - 5 |
| L@ PHI | 4 - 7 |
| Wvs PIT | 7 - 3 |
| Wvs OTT | 3 - 2 |
| W@ WPG | 5 - 3 |
| L@ MIN | 1 - 4 |
| L@ UTA | 2 - 5 |
| W@ BOS | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs VEG | 4 - 3 |
| L@ DET | 3 - 7 |
| Wvs EDM | 3 - 2 |
| L@ FLA | 0 - 4 |
| L@ TB | 5 - 6 |
| Lvs SJ | 2 - 6 |
| L@ MTL | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs MTL | 2 - 4 |
| L@ CAR | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs ANA | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs NYR | 8 - 2 |
| L@ NAS | 4 - 6 |
| Wvs CBJ | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs NJ | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs NAS | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs BOS | 7 - 2 |
| L@ EDM | 2 - 3 |
| L@ CGY | 2 - 5 |
| W@ VAN | 3 - 2 |
| L@ SEA | 4 - 6 |
| Lvs PIT | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs CAR | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs SEA | 2 - 6 |
| W@ OTT | 4 - 0 |
| Wvs WAS | 4 - 3 |
| L@ VEG | 1 - 3 |
| L@ COL | 5 - 6 |
| L@ DAL | 2 - 4 |
| W@ STL | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs CHI | 6 - 2 |
| W@ NYI | 7 - 1 |
| L@ BOS | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs TOR | 3 - 6 |
| L@ MTL | 1 - 6 |
| L@ TOR | 3 - 5 |
| L@ WAS | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs NYR | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs DET | 5 - 6 |
| Lvs UTA | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs WPG | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs COL | 4 - 5 |
| L@ NYI | 0 - 3 |
| Lvs VAN | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs MIN | 0 - 1 |
| W@ SJ | 4 - 2 |
| W@ ANA | 3 - 2 |
| W@ LA | 1 - 0 |
| L@ PHI | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs STL | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs MTL | 5 - 7 |
| Wvs CGY | 3 - 2 |
| W@ NYR | 6 - 1 |
| Wvs OTT | 5 - 1 |
| L@ DET | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs NYI | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs FLA | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs DET | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs DAL | 4 - 2 |
| W@ CHI | 4 - 2 |
| L@ CBJ | 4 - 6 |
| L@ PIT | 5 - 6 |
| Wvs FLA | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs LA | 1 - 3 |
| L@ NJ | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs NJ | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs DET | 4 - 3 |
| L@ CBJ | 3 - 6 |
| W@ OTT | 3 - 2 |
| W@ PIT | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs CBJ | 6 - 1 |
| Wvs PIT | 7 - 3 |
MTL
| L@ WAS | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs WAS | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs WAS | 6 - 3 |
| L@ WAS | 1 - 3 |
| L@ WAS | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs CAR | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs CHI | 3 - 4 |
| L@ TOR | 0 - 1 |
| L@ OTT | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs DET | 4 - 1 |
| W@ NAS | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs PHI | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs BOS | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs FLA | 3 - 2 |
| W@ FLA | 4 - 2 |
| L@ CAR | 1 - 4 |
| L@ PHI | 4 - 6 |
| L@ STL | 1 - 6 |
| Lvs COL | 4 - 5 |
| L@ NYI | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs OTT | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs FLA | 3 - 1 |
| L@ SEA | 4 - 5 |
| W@ VAN | 4 - 2 |
| L@ CGY | 0 - 1 |
| L@ EDM | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs BUF | 4 - 3 |
| W@ BUF | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs SJ | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs CAR | 4 - 0 |
| W@ OTT | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs TB | 3 - 5 |
| Lvs NJ | 0 - 4 |
| L@ LA | 3 - 6 |
| W@ SJ | 4 - 3 |
| L@ ANA | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs MIN | 0 - 4 |
| Lvs WPG | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs NJ | 3 - 4 |
| L@ DET | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs TB | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs NYR | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs TOR | 3 - 7 |
| W@ DAL | 3 - 1 |
| W@ UTA | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs DAL | 1 - 2 |
| W@ WAS | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs VAN | 5 - 4 |
| W@ COL | 2 - 1 |
| L@ CHI | 2 - 4 |
| W@ VEG | 3 - 2 |
| W@ TB | 5 - 2 |
| W@ FLA | 4 - 0 |
| L@ CBJ | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs DET | 5 - 1 |
| W@ DET | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs BUF | 6 - 1 |
| L@ WPG | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs PIT | 2 - 9 |
| Wvs ANA | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs WAS | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs NAS | 3 - 0 |
| Wvs NYI | 2 - 1 |
| L@ BOS | 3 - 6 |
| L@ NYR | 3 - 4 |
| W@ CBJ | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs UTA | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs VEG | 2 - 6 |
| Wvs EDM | 3 - 0 |
| Wvs CBJ | 5 - 1 |
| L@ MIN | 0 - 3 |
| W@ BUF | 7 - 5 |
| L@ TOR | 1 - 4 |
| L@ NJ | 3 - 5 |
| Lvs CGY | 2 - 3 |
| L@ PIT | 1 - 3 |
| L@ WAS | 3 - 6 |
| Lvs SEA | 2 - 8 |
| W@ PHI | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs STL | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs NYR | 2 - 7 |
| L@ NYI | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs LA | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs PIT | 3 - 6 |
| Wvs OTT | 4 - 1 |
| L@ BOS | 4 - 6 |
| Wvs TOR | 1 - 0 |
| L@ OTT | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs OTT | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs TOR | 1 - 2 |
| L@ TOR | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs NJ | 3 - 0 |
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 0 |