Canadiens hold off Sabres 4-3 in shootout
Montréal surrendered a two-goal third-period lead but beat Buffalo 4-3 in a shootout at the Bell Centre.
The Montréal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in a shootout Tuesday night at the Bell Centre after Buffalo erased a two-goal deficit in the third period.
Lane Hutson, Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson scored in regulation for Montréal, which led 3-1 after 40 minutes. Josh Norris and Olen Zellweger scored 61 seconds apart early in the third to tie the game; Zellweger had also opened the scoring in the first period.
Caufield, Alexandre Texier and Zachary Bolduc converted their shootout attempts for the Canadiens. Montréal is back in action Wednesday, October 14, at 7:30 p.m. against the Washington Capitals.
Source: Montréal Canadiens, “BUF@MTL: Game recap”, published October 14, 2026.
Featured image: Illustrative stock hockey photo, not the October 13 Canadiens–Sabres game. Photo by Klim Musalimov on Unsplash; cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
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