Overview
- Puck drop is 7 p.m. ET at KeyBank Center, with MSG Buffalo in-market and TSN2/RDS in Montreal, plus streaming on ESPN+, TSN+ and RDS.
- BETMGM lists the matchup near even money at Sabres -106 and Canadiens -114 with a 6.5 over/under.
- Buffalo returns home off a 5-2 win over the Flyers and is 8-2-0 across its last 10 games.
- Rookie Jacob Fowler is slated for his 10th start in goal for Montreal, and defenceman Kaiden Guhle is set to rejoin the lineup.
- Buffalo lists Alex Lyon day-to-day as Colten Ellis has taken recent starts; Tage Thompson leads the Sabres with 22 goals and 22 assists, and Montreal won the first meeting 4-2.