Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens Live Updates, Score, and Play-by-play - October 17, 2026 - CBS Sports

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Sat Oct 17

11:00PM

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	1	2	3	T
Buffalo BUF--	-	-	-
Montreal MON--	-	-	-

Bell CentreMontreal, PQ

Sabres	3.50 GF AVG	4.50 GA AVG	.00 Power Play
Canadiens	3.93 GF AVG	3.93 GA AVG	.00 Power Play

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Jason Zucker (LW)	Abdomen	10-14-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 15
Alex Lyon (G)	Upper Body	10-09-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 10
Conor Timmins (D)	Lower Body	10-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 17
Jack Rathbone (D)	Undisclosed	10-23-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 24
Josh Doan (RW)	Lower Body	10-07-2026Day-to-Day

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Kaiden Guhle (D)	Groin	10-19-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 20
Oliver Kapanen (C)	Lower Body	10-07-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 8
Lucas Condotta (C)	Undisclosed	10-09-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 10
Ivan Demidov (RW)	Lower Body	10-30-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 31
Bryce Pickford (D)	Undisclosed	10-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 17

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