How to Watch Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 10-23-2023

The Buffalo Sabres (2-3) square off against the Montreal Canadiens (2-1-1) at KeyBank Center on Monday, October 23 at 7:00 PM ET on NHL Network and MSG-B, with each team fresh off a vistory. The Sabres defeated the New York Islanders 3-1 in their last outing, while the Canadiens are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over the Washington Capitals.

Sabres vs. Canadiens Game Info

• Game Day: Monday, October 23, 2023
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: NHL Network

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Sabres and Canadiens Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Sabres Insights

• The Sabres rank 24th in the league with 12 goals scored (2.4 per game).
• The Sabres have conceded 15 total goals (three per game), ranking 15th in league play in goals against.
• Their -3 goal differential ranks 22nd in the league.
• The one power-play goal the Sabres have recorded this season rank 27th in the NHL (on 16 power-play chances).
• The Sabres have the league’s 29th-ranked power-play conversion rate (6.25%).
• The Sabres have the league’s third-best penalty-kill percentage (94.74%).
• The Sabres win 46.6% of their faceoffs (26th in the NHL)
• The Sabres shoot 7.8% as a team (28th in the league).
• The Sabres are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.8 hits and 13.4 blocked shots per game.

Sabres Key Players

• A leading offensive player this season for Buffalo, Rasmus Dahlin has recorded five points.
• Dylan Cozens is another of Buffalo’s important contributors currently with four total points (two goals and two assists) to his name.
• With four points through five games (one goal and three assists), Casey Mittelstadt has been an important part of Buffalo’s offensive efforts this season.
• Across zero games played, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has a goaltending record of 0-0-0. During those games, he’s allowed zero goals while recording zero saves.

Sabres Injuries

Jack Quinn: Achilles (Out), Matthew Savoie: Shoulder (Out), Zachary Benson: Lower Body (Questionable), Devon Levi: Lower Body (Questionable)

Canadiens Insights

• The Canadiens’ 227 goals last season (2.8 per game) ranked them 26th in the league.
• The Canadiens allowed 305 total goals (3.7 per game), 29th in the league.
• They had the 28th-ranked goal differential in the league at -78.
• With 38 power-play goals (on 236 chances), the Canadiens were 28th in the NHL.
• The Canadiens had the league’s 29th-ranked power-play percentage (16.1%).
• The Canadiens had eight shorthanded goals (11th in NHL).
• The 72.73% penalty-kill percentage of the Canadiens was 29th in the NHL.
• The Canadiens won 48.5% of faceoffs, 24th in the NHL.
• The 10.1% shooting percentage of the Canadiens was 16th in the league.
• The Canadiens shut out their opponents once.

Canadiens Key Players

• Nicholas Suzuki put up 66 points (0.8 per game) for Montreal last season, with 26 goals and 40 assists in 82 games (playing 21:05 per game).
• Kirby Dach was a key piece of the offense for Montreal with 38 total points last season. He scored 14 goals and added 24 assists in 58 games.
• Montreal’s Cole Caufield was among the top offensive players on the team with 36 total points (26 goals and 10 assists).
• Samuel Montembeault was 16-19-3 last season, giving up 133 goals (1.6 goals against average) with a 90.112 save percentage (38th in the league).

Canadiens Injuries

Kirby Dach: Knee (Out For Season), Carey Price: Knee (Out), Chris Wideman: Back (Out), Christian Dvorak: Knee (Out), Kaiden Guhle: Upper Body (Questionable)