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BUF @ MTL

Thursday, January 22, 2026 · 6:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's most recent starter as the probable starter (confirmed starters are not published in advance). Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Buffalo Sabres
50-23-9 · Away
4 – 2
FINAL
Montréal Canadiens
48-24-10 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
BUF +105 · MTL -125
Puck Line
BUF +1.5 (-230) · MTL -1.5 (+175)
Total
O 6.5 (-120) · U (+100)

Graded: total 6 → OVER L · MTL -1.5 L

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 6.5
 BUFo6.5 49%
24-25
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
46%
11-13
67%
4-2
51%
25-24
MTLo6.5 60%
30-20
80%
4-1
60%
6-4
56%
14-11
67%
4-2
62%
31-19
Puck Line
cover %
 BUF+1.5 69%
34-15
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
58%
14-10
33%
2-4
+4.62u
27-22
MTL-1.5 28%
14-36
20%
1-4
30%
3-7
36%
9-16
67%
4-2
-0.84u
28-22
Moneyline
win %
 BUF dog +105 55%
27-22
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
46%
11-13
17%
1-5
+2.95u
13-14
MTL fav -125 56%
28-22
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
56%
14-11
83%
5-1
-0.99u
13-10
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown (closing)
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 0.5
 DK 1.5 o-154/u+120 FD 1.5 o-144/u+114 BUF 96%
47-2
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
100%
24-0
83%
5-1
59%
29-20
 2.00 0.96 / 1.04
MTL 84%
42-8
100%
5-0
80%
8-2
84%
21-4
83%
5-1
60%
30-20
 1.80 1.00 / 0.80
2nd Period
over 0.5
 DK 2.5 o+150/u-195 FD 1.5 o-205/u+158 BUF 90%
44-5
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
88%
21-3
100%
6-0
55%
27-22
 2.10 1.24 / 0.86
MTL 90%
45-5
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
92%
23-2
100%
6-0
66%
33-17
 2.34 1.04 / 1.30
3rd Period
over 0.5
 FD 2.5 o+114/u-144 BUF 86%
42-7
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
88%
21-3
83%
5-1
40%
19-28
 2.12 1.00 / 1.12
MTL 90%
45-5
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
92%
23-2
83%
5-1
55%
27-22
 2.30 1.20 / 1.10
Team Comparison '25-26
BUFMTL
Record (W-L-OTL)50-23-948-24-10
Points %66.5%64.6%
Goals for / game3.513.45
Goals against / game2.943.12
Shots for / game28.126.3
Shots against / game29.127.8
Power play %19.5%23.1%
Penalty kill %81.9%78.2%
Faceoff %45.9%50.9%
1st period GF / GA1.02 / 0.940.91 / 0.85
2nd period GF / GA1.16 / 0.881.20 / 1.11
3rd period GF / GA1.23 / 1.011.17 / 1.04
Avg game total6.456.57
Starting Goalies from the box score
32 saves on 34 shots · 2 GA · W
13 saves on 16 shots · 3 GA · L
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
BUF2110170/2
MTL0200340/3
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
BUFPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Alex Tuch G 0.5
o+210
 35% 50% 50%3/6 0 U
Tage Thompson G 0.5
o+130
 45% 40% 50%3/6 0 U
Ryan McLeod G 0.5
o+350
 20% 40% 0%0/6 0 U
Josh Doan G 0.5
o+260
 25% 40% 67%2/3 0 U
Jack Quinn G 0.5
o+325
 18% 30% 0%0/6 0 U
Mattias Samuelsson G 0.5
o+1000
 15% 20% 0%0/5 0 U
Rasmus Dahlin G 0.5
o+375
 13% 20% 40%2/5 0 U
Peyton Krebs G 0.5
o+575
 10% 20% 17%1/6 1 O
Jason Zucker G 0.5
o+250
 30% 10% 0%0/4 1 O
Jacob Bryson G 0.5
o+2500
 6% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Bowen Byram G 0.5
o+650
 18% 10% 0%0/6 0 U
Noah Ostlund G 0.5
o+325
 19% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Zach Benson G 0.5
o+425
 14% 10% 0%0/6 1 O
Jordan Greenway G 0.5
o+800
 3% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Beck Malenstyn G 0.5
o+900
 6% 0% 0%0/5 1 O
Michael Kesselring G 0.5
o+1400
 0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Owen Power G 0.5
o+850
 6% 0% 0%0/6 0 U
Konsta Helenius G 0.5
o+450
 50% — — 0 U
Alex Tuch PTS 0.5
o-130 / u+100
 65% 80% 67%4/6 0 U
Tage Thompson PTS 0.5
o-230 / u+170
 65% 80% 50%3/6 1 O
Rasmus Dahlin PTS 0.5
o-150 / u+115
 58% 70% 100%5/5 0 U
Josh Doan PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-120
 51% 70% 67%2/3 0 U
Ryan McLeod PTS 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 49% 60% 0%0/6 1 O
Jason Zucker PTS 0.5
o-115 / u-115
 57% 50% 25%1/4 1 O
Bowen Byram PTS 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 41% 40% 17%1/6 0 U
Jack Quinn PTS 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 41% 40% 17%1/6 1 O
Owen Power PTS 0.5
o+185 / u-250
 31% 40% 33%2/6 0 U
Noah Ostlund PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-165
 35% 40% 100%1/1 1 O
Zach Benson PTS 0.5
o+160 / u-220
 44% 40% 33%2/6 1 O
Tage Thompson A 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 41% 60% 17%1/6 1 O
Jason Zucker A 0.5
o+165 / u-220
 37% 50% 25%1/4 0 U
Ryan McLeod A 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 37% 50% 0%0/6 1 O
Rasmus Dahlin A 0.5
o-105 / u-125
 51% 50% 80%4/5 0 U
Alex Tuch A 0.5
o+160 / u-220
 40% 40% 17%1/6 0 U
Josh Doan A 0.5
o+170 / u-230
 33% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Owen Power A 0.5
o+230 / u-325
 25% 40% 33%2/6 0 U
Bowen Byram A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 29% 30% 17%1/6 0 U
Noah Ostlund A 0.5
o+225 / u-325
 16% 30% 100%1/1 1 O
Zach Benson A 0.5
o+275 / u-400
 31% 30% 33%2/6 0 U
Jack Quinn A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 31% 20% 17%1/6 1 O
Jack Quinn SOG 1.5
o-165 / u+120
 65% 80% 17%1/6 1 U
Jason Zucker SOG 1.5
o-160 / u+120
 53% 50% 25%1/4 2 O
Alex Tuch SOG 1.5
o-195 / u+145
 75% 50% 67%4/6 4 O
Zach Benson SOG 1.5
o+105 / u-140
 53% 50% 67%4/6 2 O
Tage Thompson SOG 3.5
o+135 / u-180
 49% 40% 17%1/6 1 U
Rasmus Dahlin SOG 2.5
o+115 / u-150
 53% 40% 80%4/5 1 U
Josh Doan SOG 1.5
o-140 / u+105
 57% 30% 67%2/3 0 U
Noah Ostlund SOG 1.5
o+105 / u-140
 30% 30% 100%1/1 0 U
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen SV 24.5
o-115 / u-115
 50% 70% 33%1/3 32 O
MTLPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Josh Anderson G 0.5
o+500
 21% 40% 50%3/6 0 U
Cole Caufield G 0.5
o+130
 38% 40% 67%4/6 1 O
Oliver Kapanen G 0.5
o+275
 32% 40% 50%1/2 0 U
Juraj Slafkovský G 0.5
o+200
 34% 40% 50%3/6 0 U
Alexandre Carrier G 0.5
o+1200
 8% 30% 0%0/4 0 U
Kirby Dach G 0.5
o+300
 25% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Lane Hutson G 0.5
o+500
 18% 30% 17%1/6 0 U
Brendan Gallagher G 0.5
o+450
 8% 20% 0%0/6 0 U
Noah Dobson G 0.5
o+500
 16% 20% 0%0/5 0 U
Phillip Danault G 0.5
o+525
 2% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Mike Matheson G 0.5
o+750
 11% 10% 17%1/6 0 U
Jake Evans G 0.5
o+600
 14% 10% 40%2/5 0 U
Nick Suzuki G 0.5
o+195
 26% 10% 50%3/6 1 O
Kaiden Guhle G 0.5
o+1100
 10% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Ivan Demidov G 0.5
o+275
 22% 10% 50%1/2 0 U
Joseph Veleno G 0.5
o+600
 4% 0% 0%0/5 0 U
Jayden Struble G 0.5
o+2000
 0% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Zachary Bolduc G 0.5
o+475
 18% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Lane Hutson PTS 0.5
o-190 / u+140
 68% 70% 100%6/6 0 U
Cole Caufield PTS 0.5
o-210 / u+150
 68% 50% 83%5/6 1 O
Juraj Slafkovský PTS 0.5
o-140 / u+105
 52% 50% 67%4/6 0 U
Ivan Demidov PTS 0.5
o-145 / u+110
 62% 50% 100%2/2 0 U
Mike Matheson PTS 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 40% 40% 50%3/6 1 O
Noah Dobson PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-170
 46% 40% 40%2/5 0 U
Kirby Dach PTS 0.5
o+120 / u-165
 38% 40% 50%1/2 0 U
Oliver Kapanen PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-170
 44% 40% 50%1/2 0 U
Nick Suzuki PTS 1.5
o+180 / u-250
 28% 30% 83%5/6 2 O
Nick Suzuki A 0.5
o-140 / u+105
 60% 70% 100%6/6 1 O
Lane Hutson A 0.5
o-150 / u+110
 58% 60% 83%5/6 0 U
Cole Caufield A 0.5
o+125 / u-170
 46% 40% 33%2/6 0 U
Juraj Slafkovský A 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 34% 40% 50%3/6 0 U
Ivan Demidov A 0.5
o+120 / u-160
 52% 40% 50%1/2 0 U
Mike Matheson A 0.5
o+225 / u-325
 34% 30% 50%3/6 1 O
Noah Dobson A 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 34% 20% 40%2/5 0 U
Kirby Dach A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 13% 10% 50%1/2 0 U
Oliver Kapanen A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 18% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Brendan Gallagher SOG 1.5
o-105 / u-130
 52% 80% 50%3/6 3 O
Cole Caufield SOG 2.5
o-180 / u+135
 62% 80% 33%2/6 2 U
Noah Dobson SOG 1.5
o-140 / u+105
 58% 60% 60%3/5 1 U
Oliver Kapanen SOG 1.5
o-135 / u+100
 50% 60% 50%1/2 2 O
Ivan Demidov SOG 1.5
o-120 / u-110
 40% 60% 50%1/2 2 O
Kirby Dach SOG 1.5
o-110 / u-120
 50% 50% 50%1/2 0 U
Lane Hutson SOG 1.5
o-115 / u-115
 52% 50% 33%2/6 4 O
Juraj Slafkovský SOG 1.5
o-180 / u+135
 56% 50% 67%4/6 1 U
Nick Suzuki SOG 2.5
o+145 / u-200
 30% 40% 50%3/6 3 O
Samuel Montembeault SV 22.5
o-120 / u-110
 56% 70% 50%1/2 13 U

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Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Jan 15, 2026 at BUF MTL 3–5 2–21–10–2 8 6.5 O BUF
Oct 20, 2025 at MTL MTL 4–2 1–00–13–1 6 6.5 U MTL
Mar 3, 2025 at MTL MTL 4–3 OT 3–00–10–2 7 6.5 O MTL
Mar 1, 2025 at BUF MTL 4–2 0–03–21–0 6 6.5 U MTL
Dec 17, 2024 at MTL MTL 6–1 2–04–10–0 7 6 O MTL
Nov 11, 2024 at BUF MTL 7–5 1–13–23–2 12 6.5 O MTL
Feb 21, 2024 at MTL MTL 2–3 1–01–30–0 5 — BUF
Jan 4, 2024 at MTL MTL 1–6 0–01–20–4 7 — BUF
Dec 9, 2023 at BUF MTL 3–2 SO 0–02–00–2 5 — MTL
Oct 23, 2023 at BUF MTL 3–1 1–10–02–0 4 — MTL