Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens - NHL Game Preview - October 17, 2026 - CBS Sports

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Sat Oct 17

11:00PM

Montreal

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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	10-05-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 6
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

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Alexandre Carrier (D)	Undisclosed	10-05-2026Day-to-Day
Kaiden Guhle (D)	Groin	10-22-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 23
Oliver Kapanen (C)	Lower Body	10-05-2026Day-to-Day
Lucas Condotta (C)	Undisclosed	10-09-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 10
Bryce Pickford (D)	Undisclosed	10-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 17

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