Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) keeps his eye in the puck despite heavy traffic in his crease during second period NHL action against the Buffalo Sabres in Montreal, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. Photo by Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

Juraj Slafkovsky scored his third goal of the season in a 4-2 win for the Montreal Canadiens over the Buffalo Sabres at the Bell Centre on Monday night. Article content

The Habs close their homestand with a 3-1 record. They begin a four-game western road trip on Wednesday in Calgary. Article content Article content

Lane Hutson and Jake Evans scored their first goals of the campaign. Jakub Dobes started in goal and made 30 saves, including a few big ones with the Sabres pressing to tie it late.

Oliver Kapanen opened the scoring at 8:2

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