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Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres Prediction

Our pick: Montreal Canadiens to win at 1.74, locked when this prediction was published. It was the market favourite with the bookmaker margin removed; the analysis below is written from match data.

Montreal Canadiens

vs

Centre Bell (Montreal)

Buffalo Sabres

Result

Won

Montreal Canadiens 4 · Buffalo Sabres 3

Montreal Canadiens won after overtime

How our call settled

Our pick, Montreal Canadiens to win at locked odds 1.74, won. It was published with 55% confidence.

Before the start the best price on Montreal Canadiens to win had shortened from 1.74 to 1.70, so the market moved towards this pick after it was published.

Analysis

Montreal Canadiens take on Buffalo Sabres on 17 October 2026, a fixture listed under NHL. The bookmaker line makes Montreal Canadiens the favourite at 1.74, which is 54.6% once the bookmaker margin is removed, against Buffalo Sabres at 2.09 (45.4%).

There is no head-to-head record between Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres in our data feed, so past meetings play no part in this call. In our results records, Montreal Canadiens won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 completed matches. In our results records, Buffalo Sabres won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 completed matches.

The call is Montreal Canadiens to win, overtime and shootout included, at 55% confidence, which is the margin-free chance of the favourite. Our own records do not move it. Line-ups, injuries and the starting goaltenders are not available, so late team news is the main risk to this pick.

Match winner odds

Overtime and shootout included

Updated

1 · Montreal Canadiens 1.74 Our pick
2 · Buffalo Sabres 1.95

Best price for each outcome before the start; our pick shows its locked odds.

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