[6] MON Canadiens 3-2 BUF Sabres [6] 2017-10-05 23:00
Stadium: KeyBank Center Round: 1
Home Manager: Phil Housley Away Manager: Claude Julien
Head to Head
| NHL | 2017/04/05 23:30 | MON Canadiens v BUF Sabres | L | 1-2 |
| NHL | 2017/02/01 00:30 | BUF Sabres v MON Canadiens | W | 2-5 |
| NHL | 2017/01/22 00:00 | BUF Sabres v MON Canadiens | L | 3-2 |
| NHL | 2016/10/13 23:00 | MON Canadiens v BUF Sabres | W | 4-1 |
Home History
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/30 23:00 | OTT Senators v MON Canadiens | W | 2-9 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/29 23:00 | FLA Panthers v MON Canadiens | W | 1-3 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/27 23:00 | TOR Maple Leafs v MON Canadiens | L | 4-2 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/25 23:30 | MON Canadiens v TOR Maple Leafs | L | 1-5 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/23 23:00 | MON Canadiens v OTT Senators | L | 1-5 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/21 23:00 | NJ Devils v MON Canadiens | L | 4-1 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/20 23:00 | WAS Capitals v MON Canadiens | L | 4-2 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/18 23:00 | MON Canadiens v BOS Bruins | L | 2-3 |
Away History
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/29 23:00 | NY Islanders v BUF Sabres | L | 3-1 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/27 23:00 | BUF Sabres v PIT Penguins | L | 4-5 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/23 23:00 | BUF Sabres v TOR Maple Leafs | L | 1-3 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/22 23:30 | BUF Sabres v TOR Maple Leafs | L | 0-3 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/19 23:00 | PIT Penguins v BUF Sabres | W | 3-4 |
| NHL Pre-Season | 2017/09/18 23:00 | CAR Hurricanes v BUF Sabres | L | 3-2 |
| NHL | 2017/04/09 21:00 | BUF Sabres v TB Lightning | L | 2-4 |
| NHL | 2017/04/08 23:00 | BUF Sabres v FLA Panthers | L | 0-3 |