NHL Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 3/1/2025

Alex Tuch skating for the Buffalo Sabres
Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images

Montreal Canadiens (28-26-5, 61 Pts) at Buffalo Sabres (24-28-5, 51 Pts)
Venue: KeyBank Center
Date: Tonight – Saturday, March 1
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ESPN+, MSG-B
Radio:
Montreal – TSN 690
Buffalo – 550 WGR

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Montreal +1.5 ML -110
Buffalo -1.5 ML -110
O/U 6

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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens have won three straight games after a 4-3 win in overtime over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. Montreal is 13-14-1 on the road this season. The Habs defeated the Sabres 6-1 in their previous meeting. The two teams play again in Montreal on Monday.

Buffalo Sabres News & Notes:

The Sabres lost to the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Thursday. Buffalo defeated Montreal in their first meeting of the season. The Sabres are 15-12-3 at home this season.

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Beck-Laine
Gallagher-Dvorak-Anderson
Heineman-Evans-Armia

Hutson-Struble
Matheson-Carrier
Xhekaj-Savard

Montembeault
Dobes

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Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines

Peterka-Kulich-Thompson
Benson-McLeod-Tuch
Greenway-Cozens-Quinn
Malenstyn-Krebs-Lafferty

Byram-Dahlin
Power-Samuelsson
Gilbert-Jokiharju

Luukkonen
Reimer

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Players To Watch:

Montreal Canadiens

Cole Caufield has 28 goals and 25 assists for the Canadiens. Brendan Gallagher has four goals and one assist over the past ten games. Patrik Laine recorded a hat trick in the win over Buffalo.

Buffalo Sabres

Tage Thompson has 28 goals and 23 assists for the Sabres. Alex Tuch has six goals and five assists over the past ten games.

Injury Report:

Montreal Canadiens

LW Michael Pezzetta – Day to day
D David Reinbacher – LTIR – Out five to six months
D Kaiden Guhle – Out indefinitely
C Kirby Dach – Out for season

Buffalo Sabres

LW Jason Zucker – Day to day

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