# Caufield’s overtime goal lifts Montreal past Buffalo > Cole Caufield scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime on 17 October. He scored the winner 54 seconds into overtime. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/caufield-overtime-winner-canadiens-beat-sabres-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Sports - Country: Canada - Published: 2026-10-18T23:00:19+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-18T23:00:19+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-17 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/caufield-overtime-winner-canadiens-beat-sabres-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/caufield-overtime-winner-canadiens-beat-sabres-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/caufield-overtime-winner-canadiens-beat-sabres-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/caufield-overtime-winner-canadiens-beat-sabres-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/caufield-overtime-winner-canadiens-beat-sabres-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/caufield-overtime-winner-canadiens-beat-sabres-2026.md) Montreal fell behind once in the first period but led 2-1 at the break. Alexandre Texier made it 3-1 in the second period with his first goal of the season. Canadiens goalie Jacob Fowler finished with 23 saves. Buffalo tied the game at 10:12 of the third period. Caufield beat goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 54 seconds into overtime to finish the game. The NHL report described it as Montreal’s second win over Buffalo in five days. ## Data ### Match score Montreal Canadiens–Buffalo Sabres game played in Montreal on 17 October 2026. Methodology: The final score is from the official match report; numeric cells count goals or points. | Match | Home goals | Away goals | |---|---|---| | Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres | 4 | 3 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/caufield-overtime-winner-canadiens-beat-sabres-2026/data/official-match-result?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/caufield-overtime-winner-canadiens-beat-sabres-2026/data/official-match-result?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Montréal Canadiens / NHL]() (Source checked: 2026-10-19; Published: 2026-10-18) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)