Sabres Get Immediate Revenge Spot in Montreal After Thursday's Heartbreaker
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Posted Oct 17, 2026, 11:37 AM
Two days removed from a 4-3 loss at Bell Centre, Buffalo gets right back on the horse against these same Canadiens, and the plus-money is too good to ignore. Yes, Montreal just beat them, but that's precisely the setup we want—Buffalo saw the looks, knows the tendencies, and won't be caught flat-footed again. Meanwhile, the Habs are sitting pretty after a home win, classic letdown territory when the same opponent walks back through the door.
The goaltending edge tilts Buffalo's way. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has been the steadier hand with a .854 save percentage, while Montreal's Jakub Dobes is leaking goals at a 4.63 GAA clip with an .841 mark. That's a chasm, not a gap. Montreal's home splits are nothing special either—2-2 with 3.5 goals against per game—so this isn't some fortress we're storming.
At +120, the market is giving Buffalo a 45% chance when the underlying numbers suggest closer to a coin flip. The Sabres have shown they can hang with Montreal; now they've got the film, the motivation, and the goalie advantage. DarkHorse is riding Buffalo at +120 with medium confidence. Sometimes the best revenge is cashing a ticket 48 hours later.