Canadiens vs Sabres: what channel & what time

Montreal Canadiens play Buffalo Sabres on Friday, December 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM EST. The game is on ESPN+ and Disney+ and Hulu.

Channel

ESPN+ ↗, Disney+ ↗, Hulu ↗

Start time

7:30 PM EST

Date

Friday, December 18, 2026

Venue

KeyBank Center, Buffalo

Friday, December 18 on TVSee full schedule →

Net

6:30

7:00PM

7:30

8:00PM

8:30

9:00PM

9:30

10:00PM

10:30

11:00PM

11:30

12:00AM

awayCanadienshome@Sabres

awayTBDhome@TBD

awayClippershome@Heat

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Head-to-head

Canadiens beat Sabres 4–3 on Saturday, October 17, 2026. Canadiens lead the season series 2–0.

1. Tue, Oct 13, 20266:30 PM EDTSabres at CanadiensESPN+NHL3–4
2. Sat, Oct 17, 20267:00 PM EDTSabres at CanadiensNHLNNHL3–4

The teams

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All 2 scheduled meetings

1. Fri, Dec 18, 20267:30 PM ESTCanadiens at SabresESPN+NHL
2. Mon, Jan 18, 20272:00 PM ESTCanadiens at SabresMsgbNHL

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