Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Playoffs · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–2 on Sunday, May 10, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
8 |
10 |
10 |
28 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
14 |
15 |
7 |
36 |
Three stars
- L. Hutson, Montreal Canadiens (2 assists)
- A. Newhook, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)
- J. Dobes, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:53 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (3) |
Rasmus Dahlin (4) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, MTL 0 |
| 1st |
15:31 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alex Newhook (4) |
Jake Evans (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
06:05 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (2) |
Lane Hutson (6), Ivan Demidov (3) |
Power play |
BUF 1, MTL 2 |
| 2nd |
10:43 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Zachary Bolduc (2) |
Joseph Veleno (1), Alexandre Carrier (2) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, MTL 3 |
| 2nd |
12:17 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Juraj Slafkovský (4) |
Lane Hutson (7), Cole Caufield (4) |
Power play |
BUF 1, MTL 4 |
| 2nd |
14:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin (2) |
Tage Thompson (6), Josh Doan (5) |
Power play |
BUF 2, MTL 4 |
| 3rd |
08:46 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kirby Dach (4) |
Alexandre Texier (3), Phillip Danault (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, MTL 5 |
| 3rd |
15:14 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alex Newhook (5) |
Nick Suzuki (6), Jake Evans (4) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, MTL 6 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
28 |
36 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
2 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
42 |
38 |
| Hits |
21 |
25 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
13 |
14 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
23/61 (37.7%) |
38/61 (62.3%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 6 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:07 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
13:45 |
| Number 10 S. Carrick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
06:17 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
13:31 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:47 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
16:53 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:28 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:15 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
46.2% |
13:51 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
45% |
21:06 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:06 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:32 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:32 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:22 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:05 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:42 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:04 |
| Number 64 L. Stanley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:51 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 A. Lyon |
36 |
31 |
5 |
.861 |
58:39 |
Loss |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:17 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
19:44 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
16:43 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:26 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
18:12 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:39 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
13:12 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:43 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
12:12 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:38 |
| Number 90 J. Veleno |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:18 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:52 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:06 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
14 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:48 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
24:31 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:35 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:45 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:10 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 75 J. Dobes |
28 |
26 |
2 |
.929 |
59:53 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
07:42 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Norris |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
11:47 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alex Newhook |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
11:47 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Doan |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
18:44 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Zachary Bolduc |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
18:44 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Zachary Bolduc |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
18:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Conor Timmins |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
20:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:43 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Doan |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Beck Malenstyn |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jordan Greenway |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:32 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Zachary Bolduc |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:30 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kirby Dach |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:47 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:22 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lane Hutson |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:13 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kaiden Guhle |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Logan Stanley |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:13 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kaiden Guhle |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
17:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Logan Stanley |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
17:13 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Zachary Bolduc |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
17:13 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kaiden Guhle |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
20:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Sam Carrick |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
20:00 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Arber Xhekaj |
Roughing |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Garrett Rank, Kyle Rehman
- Linesmen
- Ryan Daisy, Devin Berg
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Luke Schenn, Tanner Pearson, Michael Kesselring, Colten Ellis, Ryan Johnson, Devon Levi, Josh Dunne, Tyson Kozak, Riley Fiddler-Schultz, Noah Ostlund, Vsevolod Komarov, Anton Wahlberg, Zach Metsa, Konsta Helenius, Radim Mrtka
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Brendan Gallagher, Samuel Montembeault, Jayden Struble, Oliver Kapanen
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at Buffalo Sabres
4
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Final
Playoffs
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Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, May 6, 2026
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5
at Buffalo Sabres
1
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Playoffs
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Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, May 8, 2026
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2
at Montreal Canadiens
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3
at Montreal Canadiens
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Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, May 12, 2026
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at Buffalo Sabres
3
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Final
Playoffs
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Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, May 14, 2026
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8
at Montreal Canadiens
3
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Final
Playoffs
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Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, May 16, 2026
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3
at Buffalo Sabres
2
|
Final/OT
Playoffs
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Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, May 18, 2026
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