Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Playoffs · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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 |
12 |
5 |
5 |
22 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
8 |
11 |
12 |
31 |
Three stars
- U. Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- M. Samuelsson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mattias Samuelsson (3) |
Josh Norris (1), Josh Doan (6) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, MTL 0 |
| 1st |
10:08 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alex Newhook (6) |
Jake Evans (5), Ivan Demidov (4) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, MTL 1 |
| 1st |
19:47 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (3) |
Juraj Slafkovský (2), Lane Hutson (8) |
Power play |
BUF 1, MTL 2 |
| 2nd |
07:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (4) |
Rasmus Dahlin (5) |
Power play |
BUF 2, MTL 2 |
| 3rd |
04:41 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson (4) |
Josh Doan (7), Tage Thompson (7) |
Power play |
BUF 3, MTL 2 |
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 |
22 |
31 |
| Power play |
2 of 4 |
1 of 7 |
| Penalty minutes |
16 |
10 |
| Hits |
23 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
27 |
6 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/61 (52.5%) |
29/61 (47.5%) |
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 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
14:21 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
12:41 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:58 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:14 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
15:47 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:06 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:52 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
09:35 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
50% |
19:14 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
21:58 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
15:30 |
| Number 94 K. Helenius |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:53 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:42 |
| Number 5 L. Schenn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
07:04 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
21:38 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
23:47 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:43 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:29 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
31 |
29 |
2 |
.935 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
21:21 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
59.1% |
24:34 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
14:26 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:35 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
23:10 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
14:42 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
12:47 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:39 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
08:51 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:59 |
| Number 90 J. Veleno |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
06:42 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:45 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:01 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:16 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:00 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
28:02 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:09 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
03:46 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 75 J. Dobes |
22 |
19 |
3 |
.864 |
57:17 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
11:28 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Carrier |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
12:06 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
14:57 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
17:25 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
17:25 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Zachary Bolduc |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
19:19 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:23 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bowen Byram |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:56 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Carrier |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 2nd |
11:21 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:31 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bowen Byram |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 3rd |
03:47 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jake Evans |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Kelly Sutherland, Thomas John Luxmore
- Linesmen
- Julien Fournier, Matt MacPherson
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Sam Carrick, Tanner Pearson, Logan Stanley, Michael Kesselring, Colten Ellis, Ryan Johnson, Devon Levi, Josh Dunne, Tyson Kozak, Riley Fiddler-Schultz, Noah Ostlund, Vsevolod Komarov, Anton Wahlberg, Zach Metsa, Radim Mrtka
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Brendan Gallagher, Samuel Montembeault, Jayden Struble, Oliver Kapanen, Owen Beck, Adam Engstrom, David Reinbacher, Florian Xhekaj
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4
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at Buffalo Sabres
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8
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at Buffalo Sabres
2
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