Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Playoffs · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 8–3 on Saturday, May 16, 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 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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 |
11 |
17 |
8 |
36 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
5 |
10 |
7 |
22 |
Three stars
- R. Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 4 assists)
- J. Quinn, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals, 1 assist)
- T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 3 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin (3) |
Mattias Samuelsson (3), Zach Benson (4) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, MTL 0 |
| 1st |
01:40 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Arber Xhekaj (1) |
Jake Evans (6) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, MTL 1 |
| 1st |
08:12 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Ivan Demidov (2) |
Lane Hutson (11), Cole Caufield (5) |
Power play |
BUF 1, MTL 2 |
| 1st |
10:14 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jake Evans (2) |
Mike Matheson (2) |
Shorthanded |
BUF 1, MTL 3 |
| 1st |
13:56 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker (2) |
Josh Norris (2), Jack Quinn (5) |
Power play |
BUF 2, MTL 3 |
| 2nd |
01:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson (5) |
Tage Thompson (8), Bowen Byram (3) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, MTL 3 |
| 2nd |
10:54 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn (1) |
Rasmus Dahlin (7), Tage Thompson (9) |
Power play |
BUF 4, MTL 3 |
| 2nd |
12:59 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Konsta Helenius (2) |
Jason Zucker (2), Rasmus Dahlin (8) |
Even strength |
BUF 5, MTL 3 |
| 3rd |
09:58 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn (2) |
Tage Thompson (10), Rasmus Dahlin (9) |
Power play |
BUF 6, MTL 3 |
| 3rd |
14:12 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson (5) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 7, MTL 3 |
| 3rd |
17:49 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Metsa (1) |
Ryan McLeod (3), Rasmus Dahlin (10) |
Power play |
BUF 8, MTL 3 |
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 |
36 |
22 |
| Power play |
4 of 6 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
32 |
58 |
| Hits |
19 |
31 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
9 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
11 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
34/56 (60.7%) |
22/56 (39.3%) |
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 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:04 |
| Number 9 J. Norris |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
64.7% |
15:27 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
08:15 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:29 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
06:25 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
18:18 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:22 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
61.1% |
21:56 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
1 |
3 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:14 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
19:10 |
| Number 91 J. Doan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:31 |
| Number 94 K. Helenius |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
12:36 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:53 |
| Number 21 C. Timmins |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
17:26 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:53 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:22 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
1 |
4 |
5 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:56 |
| Number 73 Z. Metsa |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
12:19 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
18 |
18 |
0 |
1.000 |
49:41 |
Win |
| Number 34 A. Lyon |
4 |
1 |
3 |
.250 |
10:14 |
|
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 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:01 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
45% |
19:20 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
16:32 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:03 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:46 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
21.4% |
12:06 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
16:13 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:39 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
11:24 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:04 |
| Number 90 J. Veleno |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:59 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:14 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:05 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:27 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:32 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:28 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:22 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:12 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 J. Fowler |
2 |
1 |
1 |
.500 |
08:23 |
|
| Number 75 J. Dobes |
33 |
27 |
6 |
.818 |
49:58 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
07:43 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
08:30 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Phillip Danault |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
09:50 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jakub Dobes |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
09:50 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 1st |
11:47 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mike Matheson |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 1st |
17:17 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Norris |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
17:17 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lane Hutson |
Embellishment |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:10 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Carrier |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:12 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Josh Anderson |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:16 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Arber Xhekaj |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:16 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Arber Xhekaj |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
17:20 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jake Evans |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:20 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Josh Norris |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:20 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
17:20 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Carrier |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
17:20 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jake Evans |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
17:52 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kirby Dach |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
17:52 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Francis Charron, Gord Dwyer
- Linesmen
- Scott Cherrey, Jesse Marquis
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Luke Schenn, 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, Radim Mrtka
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Brendan Gallagher, Samuel Montembeault, Jayden Struble, Oliver Kapanen, Owen Beck, Adam Engstrom, David Reinbacher, Florian Xhekaj
2025-2026 season series
Every Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2025-2026 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Buffalo Sabres
2
 at Montreal Canadiens
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Oct 20, 2025
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
3
at Buffalo Sabres
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Jan 15, 2026
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
4
at Montreal Canadiens
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 22, 2026
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
4
at Buffalo Sabres
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Jan 31, 2026
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
2
at Buffalo Sabres
4
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, May 6, 2026
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
5
at Buffalo Sabres
1
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, May 8, 2026
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
2
at Montreal Canadiens
6
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sun, May 10, 2026
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
3
at Montreal Canadiens
2
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, May 12, 2026
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
6
at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, May 14, 2026
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
8
at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, May 16, 2026
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
3
at Buffalo Sabres
2
|
Final/OT
Playoffs
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, May 18, 2026
|
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