Buffalo Sabres 1–5 Montreal Canadiens · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres 1–5 Montreal Canadiens · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres50-23-9

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Montreal Canadiens48-24-10

Shots

29Shots28
0/5Power plays0/5
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

23 (43%)Faceoffs won30 (57%)
4Takeaways7
13Giveaways11
44Hits18
11Blocked shots18

Discipline

6Penalties7
12Penalty minutes22

Shots

29Shots28
0/5Power plays0/5
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

23 (43%)Faceoffs won30 (57%)
4Takeaways7
13Giveaways11

Stats

Shots

29Shots28
0/5Power plays0/5
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

23 (43%)Faceoffs won30 (57%)
4Takeaways7
13Giveaways11

Canadiens

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Anderson	0	1	0	2	14:29	0:00	3:15	11:14	20	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	2	12
Z. Bolduc	0	1	1	0	12:02	2:41	0:00	9:21	17	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
C. Caufield	0	0	0	0	17:06	6:00	0:00	11:06	18	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
K. Dach	0	0	1	0	11:18	2:08	0:00	9:10	16	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.0	3	0	0
P. Danault	2	2	1	3	14:33	0:03	3:17	11:13	21	0	0	1	0	1	0	10	5	66.7	0	0	0
I. Demidov	1	1	0	1	13:18	5:24	0:00	7:54	15	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
J. Evans	0	0	0	2	16:32	1:35	5:58	8:59	19	0	0	1	2	0	0	7	4	63.6	1	0	0
A. Newhook	1	0	0	2	16:46	2:00	5:52	8:54	18	2	3	0	4	0	0	1	3	25.0	1	0	0
J. Slafkovsky	2	1	0	0	17:56	6:03	0:00	11:53	18	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
N. Suzuki	0	1	0	0	20:03	6:08	0:08	13:47	19	1	3	0	4	0	0	9	7	56.3	1	0	0
A. Texier	0	1	0	2	9:21	0:50	0:00	8:31	14	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
J. Veleno	0	1	1	0	10:32	0:07	0:00	10:25	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	50.0	0	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
A. Carrier	1	2	0	4	19:38	0:00	3:41	15:57	24

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
J. Dobes	1	29	0	0	28	.966	18	10	0	60:00	0	0

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden KnightsVegas Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	OilersEdmonton Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15
3	MammothUtah Mammoth	10	7	3	0	+7	14
4	WildMinnesota Wild	10	6	2	2	+6	14
5	KrakenSeattle Kraken	10	6	3	1	+5	13
6	StarsDallas Stars	9	5	3	1	+8	11
7	AvalancheColorado Avalanche	10	5	4	1	+10	11
8	SharksSan Jose Sharks	10	5	4	1	−8	11
9	JetsWinnipeg Jets	9	4	3	2	−2	10
10	PredatorsNashville Predators	8	3	2	3	−1	9
11	BluesSt. Louis Blues	9	4	4	1	0	9
12	DucksAnaheim Ducks	9	4	5	0	−3	8
13	BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks	9	3	6	0	−15	6
14	CanucksVancouver Canucks	11	2	8	1	−18	5
15	KingsLos Angeles Kings	7	1	4	2	−10	4
16	FlamesCalgary Flames	8	2	6	0	−20	4

Players

Sabres

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. Benson	0	4	0	0	19:25	4:23	1:16	13:46	22	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
J. Doan	0	2	0	0	16:28	4:15	0:00	12:13	21	0	2	1	4	1	0	1	0	100.0	1	1	2
J. Greenway	0	2	1	0	12:55	0:08	5:38	7:09	15	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	100.0	0	0	0
T. Kozak	0	0	0	0	10:02	0:00	3:22	6:40	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	6	45.5	0	0	0
P. Krebs	1	4	0	-1	12:25	1:16	0:00	11:09	17	0	2	0	1	1	0	3	1	75.0	0	0	0
B. Malenstyn	0	0	0	0	7:11	0:00	3:06	4:05	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
R. McLeod	0	0	0	-2	17:17	4:37	1:32	11:08	24	0	1	0	2	0	0	4	11	26.7	3	0	0
J. Norris	0	4	0	-1	17:39	4:38	0:42	12:19	19	0	1	0	3	3	0	5	7	41.7	2	0	0
J. Quinn	1	1	0	-1	14:30	4:16	0:29	9:45	20	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
T. Thompson	0	6	0	-4	18:38	5:01	0:00	13:37	20	0	2	0	1	1	0	3	3	50.0	1	0	0
A. Tuch	1	2	0	-3	20:19	4:54	1:16	14:09	22	0	4	0	6	2	0	0	1	0.0	1	0	0
J. Zucker	0	1	0	-2	11:08	4:44	0:00	6:24	13	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0.0	2	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
B. Byram	0	2	2	-3	21:27	4:53	2:00	14:34	22

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
A. Lyon	4	27	0	0	23	.852	14	7	2	58:13	0	0

Canadiens

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Anderson	0	1	0	2	14:29	0:00	3:15	11:14

Game

Team	1	2	3
BUF	0	1	0
MTL	2	1	2

Leaders

Face-off: 9 May 2026, 01:00
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Attendance: 19’070

Match report on ESPN: Alex Newhook scores twice as Canadiens beat Sabres 5-1 to tie 2nd-round playoff series at 1 apiece

Top stats

29Shots28

Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Hurricanes	11	8	2	1	+15	17
2	Bruins	10	7	2	1	+14	15
3	Rangers	11	7	3	1	+9	15
4	Lightning	9	7	2	0	+8	14
5	Senators	9	6	3	0	+1	12
6	Panthers	9	5	2	2	+5	12
7	Maple Leafs	11	5	4	2	+3	12
8	Islanders	9	5	3	1	+7	11
11	Sabres	9	4	3	2	−7	10
12	Canadiens	9	4	3	2	−4	10

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15

Head to head

Last 4 meetings

Sabres wins: 2
Draws: 0
Canadiens wins: 2

Earlier meetings

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Montreal Canadiens4
Buffalo Sabres2