Montreal Canadiens 6–2 Buffalo Sabres · SternSports

Montreal Canadiens 6–2 Buffalo Sabres · SternSports

Montreal Canadiens48-24-10

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Buffalo Sabres50-23-9

Shots

36Shots28
2/6Power plays1/4
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

38 (62%)Faceoffs won23 (38%)
3Takeaways6
14Giveaways13
25Hits21
14Blocked shots15

Discipline

11Penalties13
38Penalty minutes42

Shots

36Shots28
2/6Power plays1/4
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

38 (62%)Faceoffs won23 (38%)
3Takeaways6
14Giveaways13

Stats

Shots

36Shots28
2/6Power plays1/4
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

38 (62%)Faceoffs won23 (38%)
3Takeaways6
14

Sabres

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. Benson	1	1	0	-1	18:07	4:38	0:27	13:02	22	0	3	0	3	2	0	0	1	0.0	2	2	12
S. Carrick	0	0	0	0	6:17	0:00	0:18	5:59	11	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	25.0	0	1	2
J. Doan	0	2	0	0	15:32	4:42	0:00	10:50	20	0	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	2	4
J. Greenway	1	1	1	0	13:31	0:00	5:43	7:48	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	5	37.5	0	1	2
P. Krebs	0	2	0	-1	16:53	0:23	0:36	15:54	22	0	2	0	1	2	0	1	2	33.3	1	0	0
B. Malenstyn	2	1	1	0	12:15	0:00	5:45	6:30	16	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
R. McLeod	1	0	0	-1	13:51	0:53	2:54	10:04	20	0	1	0	2	0	0	6	7	46.2	1	0	0
J. Norris	1	2	1	0	13:45	0:31	0:33	12:41	22	0	1	0	2	1	0	2	6	25.0	1	1	2
J. Quinn	0	0	0	-2	15:28	4:39	0:00	10:49	19	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
T. Thompson	2	0	1	-2	21:06	4:38	0:09	16:19	24	1	3	1	3	2	0	9	11	45.0	0	0	0
A. Tuch	1	6	0	-2	20:06	0:50	2:18	16:58	26	0	4	0	4	2	0	0	0	0.0	3	1	2
J. Zucker	0	0	0	-1	6:47	0:31	0:00	6:16	11	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
B. Byram	1	0	1	-2	20:32	0:55	1:07	18:30	25

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
A. Lyon	5	36	0	0	31	.861	23	7	1	58:39	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

Canadiens

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Anderson	1	0	0	0	15:26	0:44	1:36	13:06	18	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Z. Bolduc	0	1	0	1	10:43	1:46	0:00	8:57	15	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	4	16
C. Caufield	0	1	0	-1	17:17	5:24	0:00	11:53	18	1	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
K. Dach	0	1	0	2	12:12	2:33	0:00	9:39	17	1	4	0	4	0	0	4	3	57.1	1	1	2
P. Danault	0	1	1	1	14:39	0:47	1:14	12:38	16	0	0	1	3	1	0	6	3	66.7	0	0	0
I. Demidov	1	1	0	1	14:52	6:24	0:00	8:28	17	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J. Evans	0	1	0	2	13:12	0:00	3:56	9:16	19	0	0	2	3	0	0	4	6	40.0	0	0	0
A. Newhook	0	4	0	2	16:43	3:08	3:57	9:38	22	2	5	0	4	0	0	5	3	62.5	1	1	2
J. Slafkovsky	1	1	1	-1	18:12	5:27	0:00	12:45	20	1	4	0	4	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
N. Suzuki	1	1	0	0	19:44	5:27	0:23	13:54	21	0	3	1	4	2	0	14	7	66.7	0	0	0
A. Texier	0	1	0	1	13:38	3:23	0:00	10:15	15	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J. Veleno	0	5	0	1	12:18	1:01	0:00	11:17	16	0	0	1	1	1	0	5	0	100.0	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	4	1	0	1	24:31	1:16	4:03	19:12	26

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
J. Dobes	2	28	0	0	26	.929	21	4	1	59:53	0	0

Sabres

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. Benson	1	1	0	-1	18:07	4:38	0:27	13:02

Game

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

Leaders

Face-off: 11 May 2026, 01:00
Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal
Attendance: 20’962

Match report on ESPN: Canadiens beat Sabres 6-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the second-round Eastern Conference series

Top stats

36Shots28

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

Canadiens wins: 2
Draws: 0
Sabres wins: 2

Earlier meetings

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