Buffalo Sabres 3–6 Montreal Canadiens · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres 3–6 Montreal Canadiens · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres50-23-9

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Montreal Canadiens48-24-10

Shots

36Shots26
0/2Power plays2/2
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

26 (44%)Faceoffs won33 (56%)
4Takeaways5
11Giveaways16
22Hits19
11Blocked shots25

Discipline

4Penalties4
16Penalty minutes16

Shots

36Shots26
0/2Power plays2/2
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

26 (44%)Faceoffs won33 (56%)
4Takeaways5
11Giveaways

Stats

Shots

36Shots26
0/2Power plays2/2
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

26 (44%)Faceoffs won33 (56%)
4Takeaways5
11

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	2	14:29	0:00	1:09	13:20	21	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	100.0	2	1	2
Z. Bolduc	0	2	0	-1	9:52	0:00	0:00	9:52	16	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
C. Caufield	0	1	0	0	16:48	1:33	0:00	15:15	21	1	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
K. Dach	0	3	1	0	9:05	0:00	0:00	9:05	17	0	4	0	4	2	0	1	1	50.0	0	0	0
P. Danault	1	1	0	1	16:00	0:00	1:08	14:52	23	0	0	2	0	1	0	14	4	77.8	1	0	0
I. Demidov	1	2	0	0	14:44	1:33	0:00	13:11	17	1	1	1	5	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
J. Evans	1	0	1	1	17:50	0:00	2:54	14:56	22	1	1	0	1	0	0	7	6	53.8	1	0	0
A. Newhook	1	1	0	1	16:15	0:00	2:09	14:06	21	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	2	0.0	0	1	10
J. Slafkovsky	1	1	0	-1	19:17	1:33	0:00	17:44	24	0	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	0.0	1	1	2
N. Suzuki	2	2	0	0	20:45	1:33	0:42	18:30	23	1	4	2	1	0	0	6	10	37.5	2	0	0
A. Texier	0	0	0	1	12:27	0:00	0:00	12:27	18	1	3	0	3	0	0	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
J. Veleno	0	0	0	-1	9:56	0:00	0:00	9:56	17	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	2	60.0	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	0	23:27	0:00	1:46	21:41	34

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
J. Dobes	3	36	0	0	33	.917	30	3	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	1	0	1	0	21:04	2:59	0:00	18:05	25	0	4	0	1	3	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	10
J. Doan	0	3	1	0	21:32	3:01	0:00	18:31	26	1	3	0	3	2	0	0	1	0.0	2	0	0
J. Greenway	1	1	0	-1	10:03	0:00	1:23	8:40	13	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	100.0	1	0	0
K. Helenius	0	1	0	1	11:47	0:42	0:00	11:05	20	1	1	0	2	2	0	2	8	20.0	0	0	0
P. Krebs	0	0	0	-2	14:46	0:42	0:00	14:04	20	0	2	0	1	2	0	1	3	25.0	1	0	0
B. Malenstyn	1	6	0	0	9:21	0:00	1:23	7:58	13	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
R. McLeod	0	1	0	0	13:23	1:02	0:10	12:11	21	0	1	0	1	1	0	9	3	75.0	1	0	0
J. Norris	0	1	0	0	20:32	1:35	0:00	18:57	27	0	1	0	4	3	0	10	9	52.6	0	0	0
J. Quinn	0	0	0	2	16:10	2:58	0:00	13:12	25	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
T. Thompson	0	0	0	-2	20:05	3:01	0:00	17:04	26	0	4	0	3	0	0	2	9	18.2	0	1	2
A. Tuch	2	4	0	-2	16:59	0:59	0:10	15:50	25	0	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	100.0	1	0	0
J. Zucker	0	1	0	1	13:35	1:01	0:00	12:34	25	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	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	2	0	0	0	21:47	0:05	0:00	21:42	26

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
U. Luukkonen	5	23	0	0	18	.783	18	0	0	40:00	0	0
A. Lyon	1	3	0	0	2

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	2	14:29	0:00	1:09	13:20

Game

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

Leaders

Face-off: 15 May 2026, 01:00
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Attendance: 19’070

Match report on ESPN: Suzuki, Evans cap 2nd-period surge, Canadiens beat Sabres 6-3 to take 3-2 lead in 2nd-round series

Top stats

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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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Buffalo Sabres2