Montreal Canadiens 3–8 Buffalo Sabres · SternSports

Montreal Canadiens 3–8 Buffalo Sabres · SternSports

Montreal Canadiens48-24-10

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Buffalo Sabres50-23-9

Shots

22Shots36
1/3Power plays4/6
1Short-handed goals0

Puck

22 (39%)Faceoffs won34 (61%)
5Takeaways3
11Giveaways18
31Hits19
9Blocked shots18

Discipline

12Penalties8
58Penalty minutes32

Shots

22Shots36
1/3Power plays4/6
1Short-handed goals0

Puck

22 (39%)Faceoffs won34 (61%)
5Takeaways3
11

Stats

Shots

22Shots36
1/3Power plays4/6
1Short-handed goals0

Puck

22 (39%)Faceoffs won34 (61%)
5Takeaways3

Sabres

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. Benson	2	1	0	3	20:04	3:53	0:41	15:30	27	1	5	1	6	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	10
J. Doan	0	1	0	0	16:31	3:30	0:00	13:01	22	0	3	0	2	1	0	2	0	100.0	0	0	0
J. Greenway	1	1	0	-1	8:15	0:00	2:24	5:51	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	50.0	2	0	0
K. Helenius	2	0	0	1	12:36	0:00	0:00	12:36	19	1	2	0	2	1	0	3	3	50.0	0	0	0
P. Krebs	0	1	0	-1	6:25	0:00	0:00	6:25	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	3	50.0	1	2	12
B. Malenstyn	0	1	1	-1	8:22	0:00	2:27	5:55	12	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
R. McLeod	1	0	0	0	21:56	1:54	2:30	17:32	29	0	1	1	1	1	0	11	7	61.1	1	0	0
J. Norris	0	3	0	1	15:27	2:13	0:00	13:14	25	0	1	1	2	0	0	11	6	64.7	0	2	4
J. Quinn	1	1	1	1	18:18	4:00	0:00	14:18	25	2	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
T. Thompson	0	3	0	3	18:14	4:17	0:00	13:57	26	1	5	3	6	4	0	2	2	50.0	2	0	0
A. Tuch	1	1	1	-1	19:10	2:20	0:56	15:54	26	0	4	0	4	0	0	1	0	100.0	1	1	2
J. Zucker	0	1	0	0	13:29	1:52	0:00	11:37	21	1	2	1	2	1	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	3	0	1	19:53	2:08	0:00	17:45	24

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
U. Luukkonen	0	18	0	0	18	1.000	15	3	0	49:41	0	0
A. Lyon	3	4	0	0	1

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	0	1	1	0	14:03	0:00	3:09	10:54	21	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
Z. Bolduc	0	7	0	-1	13:39	0:47	0:00	12:52	17	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
C. Caufield	0	0	0	-1	16:01	3:26	0:00	12:35	18	0	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
K. Dach	0	3	0	-1	11:24	1:03	0:00	10:21	16	0	4	0	2	0	0	1	2	33.3	0	1	10
P. Danault	1	3	0	-1	12:06	0:00	1:30	10:36	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	11	21.4	0	1	2
I. Demidov	0	0	1	0	17:14	3:42	0:00	13:32	18	1	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J. Evans	1	1	0	1	16:13	0:00	3:59	12:14	20	1	2	1	1	0	0	8	6	57.1	0	2	12
A. Newhook	1	2	0	-1	16:32	0:39	2:06	13:47	22	0	6	0	3	0	0	1	3	25.0	0	0	0
J. Slafkovsky	1	0	0	-1	17:46	3:37	0:00	14:09	19	0	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
N. Suzuki	0	2	0	-1	19:20	3:47	0:44	14:49	21	0	4	0	2	1	0	9	11	45.0	0	0	0
A. Texier	0	1	0	-2	13:04	0:41	0:00	12:23	20	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J. Veleno	0	2	0	0	9:59	0:00	0:57	9:02	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	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
A. Carrier	0	0	0	-2	17:32	0:00	2:40	14:52	27

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
J. Fowler	1	2	0	0	1	.500	1	0	0	8:23	0	0
J. Dobes	6	33	0	0	27

Sabres

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Z. Benson	2	1	0	3	20:04	3:53	0:41	15:30

Game

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

Leaders

Face-off: 17 May 2026, 02:00
Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal
Attendance: 20’962

Match report on ESPN: Sabres rally to beat the Canadiens 8-3 to force Game 7

Top stats

22Shots36

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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Montreal Canadiens4
Buffalo Sabres2