Buffalo Sabres 2–3 Montreal Canadiens · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres 2–3 Montreal Canadiens · SternSports

Buffalo Sabres50-23-9

23Final/OT

Montreal Canadiens48-24-10

Shots

39Shots25
0/1Power plays1/1
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

37 (54%)Faceoffs won32 (46%)
3Takeaways7
16Giveaways22
21Hits28
12Blocked shots22

Discipline

1Penalties1
2Penalty minutes2

Shots

39Shots25
0/1Power plays1/1
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

37 (54%)Faceoffs won32 (46%)
3Takeaways7
16Giveaways

Stats

Shots

39Shots25
0/1Power plays1/1
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

37 (54%)Faceoffs won32 (46%)
3Takeaways7
16

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	2	0	0	17:10	0:00	0:30	16:40	25	0	3	0	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
Z. Bolduc	1	3	1	-1	9:11	0:19	0:00	8:52	14	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
C. Caufield	1	3	0	0	21:16	1:35	0:00	19:41	26	0	4	0	5	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
K. Dach	1	4	0	-1	8:58	0:20	0:00	8:38	14	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
P. Danault	1	0	0	-1	17:16	0:00	0:00	17:16	26	1	1	0	2	0	0	14	12	53.8	1	1	2
I. Demidov	0	3	2	1	22:19	1:36	0:00	20:43	26	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J. Evans	0	1	0	1	22:33	0:00	1:26	21:07	30	0	2	0	0	0	0	7	7	50.0	2	0	0
O. Kapanen	0	0	0	0	4:45	0:00	0:00	4:45	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	33.3	0	0	0
A. Newhook	0	3	0	1	19:52	0:00	1:29	18:23	27	1	7	0	2	5	0	0	3	0.0	0	0	0
J. Slafkovsky	0	1	0	0	23:07	1:49	0:00	21:18	26	0	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
N. Suzuki	2	2	0	0	29:30	1:55	0:36	26:59	33	0	4	1	1	0	0	10	10	50.0	1	0	0
A. Texier	0	1	1	0	17:51	0:00	0:00	17:51	24	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	3	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
A. Carrier	5	1	0	0	27:03	0:00	1:22	25:41	39

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
J. Dobes	2	39	0	0	37	.949	36	1	0	71:22	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	0	0	-1	24:07	0:52	0:00	23:15	32	0	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
J. Doan	1	1	0	1	18:38	0:52	0:00	17:46	26	0	3	0	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
J. Greenway	0	3	0	1	11:11	0:00	0:22	10:49	16	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
K. Helenius	1	3	0	-1	16:37	0:00	0:00	16:37	24	0	2	0	3	2	0	1	10	9.1	0	0	0
P. Krebs	2	2	0	1	11:13	0:07	0:00	11:06	16	0	2	0	1	0	0	6	3	66.7	0	0	0
B. Malenstyn	0	4	0	1	10:42	0:01	0:57	9:44	15	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
R. McLeod	0	1	1	1	20:39	0:44	0:36	19:19	28	0	1	1	2	1	0	11	5	68.8	1	0	0
J. Norris	0	1	0	-1	21:37	1:01	0:00	20:36	33	0	1	0	1	3	0	18	8	69.2	1	0	0
J. Quinn	0	0	1	-1	19:12	1:09	0:00	18:03	24	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
T. Thompson	0	0	0	-1	21:56	0:49	0:00	21:07	32	0	5	0	5	1	0	0	5	0.0	2	0	0
A. Tuch	2	2	1	1	21:25	1:08	1:55	18:22	27	0	4	0	5	4	0	1	0	100.0	1	0	0
J. Zucker	1	3	0	-1	16:39	1:07	0:00	15:32	25	0	2	0	0	2	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	1	0	0	-2	28:18	0:48	0:00	27:30	36

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
U. Luukkonen	3	25	0	0	22	.880	22	0	0	71:22	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	1	2	0	0	17:10	0:00	0:30	16:40

Game

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

Leaders

Face-off: 19 May 2026, 01:30
Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo
Attendance: 19’070

Match report on ESPN: Newhook scores in OT to lift Canadiens over Sabres 3-2 in Game 7

Top stats

39Shots25

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