Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres on May 6, 2026

Final
TNT
BUF leads series 1-0

Scoring

1
2
3
T
MTL
1
1
0
2
BUF
2
2
0
4

3 Stars

Buffalo Sabres
6
Zach Benson
Zach Benson
0
G
2
A
0
PIM
1
+/-
16:56
TOI
Buffalo Sabres
71
Ryan McLeod
Ryan McLeod
1
G
1
A
0
PIM
0
+/-
14:33
TOI
Buffalo Sabres
12
Jordan Greenway
Jordan Greenway
1
G
0
A
0
PIM
1
+/-
13:03
TOI

Goaltending

Montreal Canadiens
75
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
16
SA
4
GA
12
SV
.750
SV%
Buffalo Sabres
34
Alex Lyon
Alex Lyon
28
SA
2
GA
26
SV
.929
SV%

Shots on Goal

1
2
3
T
MTL
9
8
11
28
BUF
6
9
1
16

Scoring Summary

1st Period
Josh Doan
J. Doan
(2nd) 
Assisted by Z. Benson
4:31
Ryan McLeod
R. McLeod
(1st) 
(PP)
Assisted by Z. Benson and J. Doan
13:26
Nick Suzuki
N. Suzuki
(2nd) 
(PP)
Assisted by J. Slafkovský and I. Demidov
19:16
2nd Period
Jordan Greenway
J. Greenway
(1st) 
Assisted by M. Samuelsson
3:32
Bowen Byram
B. Byram
(4th) 
(PP)
Assisted by R. McLeod
9:01
Kirby Dach
K. Dach
(3rd) 
Assisted by Z. Bolduc
16:31

Penalty Summary

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1st Period
Lane Hutson
Lane Hutson
Minor - Tripping - 2 minutes
0:30
Nick Suzuki
Nick Suzuki
Minor - Tripping - 2 minutes
11:35

Team Stats

Canadiens
Sabres
62.7
Faceoffs (%)
37.3
2
Power Plays
3
31
Hits
27
28
Shots on Goal
16

Game Details

KeyBank Center
Buffalo, NY, USA
Attendance
19,070
Referees
Pierre Lambert, Wes McCauley
Closing Odds
BUF -139, o/u 5.5
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