Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens on May 17, 2026

Final
ABC
Series is tied 3-3

Scoring

1
2
3
T
BUF
2
3
3
8
MTL
3
0
0
3

3 Stars

Buffalo Sabres
26
Rasmus Dahlin
Rasmus Dahlin
1
G
4
A
2
PIM
2
+/-
19:56
TOI
Buffalo Sabres
22
Jack Quinn
Jack Quinn
2
G
1
A
0
PIM
1
+/-
18:18
TOI
Buffalo Sabres
72
Tage Thompson
Tage Thompson
1
G
3
A
0
PIM
3
+/-
18:14
TOI

Goaltending

Buffalo Sabres
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
18
SA
0
GA
18
SV
1.000
SV%
Montreal Canadiens
75
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
33
SA
6
GA
27
SV
.818
SV%

Shots on Goal

1
2
3
T
BUF
11
17
8
36
MTL
5
10
7
22

Scoring Summary

1st Period
Rasmus Dahlin
R. Dahlin
(3rd) 
Assisted by Z. Benson and M. Samuelsson
0:32
Arber Xhekaj
A. Xhekaj
(1st) 
Assisted by J. Evans
1:40
Ivan Demidov
I. Demidov
(2nd) 
(PP)
Assisted by C. Caufield and L. Hutson
8:12
Jake Evans
J. Evans
(2nd) 
(SH)
Assisted by M. Matheson
10:14
Jason Zucker
J. Zucker
(2nd) 
(PP)
Assisted by J. Quinn and J. Norris
13:56
2nd Period
Zach Benson
Z. Benson
(5th) 
Assisted by B. Byram and T. Thompson
1:00
Jack Quinn
J. Quinn
(1st) 
(PP)
Assisted by T. Thompson and R. Dahlin
10:54
K H
K. Helenius
(2nd) 
Assisted by R. Dahlin and J. Zucker
12:59
3rd Period
Jack Quinn
J. Quinn
(2nd) 
(PP)
Assisted by T. Thompson and R. Dahlin
9:58
Tage Thompson
T. Thompson
(5th) 
(EN)
Unassisted
14:12
Z M
Z. Metsa
(1st) 
(PP)
Assisted by R. McLeod and R. Dahlin
17:49

Penalty Summary

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1st Period
Peyton Krebs
Peyton Krebs
Minor - Roughing - 2 minutes
7:43
Phillip Danault
P. Danault
Minor - Hooking - 2 minutes
8:30

Team Stats

Sabres
Canadiens
60.7
Faceoffs (%)
39.3
6
Power Plays
3
19
Hits
31
36
Shots on Goal
22

Game Details

Bell Centre
Montreal, QC, CAN
Attendance
20,962
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Francis Charron
Closing Odds
MTL -169, o/u 6.5
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