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Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres

Playoffs · Wednesday, May 6, 2026 · KeyBank Center

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2–4

Final

SOG 28–16

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Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-2 on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The Canadiens outshot the Sabres 28-16.

Goals came from Josh Doan, Ryan McLeod, Nick Suzuki, Jordan Greenway, Bowen Byram and Kirby Dach.

Alex Lyon made 26 saves on 28 shots for the win; Jakub Dobes stopped 12 of 16.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Montréal CanadiensMTL110228
Buffalo SabresBUF220416

Three stars

  1. ★1st starZach BensonBUF · 0G 2A
  2. ★2nd starRyan McLeodBUF · 1G 1A
  3. ★3rd starJordan GreenwayBUF · 1G 0A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:48

1–4 · 2nd 9:01 · Byram. Matheson was 1:48 into his shift when it went in.

GoalMTL on iceBUF on ice

0–1 BUF

1st 4:31 · Doan

Hutson 0:48

0–2 BUF

1st 13:26 · PP · McLeod

Long shift: Guhle 1:05

1–2 MTL

1st 19:16 · PP · Suzuki

Malenstyn 0:51

1–3 BUF

2nd 3:32 · Greenway

Carrier 0:59

1–4 BUF

2nd 9:01 · PP · Byram

Stuck out there: Matheson 1:48

2–4 MTL

2nd 16:31 · Dach

Tuch 0:40

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

MTLBUF
28Shots on goal16
63%Faceoff %37%
1/2Power play2/3
6Penalty minutes4
31Hits27
12Blocked shots13
7Giveaways15
4Takeaways5

Penalties

  • 1st 00:30Lane Hutson · tripping2 min
  • 1st 11:35Nick Suzuki · tripping2 min
  • 1st 17:58Rasmus Dahlin · interference2 min
  • 2nd 07:13Kaiden Guhle · cross checking2 min
  • 2nd 09:11Beck Malenstyn · high sticking2 min

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