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Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres

Playoffs · Thursday, May 14, 2026 · KeyBank Center

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6–3

Final

SOG 26–36

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Game summary

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres outshot the Canadiens 36-26.

Goals came from Jason Zucker, Cole Caufield, Josh Doan, Alexandre Texier, Konsta Helenius, Josh Anderson, Jake Evans, Nick Suzuki and Ivan Demidov.

Jakub Dobes made 33 saves on 36 shots for the win; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 18 of 23.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Montréal CanadiensMTL231626
Buffalo SabresBUF300336

Three stars

  1. ★1st starNick SuzukiMTL · 1G 2A
  2. ★2nd starJuraj SlafkovskýMTL · 0G 3A
  3. ★3rd starIvan DemidovMTL · 1G 1A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd 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+
2:03

6–3 · 3rd 3:32 · Demidov. Samuelsson was 2:03 into his shift when it went in.

GoalMTL on iceBUF on ice

0–1 BUF

1st 2:00 · Zucker

Stuck out there: Matheson 1:30

1–1 MTL

1st 6:31 · Caufield

Timmins 0:47

1–2 BUF

1st 7:45 · Doan

Dobson 0:50

2–2 MTL

1st 7:54 · Texier

Schenn 0:09

2–3 BUF

1st 10:15 · Helenius

Hutson 0:55

3–3 MTL

2nd 8:01 · Anderson

Long shift: Helenius 1:14

4–3 MTL

2nd 16:15 · Evans

Thompson 0:11

5–3 MTL

2nd 17:33 · PP · Suzuki

Tuch 0:10

6–3 MTL

3rd 3:32 · PP · Demidov

Stuck out there: Samuelsson 2:03

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
26Shots on goal36
56%Faceoff %44%
2/2Power play0/2
16Penalty minutes16
19Hits22
25Blocked shots11
16Giveaways11
5Takeaways4

Penalties

  • 2nd 12:51Juraj Slafkovský · high sticking2 min
  • 2nd 17:23Tage Thompson · cross checking2 min
  • 3rd 02:09Rasmus Dahlin · cross checking2 min
  • 3rd 16:32Josh Anderson · slashing2 min
  • 3rd 16:32Bowen Byram · cross checking2 min
  • 3rd 16:32Lane Hutson · cross checking2 min
  • 3rd 17:50Zach Benson · misconduct10 min
  • 3rd 17:50Alex Newhook · misconduct10 min

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