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Buffalo Sabres vs Montréal Canadiens

Playoffs · Saturday, May 16, 2026 · Centre Bell

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8–3

Final

SOG 36–22

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Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montréal Canadiens 8-3 on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Centre Bell. The Sabres outshot the Canadiens 36-22.

Jack Quinn scored twice. Rasmus Dahlin, Arber Xhekaj, Ivan Demidov, Jake Evans, Jason Zucker, Zach Benson, Konsta Helenius, Tage Thompson and Zach Metsa also scored.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 18 saves on 18 shots for the win; Jakub Dobes stopped 27 of 33.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Buffalo SabresBUF233836
Montréal CanadiensMTL300322

Three stars

  1. ★1st starRasmus DahlinBUF · 1G 4A
  2. ★2nd starJack QuinnBUF · 2G 1A
  3. ★3rd starTage ThompsonBUF · 1G 3A

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+
1:17

2–3 · 1st 13:56 · Zucker. Dobson was 1:17 into his shift when it went in.

GoalBUF on iceMTL on ice

1–0 BUF

1st 0:32 · Dahlin

Matheson 0:32

1–1 MTL

1st 1:40 · Xhekaj

Greenway 0:02

1–2 MTL

1st 8:12 · PP · Demidov

Tuch 0:29

1–3 MTL

1st 10:14 · SH · Evans

Norris 0:41

2–3 BUF

1st 13:56 · PP · Zucker

Long shift: Dobson 1:17

3–3 BUF

2nd 1:00 · Benson

Long shift: Danault 1:00

4–3 BUF

2nd 10:54 · PP · Quinn

Long shift: Evans 1:01

5–3 BUF

2nd 12:59 · Helenius

Demidov 0:12

6–3 BUF

3rd 9:58 · PP · Quinn

Matheson 0:46

7–3 BUF

3rd 14:12 · EN · Thompson

Matheson 0:30

8–3 BUF

3rd 17:49 · PP · Metsa

Matheson 0:33

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

BUFMTL
36Shots on goal22
61%Faceoff %39%
4/6Power play1/3
32Penalty minutes58
19Hits31
18Blocked shots9
18Giveaways11
3Takeaways5

Penalties

  • 1st 07:43Peyton Krebs · roughing2 min
  • 1st 08:30Phillip Danault · hooking2 min
  • 1st 09:50Jakub Dobes · slashing2 min
  • 1st 09:50Rasmus Dahlin · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  • 1st 11:47Mike Matheson · high sticking double minor4 min
  • 1st 17:17Josh Norris · tripping2 min
  • 1st 17:17Lane Hutson · embellishment2 min
  • 2nd 07:08Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
  • 2nd 10:10Alexandre Carrier · interference2 min
  • 2nd 15:55Alex Tuch · hooking2 min
  • 3rd 09:12Josh Anderson · slashing2 min
  • 3rd 17:16Arber Xhekaj · interference2 min
  • 3rd 17:16Arber Xhekaj · misconduct10 min
  • 3rd 17:20Jake Evans · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 17:20Josh Norris · slashing2 min
  • 3rd 17:20Zach Benson · misconduct10 min
  • 3rd 17:20Alexandre Carrier · misconduct10 min
  • 3rd 17:20Jake Evans · misconduct10 min
  • 3rd 17:52Kirby Dach · misconduct10 min
  • 3rd 17:52Peyton Krebs · misconduct10 min

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