Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres
Playoffs · Monday, May 18, 2026 · KeyBank Center
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Game summary
The Montréal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in overtime on Monday, May 18, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres outshot the Canadiens 39-25.
Goals came from Phillip Danault, Zachary Bolduc, Jordan Greenway, Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Newhook.
Jakub Dobes made 37 saves on 39 shots for the win; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 22 of 25.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Phillip Danault (1)Kaiden Guhle (6), Alexandre Texier (4)1–004:30 MTL
Zachary Bolduc (3)Nick Suzuki (9), Lane Hutson (12)Tuch 1:55 into shift2–014:29 MTL · PPG
2nd period
Jordan Greenway (2)Mattias Samuelsson (4), Beck Malenstyn (2)Hutson 1:33 into shift2–113:19 BUF
3rd period
Rasmus Dahlin (4)Owen Power (6), Ryan McLeod (4)2–206:27 BUF
OT period
Alex Newhook (7)Alexandre Carrier (4)3–211:22 MTL
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
2–0 · 1st 14:29 · Bolduc. Tuch was 1:55 into his shift when it went in.
1–0 MTL
1st 4:30 · Danault
Metsa 0:46
2–0 MTL
1st 14:29 · PP · Bolduc
Stuck out there: Tuch 1:55
2–1 BUF
2nd 13:19 · Greenway
Stuck out there: Hutson 1:33
2–2 BUF
3rd 6:27 · Dahlin
Carrier 0:14
3–2 MTL
OT 11:22 · Newhook
Thompson 0:30
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
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
Penalties
- 1st 12:34
Zach Benson · delaying game puck over glass2 min - 3rd 01:34
Phillip Danault · high sticking2 min
Season series
Montréal Canadiens
| 14Nick SuzukiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29:30 |
| 15Alex NewhookC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:52 |
| 24Phillip DanaultC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:16 |
| 76Zachary BolducR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 09:11 |
| 85Alexandre TexierL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:51 |
| 21Kaiden GuhleD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:52 |
| 45Alexandre CarrierD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27:03 |
| 48Lane HutsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 31:17 |
| 13Cole CaufieldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21:16 |
| 17Josh AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:10 |
| 20Juraj SlafkovskýL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:07 |
| 71Jake EvansC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:33 |
| 77Kirby DachC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 08:58 |
| 91Oliver KapanenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 04:45 |
| 93Ivan DemidovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:19 |
| 8Mike MathesonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 31:28 |
| 53Noah DobsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 26:30 |
| 72Arber XhekajD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 01:52 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Jacob FowlerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 75Jakub DobesG | W | 39 | 37 | 2 | .949 | 71:22 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 12Jordan GreenwayL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 11:11 |
| 29Beck MalenstynL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:42 |
| 71Ryan McLeodC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:39 |
| 23Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 28:35 |
| 25Owen PowerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 28:47 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 33:11 |
| 6Zach BensonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 24:07 |
| 9Josh NorrisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:37 |
| 17Jason ZuckerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:39 |
| 19Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 11:13 |
| 22Jack QuinnR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:12 |
| 72Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 21:56 |
| 89Alex TuchR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 21:25 |
| 91Josh DoanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 18:38 |
| 94Konsta HeleniusC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:37 |
| 4Bowen ByramD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 28:18 |
| 21Conor TimminsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:43 |
| 73Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03:25 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG | L | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 71:22 |
| 34Alex LyonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |