Sabres vs. Canadiens | May 16, 2026

1 Buffalo Sabres3W

Final8 - 3

3 Montreal Canadiens3W

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

Goals and Penalties: ShowHide

1st Period: ShowHide

P1 19:28
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) scores on backhand shot past Jakub Dobes, assisted by Mattias Samuelsson and Zach Benson
1-0
P1 18:20
Arber Xhekaj (MTL) scores on snap shot past Alex Lyon, assisted by Jake Evans
1-1

P1 12:17

Peyton Krebs (BUF) roughing against Alex Newhook (2 minutes)

1-1

P1 11:48
Ivan Demidov (MTL) scores power-play goal on slap shot past Alex Lyon, assisted by Lane Hutson and Cole Caufield
1-2

P1 11:30

Phillip Danault (MTL) hooking against Josh Norris (2 minutes)

1-2

P1 10:10

Jakub Dobes (MTL) slashing against Rasmus Dahlin (2 minutes), served by Alex Newhook

1-2

P1 10:10

Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) unsportsmanlike conduct against Jakub Dobes (2 minutes)

1-2

P1 09:46
Jake Evans (MTL) scores short-handed goal on snap shot past Alex Lyon, assisted by Mike Matheson
1-3

P1 08:13

Mike Matheson (MTL) high-sticking against Josh Norris (4 minutes)

1-3

P1 06:04
Jason Zucker (BUF) scores power-play goal on snap shot past Jakub Dobes, assisted by Josh Norris and Jack Quinn
2-3

P1 02:43

Josh Norris (BUF) tripping against Lane Hutson (2 minutes), served by Konsta Helenius

2-3

P1 02:43

Lane Hutson (MTL) embellishment (2 minutes)

2-3

2nd Period: ShowHide

P2 19:00
Zach Benson (BUF) scores on backhand shot past Jakub Dobes, assisted by Tage Thompson and Bowen Byram
3-3

P2 12:52

BUF penalty, too many men on the ice (2 minutes), served by Jack Quinn

3-3

P2 09:50

Alexandre Carrier (MTL) interference against Jason Zucker (2 minutes)

3-3

P2 09:06
Jack Quinn (BUF) scores power-play goal on slap shot past Jakub Dobes, assisted by Rasmus Dahlin and Tage Thompson
4-3
P2 07:01
Konsta Helenius (BUF) scores on snap shot past Jakub Dobes, assisted by Jason Zucker and Rasmus Dahlin
5-3

P2 04:05

Alex Tuch (BUF) hooking against Mike Matheson (2 minutes)

5-3

3rd Period: ShowHide

P3 10:48

Josh Anderson (MTL) slashing against Zach Benson (2 minutes)

5-3

P3 10:02
Jack Quinn (BUF) scores power-play goal on slap shot past Jakub Dobes, assisted by Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin
6-3
P3 05:48
Tage Thompson (BUF) scores on empty net
7-3

P3 02:44

Arber Xhekaj (MTL) interference against Beck Malenstyn (2 minutes), served by Ivan Demidov

7-3

P3 02:44

Arber Xhekaj (MTL) misconduct (10 minutes)

7-3

P3 02:40

Jake Evans (MTL) roughing against Rasmus Dahlin (2 minutes)

7-3

P3 02:40

Josh Norris (BUF) slashing against Mike Matheson (2 minutes)

7-3

P3 02:40

Zach Benson (BUF) misconduct (10 minutes)

7-3

P3 02:40

Alexandre Carrier (MTL) misconduct (10 minutes)

7-3

P3 02:40

Jake Evans (MTL) misconduct (10 minutes)

7-3

P3 02:11
Zach Metsa (BUF) scores power-play goal on snap shot past Jacob Fowler, assisted by Ryan McLeod and Rasmus Dahlin
8-3

P3 02:08

Kirby Dach (MTL) misconduct (10 minutes)

8-3

P3 02:08

Peyton Krebs (BUF) misconduct (10 minutes)

8-3

Box Score: Back to Top

Sabres Forwards: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Zach Benson L

20:04 1 1 3 6 3 10 0 0 0/0

Josh Doan R

16:31 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2/2

Jordan Greenway L

08:15 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 2 1/2

Konsta Helenius C

12:36 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 3/6

Peyton Krebs C

06:25 0 0 -1 0 0 12 0 1 3/6

Beck Malenstyn L

08:22 0 0 -1 1 0 0 1 1 0/0

Ryan McLeod C

21:56 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 11/18

Josh Norris C

15:27 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 11/17

Jack Quinn R

18:18 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 0/0

Tage Thompson C

18:14 1 3 3 6 0 0 0 2 2/4

Alex Tuch R

19:10 0 0 -1 4 1 2 1 1 1/1

Jason Zucker L

13:29 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0/0

Sabres Defenseman: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Bowen Byram D

19:53 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 3 0/0

Rasmus Dahlin D

19:56 1 4 2 3 0 2 0 1 0/0

Zach Metsa D

12:19 1 0 -1 1 1 0 0 0 0/0

Owen Power D

22:22 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0/0

Mattias Samuelsson D

22:53 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0/0

Conor Timmins D

17:26 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 3 0/0

Sabres Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

8 14 36 20 30 3 18 34/56 60.7%

Sabres Goalies: TOI GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G

49:41 0 18/18 15/15 3/3 0/0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000

Alex Lyon G

10:14 3 1/4 1/2 0/1 0/1 0 .250 .500 .000 .000

Sabres Goalie Totals: GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

3 19/22 16/17 3/4 0/1 0 .864 .941 .750 .000

Canadiens Forwards: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Josh Anderson R

14:03 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0/0

Zachary Bolduc R

13:39 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

Cole Caufield R

16:01 0 1 -1 2 0 0 0 1 0/0

Kirby Dach C

11:24 0 0 -1 2 0 10 0 0 1/3

Phillip Danault C

12:06 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 3/14

Ivan Demidov R

17:14 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0/0

Jake Evans C

16:13 1 1 1 1 1 12 0 0 8/14

Alex Newhook C

16:32 0 0 -1 3 1 0 0 0 1/4

Juraj Slafkovský L

17:46 0 0 -1 3 1 0 0 2 0/0

Nick Suzuki C

19:20 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 9/20

Alexandre Texier L

13:04 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0/0

Joe Veleno C

09:59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1

Canadiens Defenseman: TOI G A +/- S B PM TK GV FO

Alexandre Carrier D

17:32 0 0 -2 0 0 12 0 0 0/0

Noah Dobson D

25:22 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0/0

Kaiden Guhle D

19:27 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0/0

Lane Hutson D

24:28 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 0/0

Mike Matheson D

22:05 0 1 -2 0 1 4 0 0 0/0

Arber Xhekaj D

07:12 1 0 0 1 1 12 0 0 0/0

Canadiens Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

3 4 22 9 56 5 10 22/56 39.3%

Canadiens Goalies: TOI GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

Jakub Dobes G

49:58 6 27/33 19/22 6/9 2/2 2 .818 .864 .667 1.000

Jacob Fowler G

08:23 1 1/2 1/1 0/1 0/0 0 .500 1.000 .000

Canadiens Goalie Totals: GA SV/SH EVEN PP SH PM

7 28/35 20/23 6/10 2/2 2 .800 .870 .600 1.000