Canadiens vs. Sabres | May 18, 2026

3 Montreal Canadiens4W

Final/OT3 - 2

1 Buffalo Sabres3W

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

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1st Period: ShowHide

P1 15:30
Phillip Danault (MTL) scores on deflection past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, assisted by Kaiden Guhle and Alexandre Texier
1-0

P1 07:26

Zach Benson (BUF) delaying game - puck over glass (2 minutes)

1-0

P1 05:31
Zachary Bolduc (MTL) scores power-play goal on snap shot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, assisted by Nick Suzuki and Lane Hutson
2-0

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P2 06:41
Jordan Greenway (BUF) scores on deflection past Jakub Dobes, assisted by Mattias Samuelsson and Beck Malenstyn
2-1

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P3 18:26

Phillip Danault (MTL) high-sticking against Mattias Samuelsson (2 minutes)

2-1

P3 13:33
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF) scores on snap shot past Jakub Dobes, assisted by Owen Power and Ryan McLeod
2-2

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OT 08:38
Alex Newhook (MTL) scores on wrist shot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, assisted by Alexandre Carrier
3-2

Box Score: Back to Top

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

Josh Anderson R

17:10 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0/0

Zachary Bolduc R

09:11 1 0 -1 2 1 0 1 0 0/0

Cole Caufield R

21:16 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 0/0

Kirby Dach C

08:58 0 0 -1 1 1 0 0 0 0/0

Phillip Danault C

17:16 1 0 -1 2 1 2 0 1 14/26

Ivan Demidov R

22:19 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0/0

Jake Evans C

22:33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7/14

Oliver Kapanen C

04:45 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1/3

Alex Newhook C

19:52 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0/3

Juraj Slafkovský L

23:07 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0/0

Nick Suzuki C

29:30 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 10/20

Alexandre Texier L

17:51 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0/3

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

Alexandre Carrier D

27:03 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 0/0

Noah Dobson D

26:30 0 0 -1 1 1 0 0 1 0/0

Kaiden Guhle D

22:52 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 0/0

Lane Hutson D

31:17 0 1 -1 1 3 0 2 4 0/0

Mike Matheson D

31:28 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0/0

Arber Xhekaj D

01:52 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0/0

Canadiens Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

3 5 25 23 2 7 20 32/69 46.4%

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

Jakub Dobes G

71:22 2 37/39 36/38 1/1 0/0 0 .949 .947 1.000

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

Zach Benson L

24:07 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 1 0/0

Josh Doan R

18:38 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0/0

Jordan Greenway L

11:11 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0/0

Konsta Helenius C

16:37 0 0 -1 3 1 0 0 0 1/11

Peyton Krebs C

11:13 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 6/9

Beck Malenstyn L

10:42 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0/0

Ryan McLeod C

20:39 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 11/16

Josh Norris C

21:37 0 0 -1 1 1 0 0 1 18/26

Jack Quinn R

19:12 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 1 0/0

Tage Thompson C

21:56 0 0 -1 5 0 0 0 2 0/5

Alex Tuch R

21:25 0 0 1 5 3 0 1 1 1/1

Jason Zucker L

16:39 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 2 0/1

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

Bowen Byram D

28:18 0 0 -2 1 1 0 0 2 0/0

Rasmus Dahlin D

33:11 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 2 0/0

Zach Metsa D

03:25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0

Owen Power D

28:47 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0/0

Mattias Samuelsson D

28:35 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0/0

Conor Timmins D

18:43 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0/0

Sabres Totals: G A S B PM TK GV FO

2 4 39 17 2 3 16 37/69 53.6%

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

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G

71:22 3 22/25 22/24 0/1 0/0 0 .880 .917 .000