Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres on May 18, 2026

ESPN
MTL wins series 4-3

Scoring

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

3 Stars

Montreal Canadiens
15
A N
A N
Alex Newhook
1
G
0
A
0
PIM
1
+/-
19:52
TOI
Montreal Canadiens
75
J D
J D
Jakub Dobes
39
SA
2
GA
37
SV
.949
SV%
Buffalo Sabres
26
R D
R D
Rasmus Dahlin
1
G
0
A
0
PIM
0
+/-
33:11
TOI

Goaltending

Montreal Canadiens
75
J D
J D
Jakub Dobes
39
SA
2
GA
37
SV
.949
SV%
Buffalo Sabres
1
U L
U L
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
25
SA
3
GA
22
SV
.880
SV%

Shots on Goal

1
2
3
OT
T
MTL
11
7
4
3
25
BUF
9
14
10
6
39

Scoring Summary

1st Period
P D
P D
P. Danault
(1st) 
Assisted by K. Guhle and A. Texier
4:30
Z B
Z B
Z. Bolduc
(3rd) 
(PP)
Assisted by N. Suzuki and L. Hutson
14:29
2nd Period
J G
J G
J. Greenway
(2nd) 
Assisted by M. Samuelsson and B. Malenstyn
13:19
3rd Period
R D
R D
R. Dahlin
(4th) 
Assisted by R. McLeod and O. Power
6:27
OT
A N
A N
A. Newhook
(7th) 
Assisted by A. Carrier
11:22

Penalty Summary

1st Period
Z B
Z B
Zach Benson
Minor - Delay of Game - 2 minutes
12:34

Team Stats

Canadiens
Sabres
46.4
Faceoffs (%)
53.6
1
Power Plays
1
28
Hits
21
25
Shots on Goal
39

Game Details

KeyBank Center
Buffalo, NY, USA
Attendance
19,070
Referees
Jean Hebert, Wes McCauley
Closing Odds
BUF -111, o/u 5.5
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