Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

East 2nd Round - Game 5 • MTL leads series 3-2

48-24-10, 24-9-8 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Canadiens MTL	2	3	1	6
Sabres BUF	3	0	0	3

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

50-23-9, 26-10-5 Home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Phillip DanaultP. Danault#24
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
Joe VelenoJ. Veleno#90
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	2	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	21	14:29	0:00	1:09	13:20	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	16	9:52	0:00	0:00	9:52	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	16:48	1:33	0:00	15:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	17	9:05	0:00	0:00	9:05	1	1	50.0
0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	16:00	0:00	1:08	14:52	14	4	77.8
1	1	0	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	17	14:44	1:33	0:00	13:11	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	22	17:50	0:00	2:54	14:56	7	6	53.8
0	1	1	0	1	1	1	10	1	0	0	21	16:15	0:00	2:09	14:06	0	2	0.0
0	3	-1	2	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	24	19:17	1:33	0:00	17:44	0	1	0.0
1	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	23	20:45	1:33	0:42	18:30	6	10	37.5
1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:27	0:00	0:00	12:27	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	9:56	0:00	0:00	9:56	3	2	60.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	0	2	34	23:27	0:00	1:46	21:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	2	1	1	31	20:20	0:00	0:20	20:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	24	20:38	0:00	1:54	18:44	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	27	20:33	1:33	0:18	18:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	4	0	0	1	2	1	28	26:18	0:00	3:40	22:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	10	7:16	0:00	0:00	7:16	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	3	33	.917	30	3	0	0	0	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Konsta HeleniusK. Helenius#94
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Luke SchennL. Schenn#5
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	3	1	1	10	0	1	1	25	21:04	2:59	0:00	18:05	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	3	1	2	26	21:32	3:01	0:00	18:31	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	13	10:03	0:00	1:23	8:40	1	0	100.0
1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	11:47	0:42	0:00	11:05	2	8	20.0
0	0	-2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	14:46	0:42	0:00	14:04	1	3	25.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	13	9:21	0:00	1:23	7:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	13:23	1:02	0:10	12:11	9	3	75.0
0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	20:32	1:35	0:00	18:57	10	9	52.6
0	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	16:10	2:58	0:00	13:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	26	20:05	3:01	0:00	17:04	2	9	18.2
0	0	-2	2	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	25	16:59	0:59	0:10	15:50	1	0	100.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	13:35	1:01	0:00	12:34	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	4	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	26	21:47	0:05	0:00	21:42	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	30	27:28	3:13	0:00	24:15	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	26	21:52	0:42	0:10	21:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	5	1	3	0	0	1	2	1	26	25:27	0:00	1:23	24:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	8:01	0:00	0:00	8:01	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	13	10:56	0:00	1:33	9:23	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	5	18	.783	18	0	0	0	0	40:00	0
3	1	2	.667	2	0	0	0	0	13:39	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Canadiens	2	3	1	6
	Sabres	3	0	0	3

1st Period		MTL	BUF
2:00	Jason Zucker (1) Assists: Jack Quinn (4), Conor Timmins (2)	0	1
6:31	Cole Caufield (4) Assists: Nick Suzuki (7), Juraj Slafkovsky (3)	1	1
7:45	Josh Doan (3) Assists: Owen Power (5)	1	2
7:54	Alexandre Texier (3) Assists: Alexandre Carrier (3), Phillip Danault (4)	2	2
10:15	Konsta Helenius (1) Assists: Mattias Samuelsson (2), Rasmus Dahlin (6)	2	3

2nd Period		MTL	BUF
8:01	Josh Anderson (3) Assists: Lane Hutson (9), Phillip Danault (5)	3	3
16:15	Jake Evans (1) Assists: Ivan Demidov (5), Alex Newhook (2)	4	3
17:33	Nick Suzuki (4) (Power Play) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (4), Lane Hutson (10)	5	3

3rd Period			MTL	BUF
3:32		Ivan Demidov (1) (Power Play) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (5), Nick Suzuki (8)	6	3

Sabres, Canadiens exchange goals 9 seconds apart

0:47

Fight breaks out between Canadiens, Sabres after final buzzer

1:29

Ivan Demidov scores on power play to give Canadiens 3-goal lead

0:28

Canadiens
2
Sabres
4

Game 1

7/5

Canadiens
5
Sabres
1

Game 2

9/5

Sabres
2
Canadiens
6

Game 3

11/5

Sabres
3
Canadiens
2

Game 4

13/5

Canadiens
6
Sabres
3

Game 5

15/5

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 6

17/5

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 7

19/5

KeyBank Center

7:00 AM, 15 May 2026

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Graham Skilliter
Jon McIsaac

Linesmen:
Kiel Murchison
Bevan Mills

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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