Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

East 2nd Round - Game 7 • Series tied 3-3

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

11:03 - 3rd

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

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
Oliver KapanenO. Kapanen#91
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
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%
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	11:47	0:00	0:30	11:17	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	11	6:54	0:19	0:00	6:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	16	14:38	1:35	0:00	13:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	11	7:19	0:20	0:00	6:59	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	18	12:00	0:00	0:00	12:00	9	7	56.3
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	16	13:59	1:36	0:00	12:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	13:50	0:00	1:26	12:24	6	2	75.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4:45	0:00	0:00	4:45	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	12:26	0:00	1:29	10:57	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	15:14	1:49	0:00	13:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	19:48	1:55	0:36	17:17	10	7	58.8
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	15	11:25	0:00	0:00	11:25	0	3	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	25	17:51	0:00	1:22	16:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	17:16	0:00	0:29	16:47	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	20	15:10	0:00	0:37	14:33	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	22	22:09	1:55	0:00	20:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	26	20:12	0:06	1:31	18:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	1:52	0:00	0:00	1:52	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	2	26	.929	26	1	0	0	0	47:12	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
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
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	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	15:45	0:52	0:00	14:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:23	0:52	0:00	11:31	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	10	6:46	0:00	0:22	6:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	16	12:11	0:00	0:00	12:11	1	8	11.1
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	6:48	0:07	0:00	6:41	3	2	60.0
0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	6:41	0:01	0:57	5:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	13:49	0:44	0:36	12:29	7	5	58.3
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	14:01	1:01	0:00	13:00	11	5	68.8
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	15	14:29	1:09	0:00	13:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	14:33	0:49	0:00	13:44	0	5	0.0
0	0	1	5	4	1	0	0	1	1	1	18	14:21	1:08	1:55	11:18	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	17	12:30	1:07	0:00	11:23	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	23	19:05	0:48	0:00	18:17	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	26	22:50	1:12	0:00	21:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3:25	0:00	0:00	3:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:08	0:10	1:33	17:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	18:40	0:00	0:22	18:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	11:15	0:00	1:55	9:20	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
18	2	16	.889	16	0	0	0	0	47:12	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	0	0	2
	Sabres	0	1	1	2

3rd Period			MTL	BUF
6:27		Rasmus Dahlin (4) Assists: Owen Power (6), Ryan McLeod (4)	2	2

2nd Period			MTL	BUF
13:19		Jordan Greenway (2) Assists: Mattias Samuelsson (4), Beck Malenstyn (2)	2	1

1st Period			MTL	BUF
14:29		Zack Bolduc (3) (Power Play) Assists: Nick Suzuki (9), Lane Hutson (12)	2	0
4:30		Phillip Danault (1) Assists: Kaiden Guhle (6), Alexandre Texier (4)	1	0

Jakub Dobes' save stops Buffalo's game-tying attempt

0:29

Mattias Samuelsson scores to cut Montreal's lead in half

0:52

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen makes great back-to-back saves for Sabres

0:16

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
8
Canadiens
3

Game 6

17/5

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 7

KeyBank Center

7:30 AM, 19 May 2026

Buffalo, NY

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Wes McCauley
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Devin Berg
Jesse Marquis

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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