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East 2nd Round - Game 2 • Series starts 5/6

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

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A. Lyon	20	10	4	3	2.77	.907
U. Luukkonen	22	9	3	1	2.52	.910
C. Ellis	8	4	2	1	2.90	.903

TBD

BUF

Points

Tage ThompsonC #72

81PTS

40G

41A

Goals

Tage ThompsonC #72

40G

6PPG

272S

Assists

Rasmus DahlinD #26

55A

16PPA

18+/-

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Sam Carrick C	OUT	9 May
Logan Stanley D	Day-To-Day	5 May
Noah Ostlund C	OUT	18 May

Lightning/Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
2/5/26	@BOS	W4-1
29/4/26	vsBOS	L2-1 OT
27/4/26	@BOS	W6-1
24/4/26	@BOS	W3-1
22/4/26	vsBOS	L4-2

Playoff Series

Series starts 5/6

Lightning/Canadiens
Sabres

Game 1

7/5

Lightning/Canadiens
Sabres

Game 2

9/5

Lightning/Canadiens
Sabres

Game 3

14/5

Lightning/Canadiens
Sabres

Game 4

18/5

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

Nikolaj Ehlers returns to lineup for Carolina Hurricanes

Veteran forward Nikolaj Ehlers, 30, hampered by a lower-body injury in the Carolina Hurricanes' first-round sweep of the Ottawa Senators, returned on Saturday, when his club hosted the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Knoblauch: McDavid played with fracture in foot-ankle area

Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch revealed on Saturday that captain Connor McDavid played through a fracture in the foot and ankle area during his team's six-game loss to the Anaheim Ducks in the first round of the Western Conference quarterfinals.

Bruins' Charlie McAvoy offered in-person hearing after slash

Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy has been offered an in-person hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety for slashing Buffalo's Zach Benson in Game 6 Friday, meaning the Bruins veteran could be suspended for six or more games to start next season.

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Game Information

Scoring Leaders

Tage ThompsonC #72

Tage ThompsonC #72

Rasmus DahlinD #26

Injury Report

Playoff Series

Series starts 5/6

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Nikolaj Ehlers returns to lineup for Carolina Hurricanes

Knoblauch: McDavid played with fracture in foot-ankle area

Bruins' Charlie McAvoy offered in-person hearing after slash