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Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres
East 2nd Round - Game 2
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Series tied 1-1
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
MTL
48-24-10
, 24-9-8 Away
5
48-24-10
, 24-9-8 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Canadiens
MTL
2
1
2
5
Sabres
BUF
0
1
0
1
Buffalo Sabres
Sabres
BUF
50-23-9
, 26-10-5 Home
1
50-23-9
, 26-10-5 Home
Gamecast
Recap
Box Score
Play-by-Play
Team Stats
Regular Season Series
Playoff Series
Series tied 1-1
Canadiens
2
Sabres
4
Game 1
7/5
Canadiens
5
Sabres
1
Game 2
9/5
Sabres
Canadiens
Game 3
11/5
Sabres
Canadiens
Game 4
13/5
Canadiens
Sabres
Game 5
14/5
Sabres
Canadiens
Game 6
16/5
Canadiens
Sabres
Game 7
18/5
Game Information
KeyBank Center
7:00 AM, 9 May 2026
Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 19,070
Referees:
Jean Hebert
Trevor Hanson
Peter MacDougall
Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso
Ryan Daisy
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
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
NHL News
Sabres' Tage Thompson struggles as Canadiens tie series
Tage Thompson's struggles were front and center in the Sabres' 5-1 loss to the Canadiens on Friday night that evened the second-round Eastern Conference playoff series at 1.
Alex Newhook scores twice as Canadiens beat Sabres 5-1 to tie 2nd-round playoff series at 1 apiece
— Alex Newhook had two goals, again providing Montreal with some much-needed secondary scoring, and the Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Friday night to even their second-round playoff series at one game apiece.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights
Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights