Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score | Status |
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Period | |
| 0:32 | Buffalo Sabres, goal by Rasmus Dahlin (Assist: Mattias Samuelsson, Zach Benson) |
| 1:40 | Montreal Canadiens, goal by Arber Xhekaj (Assist: Jake Evans) |
| 8:12 | Montreal Canadiens, power play goal by Ivan Demidov (Assist: Lane Hutson, Cole Caufield) |
| 10:14 | Montreal Canadiens, shd by Jake Evans (Assist: Mike Matheson) |
| 13:56 | Buffalo Sabres, power play goal by Jason Zucker (Assist: Josh Norris, Jack Quinn) |
| 2nd Period | |
| 1:00 | Buffalo Sabres, goal by Zach Benson (Assist: Tage Thompson, Bowen Byram) |
| 10:54 | Buffalo Sabres, power play goal by Jack Quinn (Assist: Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson) |
| 12:59 | Buffalo Sabres, goal by Konsta Helenius (Assist: Jason Zucker, Rasmus Dahlin) |
| 3rd Period | |
| 9:58 | Buffalo Sabres, power play goal by Jack Quinn (Assist: Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin) |
| 14:12 | Buffalo Sabres, goal by Tage Thompson |
| 17:49 | Buffalo Sabres, power play goal by Zach Metsa (Assist: Ryan McLeod, Rasmus Dahlin) |
| Penalty Summary | |
| 1st Period | |
| 7:43 | Buffalo Sabres, Peyton Krebs 2 minutes for Roughing Alex Newhook |
| 8:30 | Montreal Canadiens, Phillip Danault 2 minutes for Hooking Josh Norris |
| 9:50 | Montreal Canadiens, Jakub Dobes 2 minutes for Slashing Rasmus Dahlin served by Alex Newhook |
| 9:50 | Buffalo Sabres, Rasmus Dahlin 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike conduct Jakub Dobes |
| 11:47 | Montreal Canadiens, Mike Matheson 4 minutes for High-sticking Josh Norris |
| 17:17 | Buffalo Sabres, Josh Norris 2 minutes for Tripping Lane Hutson served by Konsta Helenius |
| 17:17 | Montreal Canadiens, Lane Hutson 2 minutes for Embellishment |
| 2nd Period | |
| 10:10 | Montreal Canadiens, Alexandre Carrier 2 minutes for Interference Jason Zucker |
| 15:55 | Buffalo Sabres, Alex Tuch 2 minutes for Hooking Mike Matheson |
| 3rd Period | |
| 9:12 | Montreal Canadiens, Josh Anderson 2 minutes for Slashing Zach Benson |
| 17:16 | Montreal Canadiens, Arber Xhekaj 2 minutes for Interference Beck Malenstyn served by Ivan Demidov |
| 17:16 | Montreal Canadiens, Arber Xhekaj 2 minutes for Misconduct |
| 17:20 | Montreal Canadiens, Jake Evans 2 minutes for Roughing Rasmus Dahlin |
| 17:20 | Buffalo Sabres, Josh Norris 2 minutes for Slashing Mike Matheson |
| 17:20 | Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson 2 minutes for Misconduct |
| 17:20 | Montreal Canadiens, Alexandre Carrier 2 minutes for Misconduct |
| 17:20 | Montreal Canadiens, Jake Evans 2 minutes for Misconduct |
| 17:52 | Montreal Canadiens, Kirby Dach 2 minutes for Misconduct |
| 17:52 | Buffalo Sabres, Peyton Krebs 2 minutes for Misconduct |
| Buffalo Sabres | ||||||||||||
| Player | G | A | +/- | S | SM | BS | PN | PIM | HT | TK | GV | TOI |
| Z. Benson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:04 |
| J. Doan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:31 |
| J. Greenway | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:15 |
| K. Helenius | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:36 |
| P. Krebs | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:25 |
| B. Malenstyn | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:22 |
| R. McLeod | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:56 |
| J. Norris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:27 |
| J. Quinn | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:18 |
| T. Thompson | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18:14 |
| A. Tuch | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:10 |
| J. Zucker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 |
| B. Byram | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19:53 |
| R. Dahlin | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:56 |
| Z. Metsa | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:19 |
| O. Power | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:22 |
| M. Samuelsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:53 |
| C. Timmins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:26 |
| Montreal Canadiens | ||||||||||||
| Player | G | A | +/- | S | SM | BS | PN | PIM | HT | TK | GV | TOI |
| J. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:03 |
| Z. Bolduc | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 |
| C. Caufield | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:01 |
| K. Dach | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:24 |
| P. Danault | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:06 |
| I. Demidov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:14 |
| J. Evans | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:13 |
| A. Newhook | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:32 |
| J. Slafkovsky | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:46 |
| N. Suzuki | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:20 |
| A. Texier | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:04 |
| J. Veleno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:59 |
| A. Carrier | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:32 |
| N. Dobson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25:22 |
| K. Guhle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:27 |
| L. Hutson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24:28 |
| M. Matheson | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:05 |
| A. Xhekaj | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:12 |
Last updated on Sunday, May 17, 2026 12:48 AM.