Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

East 2nd Round - Game 7 • MTL wins series 4-3

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

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Canadiens MTL	2	0	0	1	3
Sabres BUF	0	1	1	0	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	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	25	17:10	0:00	0:30	16:40	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	14	9:11	0:19	0:00	8:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	26	21:16	1:35	0:00	19:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	14	8:58	0:20	0:00	8:38	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	26	17:16	0:00	0:00	17:16	14	12	53.8
0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	3	2	1	26	22:19	1:36	0:00	20:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	30	22:33	0:00	1:26	21:07	7	7	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4:45	0:00	0:00	4:45	1	2	33.3
1	0	1	2	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	27	19:52	0:00	1:29	18:23	0	3	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	23:07	1:49	0:00	21:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	33	29:30	1:55	0:36	26:59	10	10	50.0
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	24	17:51	0:00	0:00	17:51	0	3	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	1	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	39	27:03	0:00	1:22	25:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	36	26:30	0:00	0:29	26:01	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	3	0	1	31	22:52	0:00	0:37	22:15	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	1	3	0	0	0	2	4	33	31:17	1:55	0:00	29:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	39	31:28	0:06	1:31	29:51	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
39	2	37	.949	36	1	0	0	0	71:22	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	-1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	32	24:07	0:52	0:00	23:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	26	18:38	0:52	0:00	17:46	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	16	11:11	0:00	0:22	10:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	24	16:37	0:00	0:00	16:37	1	10	9.1
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	16	11:13	0:07	0:00	11:06	6	3	66.7
0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	15	10:42	0:01	0:57	9:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	28	20:39	0:44	0:36	19:19	11	5	68.8
0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	33	21:37	1:01	0:00	20:36	18	8	69.2
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	19:12	1:09	0:00	18:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	32	21:56	0:49	0:00	21:07	0	5	0.0
0	0	1	5	4	2	0	0	2	1	1	27	21:25	1:08	1:55	18:22	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	2	25	16:39	1:07	0:00	15:32	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	36	28:18	0:48	0:00	27:30	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	40	33:11	1:12	0:00	31:59	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	34	28:47	0:10	1:33	27:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	35	28:35	0:00	0:22	28:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	18:43	0:00	1:55	16:48	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	3	22	.880	22	0	0	0	0	71:22	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	OT	T
	Canadiens	2	0	0	1	3
	Sabres	0	1	1	0	2

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

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

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

OT Summary			MTL	BUF
11:22		Alex Newhook (7) Assists: Alexandre Carrier (4)	3	2

Rasmus Dahlin sends Sabres' fans into frenzy with tying goal

0:44

Jakub Dobes extends leg to make incredible save for Canadiens

0:21

Mattias Samuelsson scores to cut Montreal's lead in half

0:52

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
3
Sabres
2

Game 7

19/5

KeyBank Center

5:00 AM, 19 May 2026

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

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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