Buffalo Sabres 8, Montreal Canadiens 3: final score and stats
Buffalo Sabres beat Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres 8 to Montreal Canadiens 3, on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres.
NHL · East 2nd Round - Game 6Saturday, May 16, 2026
DateMay 16, 2026
Start time8:00 PM ET
VenueBell Centre, Montreal, QC
TVABC
Attendance20,962
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Buffalo SabresMontreal Canadiens
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
50-23-9Record48-24-10
6th in Atlantic DivisionStanding2nd in Atlantic Division
4-4Road record / home record5-5
LWLWWLast 5LWWLW
L1StreakL1
Team stats
Buffalo SabresMontreal Canadiens
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Lyon G · Shoulder
Injured ReserveKonsta Helenius C · Upper Body
OutJustin Danforth RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveMatt Grzelcyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveLouis Crevier D · Undisclosed
Day-To-DayMontreal Canadiens
Ivan Demidov RW · Ankle - Fracture
Injured ReserveSam Montembeault G · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBryce Pickford D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveLucas Condotta LW · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveMike Matheson D · Lower Body
Day-To-DayBox score
Buffalo Sabres Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:04 | 3:53 | 0:41 | 15:30 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Josh Doan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:31 | 3:30 | 0:00 | 13:01 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Greenway | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8:15 | 0:00 | 2:24 | 5:51 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Konsta Helenius | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:36 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:25 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 8:22 | 0:00 | 2:27 | 5:55 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:56 | 1:54 | 2:30 | 17:32 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 61.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Norris | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:27 | 2:13 | 0:00 | 13:14 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 64.7 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jack Quinn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:18 | 4:00 | 0:00 | 14:18 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18:14 | 4:17 | 0:00 | 13:57 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 19:10 | 2:20 | 0:56 | 15:54 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Zucker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 | 1:52 | 0:00 | 11:37 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19:53 | 2:08 | 0:00 | 17:45 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:56 | 3:23 | 0:00 | 16:33 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:19 | 0:33 | 0:17 | 11:29 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Power | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:22 | 0:57 | 2:17 | 19:08 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:53 | 0:00 | 2:12 | 20:41 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Timmins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:26 | 0:00 | 4:12 | 13:14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.000 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 49:41 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Lyon | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:14 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:03 | 0:00 | 3:09 | 10:54 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Zack Bolduc | 0 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 13:39 | 0:47 | 0:00 | 12:52 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:01 | 3:26 | 0:00 | 12:35 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Dach | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 11:24 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 10:21 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Phillip Danault | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 12:06 | 0:00 | 1:30 | 10:36 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivan Demidov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:14 | 3:42 | 0:00 | 13:32 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:13 | 0:00 | 3:59 | 12:14 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Alex Newhook | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:32 | 0:39 | 2:06 | 13:47 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:46 | 3:37 | 0:00 | 14:09 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 19:20 | 3:47 | 0:44 | 14:49 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:04 | 0:41 | 0:00 | 12:23 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:59 | 0:00 | 0:57 | 9:02 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:32 | 0:00 | 2:40 | 14:52 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Noah Dobson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25:22 | 0:17 | 1:33 | 23:32 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:27 | 0:00 | 3:41 | 15:46 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24:28 | 4:12 | 0:42 | 19:34 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Matheson | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 22:05 | 0:14 | 3:47 | 18:04 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Fowler | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:23 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakub Dobes | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .818 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 49:58 | 0 | 2 |
Recent form
Season series
Series tied 2-2
Jan 31, 2026MTL 4, BUF 2
Jan 22, 2026BUF 4, MTL 2
Jan 15, 2026MTL 3, BUF 5
Oct 20, 2025BUF 2, MTL 4
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens?
Buffalo Sabres won, 8-3, on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
What was the final score of Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens?
Buffalo Sabres 8, Montreal Canadiens 3.
Who were the top performers?
Buffalo Sabres: Jack Quinn (2 goals). Montreal Canadiens: Jake Evans (1 goals).
Where is Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens played?
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC.
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