Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens

East 2nd Round - Game 3 • MTL leads series 2-1

50-23-9, 24-13-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	1	1	0	2
Canadiens MTL	1	3	2	6

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

48-24-10, 24-15-2 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Sam CarrickS. Carrick#10
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
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
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Logan StanleyL. Stanley#64
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	3	2	1	2	12	1	0	2	22	18:07	4:38	0:27	13:02	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	11	6:17	0:00	0:18	5:59	2	6	25.0
0	1	0	4	0	0	2	4	2	0	2	20	15:32	4:42	0:00	10:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	18	13:31	0:00	4:39	8:52	3	5	37.5
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	22	16:53	0:23	0:36	15:54	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	1	0	16	12:15	0:00	4:45	7:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	13:51	0:53	2:38	10:20	6	7	46.2
0	0	0	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	22	13:45	0:31	0:33	12:41	2	6	25.0
0	0	-2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:28	4:39	0:00	10:49	0	0	0.0
1	1	-2	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	24	21:06	4:38	0:09	16:19	9	11	45.0
0	0	-2	4	2	1	1	2	6	0	3	26	20:06	0:50	2:06	17:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	6:47	0:31	0:00	6:16	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	25	20:32	0:55	0:55	18:42	0	0	0.0
1	1	-2	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	24	23:04	5:00	0:46	17:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	19:42	0:20	2:24	16:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	25	23:05	0:00	5:33	17:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	2	12	0	0	1	15	11:51	0:00	0:34	11:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	20	17:22	0:00	6:05	11:17	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	5	31	.861	23	7	1	0	0	58:39	0

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
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
Joe VelenoJ. Veleno#90
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	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:26	0:32	1:36	13:18	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	4	16	1	0	0	15	10:43	1:46	0:00	8:57	0	0	0.0
1	1	-1	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	17:17	4:21	0:00	12:56	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	4	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	17	12:12	2:33	0:00	9:39	4	3	57.1
0	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	14:39	0:35	1:14	12:50	6	3	66.7
0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	17	14:52	5:20	0:00	9:32	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	13:12	0:00	3:56	9:16	4	6	40.0
2	0	2	4	0	0	1	2	4	0	1	22	16:43	3:08	3:57	9:38	5	3	62.5
1	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	18:12	4:23	0:00	13:49	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	19:44	4:23	0:23	14:58	14	7	66.7
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	13:38	3:11	0:00	10:27	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	16	12:18	1:01	0:00	11:17	5	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	2	26	24:31	1:03	4:03	19:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	17:45	2:58	1:06	13:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	3	14	2	0	2	20	17:48	0:00	0:46	17:02	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	24	20:35	4:37	0:24	15:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	3	26	25:06	0:12	4:43	20:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	9	7:10	0:32	0:00	6:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	2	26	.929	21	4	1	0	0	59:53	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.

ESPN		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	1	1	0	2
	Canadiens	1	3	2	6

1st Period			BUF	MTL
0:53		Tage Thompson (3) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (4)	1	0
15:31		Alex Newhook (4) Assists: Jake Evans (3)	1	1

2nd Period		BUF	MTL
6:05	Cole Caufield (2) (Power Play) Assists: Lane Hutson (6), Ivan Demidov (3)	1	2
10:43	Zack Bolduc (2) Assists: Joe Veleno (1), Alexandre Carrier (2)	1	3
12:17	Juraj Slafkovsky (4) (Power Play) Assists: Lane Hutson (7), Cole Caufield (4)	1	4
14:46	Rasmus Dahlin (2) (Power Play) Assists: Tage Thompson (6), Josh Doan (5)	2	4

3rd Period			BUF	MTL
8:46		Kirby Dach (4) Assists: Alexandre Texier (3), Phillip Danault (3)	2	5
15:14		Alex Newhook (5) Assists: Nick Suzuki (6), Jake Evans (4)	2	6

Alex Newhook tallies goal vs. Sabres

0:41

Kirby Dach restores Canadiens' 3-goal lead

0:48

Jakub Dobes makes big-time save vs. Sabres

0:23

Canadiens
2
Sabres
4

Game 1

5/6

Canadiens
5
Sabres
1

Game 2

5/8

Sabres
2
Canadiens
6

Game 3

5/10

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 4

5/12

ESPN

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 5

5/14

TNT/truTV/HBO Max

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 6

5/16

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 7

5/18

ESPN

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, May 10, 2026Coverage: ESPN

Montreal, QC

Referees:
Kyle Rehman
Garrett Rank
Pierre Lambert

Linesmen:
Devin Berg
Ryan Daisy

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

Canadiens beat Sabres 6-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the second-round Eastern Conference series

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