Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens

East 2nd Round - Game 4 • Series tied 2-2

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

Final

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

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

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

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
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Luke SchennL. Schenn#5
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%
1	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	22	14:21	3:15	0:05	11:01	0	1	0.0
0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	25	15:30	3:15	0:00	12:15	2	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	16	9:58	0:00	5:04	4:54	0	4	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:53	0:00	0:00	12:53	4	2	66.7
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	23	15:47	0:01	0:10	15:36	1	3	25.0
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	17	10:52	0:00	6:29	4:23	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	9:35	0:54	4:20	4:21	6	4	60.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	12:41	1:21	0:00	11:20	10	6	62.5
0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	14:06	3:41	0:00	10:25	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	24	19:14	3:12	0:09	15:53	8	8	50.0
0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	1	2	2	26	21:58	1:22	5:49	14:47	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	18	12:14	1:21	0:00	10:53	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	1	2	6	0	0	0	22	20:42	1:41	0:12	18:49	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	4	2	4	2	1	0	26	19:29	2:55	0:00	16:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	29	23:43	0:02	4:25	19:16	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	6	1	1	27	23:47	0:00	7:13	16:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	13	7:04	0:00	2:40	4:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	24	21:38	0:00	7:42	13:56	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	2	28	.933	19	9	0	0	0	60:00	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	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	16:35	0:05	1:56	14:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	15	9:39	1:58	0:00	7:41	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	22	21:21	8:43	0:00	12:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	14	8:51	2:09	0:01	6:41	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	14:42	0:08	2:00	12:34	6	7	46.2
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	18:45	8:49	0:00	9:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	17	12:47	0:05	1:49	10:53	5	7	41.7
1	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	21	14:26	1:37	2:36	10:13	2	6	25.0
0	1	0	5	2	0	0	0	3	0	2	21	23:10	9:08	0:00	14:02	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	24	24:34	9:10	0:44	14:40	13	9	59.1
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	16	12:59	1:45	0:00	11:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	11	6:42	0:00	0:02	6:40	1	2	33.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	0	1	1	2	6	0	0	1	22	17:00	0:10	0:54	15:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	26	24:09	2:20	0:53	20:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	15:16	0:00	2:51	12:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	28:02	8:49	0:39	18:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	2	0	3	22	22:01	0:28	3:59	17:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	3:46	0:00	0:00	3:46	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	3	19	.864	15	3	1	0	0	57:17	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	1	3
	Canadiens	2	0	0	2

1st Period		BUF	MTL
6:32	Mattias Samuelsson (3) Assists: Josh Norris (1), Josh Doan (6)	1	0
10:08	Alex Newhook (6) Assists: Jake Evans (5), Ivan Demidov (4)	1	1
19:47	Cole Caufield (3) (Power Play) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (2), Lane Hutson (8)	1	2

2nd Period			BUF	MTL
7:00		Tage Thompson (4) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (5)	2	2

3rd Period			BUF	MTL
4:41		Zach Benson (4) (Power Play) Assists: Josh Doan (7), Tage Thompson (7)	3	2

Jakub Dobes makes beautiful save for Montreal

0:17

Zach Benson puts Buffalo ahead with power-play goal

0:53

Tage Thompson evens the score with a power-play goal for Sabres

0:25

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
3
Canadiens
2

Game 4

5/12

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 5

5/14

TNT/truTV/HBO Max

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 6

5/16

ABC

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 7

5/18

ESPN

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, May 12, 2026Coverage: ESPN

Montreal, QC

Attendance: 20,962

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
TJ Luxmore
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Matt MacPherson
Julien Fournier

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

Zach Benson's birthday goal vs. Habs evens series for Sabres

Zach Benson broke a tie on a third-period power play on his 21st birthday and the Sabres beat the Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday to even the series at 2-2.

Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens: Game Highlights

Benson breaks tie on birthday, Sabres beat Canadiens 3-2 in Game 4 to even series

— Zach Benson broke a tie on a third-period power play on his 21st birthday and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday night in Game 4 to even the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

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