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Alex Newhook scores twice as Canadiens beat Sabres 5-1 to tie 2nd-round playoff series at 1 apiece

— Alex Newhook had two goals, again providing Montreal with some much-needed secondary scoring, and the Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Friday night to even their second-round playoff series at one game apiece.
May 8, 2026, 10:03 pm - AP
TNT/HBO Max123T
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1st PeriodMTLBUF
1:36Alex Newhook (2)
Assists: Kaiden Guhle (5), Lane Hutson (5)
10
4:27Mike Matheson (1)
Assists: Phillip Danault (2)
20
2nd PeriodMTLBUF
4:47Alex Newhook (3)
Assists: Jake Evans (2), Noah Dobson (1)
30
19:22Zach Benson (3)
Assists: Conor Timmins (1), Josh Doan (4)
31
3rd PeriodMTLBUF
3:54Alexandre Carrier (1)
Unassisted
41
15:59Nick Suzuki (3) (Empty Net)
Assists: Josh Anderson (2)
51

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Zach Benson hit Alexandre Carrier
  • Zach Benson hit Cole Caufield
  • Zach Benson hit Alexandre Carrier
  • Josh Norris hit Cole Caufield
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Nick Suzuki
  • Tage Thompson hit Lane Hutson
  • Tage Thompson hit Jake Evans
  • Logan Stanley Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Zachary Bolduc
  • Takeaway by Bowen Byram
  • Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Zach Benson hit Cole Caufield
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Kaiden Guhle
  • Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Tage Thompson hit Mike Matheson
  • Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Josh Doan hit Noah Dobson
  • Peyton Krebs hit Kirby Dach
  • Peyton Krebs hit Kaiden Guhle
  • Tage Thompson hit Arber Xhekaj
  • Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Jake Evans
  • Jason Zucker Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Alex Tuch Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Alex Tuch Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Jack Quinn hit Phillip Danault
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Jack Quinn
  • Giveaway by Zach Benson
  • Alex Tuch hit Alex Newhook
  • Tage Thompson hit Lane Hutson
  • Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Rasmus Dahlin Interference against Lane Hutson
  • Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  • Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Alex Newhook
  • Mike Matheson shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Giveaway by Jason Zucker
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  • Jordan Greenway Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  • Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Alexandre Texier
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  • Josh Norris Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Josh Doan
  • Josh Doan Interference against Noah Dobson
  • Jordan Greenway hit Ivan Demidov
  • Lane Hutson shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  • Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Josh Norris
  • Jack Quinn Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Josh Norris Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Josh Norris Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Giveaway by Josh Norris
  • Jason Zucker hit Noah Dobson
  • Tyson Kozak Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Josh Norris
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Logan Stanley hit Nick Suzuki
  • Logan Stanley hit Juraj Slafkovský
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Alex Tuch Backhand Short
  • Tage Thompson hit Mike Matheson
  • Mattias Samuelsson Tripping against Nick Suzuki
  • Jordan Greenway faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  • Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  • Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Lane Hutson
  • Conor Timmins hit Ivan Demidov
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Noah Dobson
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Mike Matheson
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Josh Norris hit Alex Newhook
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Jake Evans
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Jake Evans
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Tage Thompson Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Logan Stanley Roughing against Kaiden Guhle
  • Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Owen Power hit Juraj Slafkovský
  • Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Zach Benson Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Conor Timmins (1), Josh Doan (4)
  • Jordan Greenway hit Alexandre Carrier
  • Alexandre Texier shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  • Josh Norris hit Cole Caufield
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Jason Zucker Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Alex Newhook
  • Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Owen Power Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Bowen Byram hit Josh Anderson
  • Tage Thompson Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Jake Evans
  • Josh Norris Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Josh Norris Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Zachary Bolduc shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Takeaway by Bowen Byram
  • Peyton Krebs hit Kaiden Guhle
  • Owen Power hit Alex Newhook
  • Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Alex Tuch hit Alexandre Carrier
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Giveaway by Jason Zucker
  • Peyton Krebs hit Juraj Slafkovský
  • Josh Doan faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  • Josh Norris Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Josh Doan hit Noah Dobson
  • Josh Norris hit Lane Hutson
  • Bowen Byram hit Zachary Bolduc
  • Bowen Byram Elbowing against Zachary Bolduc
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Nick Suzuki
  • Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Takeaway by Jordan Greenway
  • Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Jake Evans
  • Josh Doan Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Ryan McLeod Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Zach Benson Cross-checking against Mike Matheson
  • Nick Suzuki hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Ivan Demidov hit Owen Power
  • Alex Newhook Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Kaiden Guhle (5), Lane Hutson (5)
  • Alexandre Texier hit Logan Stanley
  • Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  • Zach Benson shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  • Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Cole Caufield Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Alex Tuch
  • Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Mike Matheson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (2)
  • Arber Xhekaj hit Jordan Greenway
  • Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle
  • Puck in Benches
  • Nick Suzuki Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Giveaway by Kirby Dach
  • Zachary Bolduc hit Conor Timmins
  • Alexandre Carrier Tripping against Jason Zucker
  • Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Kaiden Guhle hit Ryan McLeod
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jake Evans faceoff won against Jason Zucker
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Puck in Benches
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  • TV Timeout
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Lane Hutson Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Newhook faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  • Zachary Bolduc Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Kirby Dach Tip-In Hit Right Post
  • Phillip Danault Tip-In Wide Left
  • Josh Anderson hit Alex Tuch
  • Josh Anderson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Phillip Danault
  • Juraj Slafkovský hit Logan Stanley
  • Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Cole Caufield Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Cole Caufield Deflected Off Crossbar
  • Off-side
  • Bowen Byram shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  • Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj
  • Arber Xhekaj hit Jordan Greenway
  • Icing
  • Josh Anderson Tip-In Wide Right
  • Off-side
  • Logan Stanley shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  • Giveaway by Kirby Dach
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Noah Dobson hit Zach Benson
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Cole Caufield shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
  • Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • On-Ice Official
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  • Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Alexandre Carrier Hooking against Tage Thompson
  • Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Phillip Danault
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Alex Newhook Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (2), Noah Dobson (1)
  • Arber Xhekaj Slashing against Jordan Greenway
  • Jake Evans faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Giveaway by Alex Newhook
  • Kaiden Guhle hit Josh Doan
  • Off-side
  • Alexandre Carrier hit Ryan McLeod
  • Takeaway by Mike Matheson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Ivan Demidov Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Kirby Dach Tip-In Wide Left
  • Puck in Benches
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  • Noah Dobson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jake Evans faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Hand Pass
  • Jake Evans faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Takeaway by Noah Dobson
  • Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Jake Evans Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
  • Too many men/ice served by Ivan Demidov
  • TV Timeout
  • Josh Norris shot blocked by Alex Newhook
  • Phillip Danault hit Jack Quinn
  • Joseph Veleno hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Kaiden Guhle Roughing against Logan Stanley
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  • Mike Matheson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Josh Doan shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  • Icing
  • Jason Zucker shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Lane Hutson Backhand Wide Right
  • Lane Hutson Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Jake Evans
  • Zach Benson shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  • Alexandre Carrier Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: none
  • Icing
  • Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  • Arber Xhekaj Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Kirby Dach
  • Takeaway by Kirby Dach
  • Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
  • Icing
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  • Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Logan Stanley shot blocked by Ivan Demidov
  • Noah Dobson Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
  • Takeaway by Zachary Bolduc
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  • Jake Evans Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Mike Matheson hit Zach Benson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Phillip Danault hit Owen Power
  • Alexandre Carrier hit Ryan McLeod
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  • Puck in Netting
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Phillip Danault
  • Icing
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Giveaway by Mike Matheson
  • Jason Zucker shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  • Joseph Veleno Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Cole Caufield Slap Shot Off Crossbar
  • Puck in Benches
  • Nick Suzuki Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Anderson (2)
  • Takeaway by Joe Veleno
  • Owen Power shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  • Josh Anderson Cross-checking against Jordan Greenway served by Ivan Demidov
  • Josh Anderson Misconduct
  • Timeout - Home
  • Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  • Arber Xhekaj Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Arber Xhekaj hit Conor Timmins
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