Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens

East 2nd Round - Game 4 • MTL leads series 2-1

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

End of 2nd

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

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

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

Sabres

forwards	G	+/-	S	TOI
L. SchennD	0	0	0	5:12
A. TuchRW	0	0	4	14:57
R. McLeodC	0	-1	0	7:28
M. SamuelssonD	1	0	2	15:44

Goaltender	SA	GA	SV	SV%	TOI
U. LuukkonenG	18	2	16	.889	40:00

Canadiens

forwards	G	A	+/-	S	TOI
I. DemidovRW	0	1	1	1	11:07
L. HutsonD	0	1	-1	0	18:03
J. SlafkovskyLW	0	1	0	3	15:59
C. CaufieldRW	1	0	0	5	14:20
N. SuzukiC	0	0	0	1	16:01

Goaltender	SA	GA	SV	SV%	TOI
J. DobesG	17	2	15	.882	39:20

Team Stats

BUF

MTL

Shots

Hits

Penalty Minutes

Faceoff %

56.1%

43.9%

Bell Centre

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

Montreal, QC

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
TJ Luxmore
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Matt MacPherson
Julien Fournier

20:00

2nd

Period End

End of 2nd Period

2-2

19:59

2nd

Blocked

Lane Hutson shot blocked by Luke Schenn

2-2

19:59

Lane Hutson shot blocked by Luke Schenn

2-2

19:44

Juraj Slafkovský Slap Shot Wide Right

2-2

18:31

Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jordan Greenway

2-2

18:31

Player Equipment

2-2

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

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

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

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Noah Ostlund C	OUT	May 20
Jiri Kulich C	IR	Sep 15
Justin Danforth RW	IR	Sep 15

Montreal Canadiens

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Patrik Laine RW	IR	May 18

End of 2ndCloseMLTotalSpread

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

(50-23-9)

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

o6.5

+102

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

(48-24-10)

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

-148

Note: Odds and lines subject to change.

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

ESPN

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 5

5/14

TNT/truTV/HBO Max

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 6

5/16

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 7

5/18

ESPN

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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