Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Jake Evans
- Giveaway by Alex Tuch
- Josh Doan Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Jordan Greenway hit Joseph Veleno
- Jordan Greenway Snap Shot High and Wide Left
- Beck Malenstyn hit Joseph Veleno
- Logan Stanley shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
- Jordan Greenway hit Kaiden Guhle
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Josh Doan Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Benson (2)
- Alex Tuch Snap Shot Above Crossbar
- Giveaway by Bowen Byram
- Beck Malenstyn hit Arber Xhekaj
- Takeaway by Jack Quinn
- Giveaway by Jack Quinn
- Logan Stanley hit Kirby Dach
- Josh Norris hit Jake Evans
- Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Owen Power
- Phillip Danault shot blocked by Logan Stanley
- Logan Stanley hit Lane Hutson
- Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Bowen Byram hit Alex Newhook
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Giveaway by Alex Tuch
- Ryan McLeod Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Benson (3), Josh Doan (3)
- Conor Timmins shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
- Peyton Krebs hit Alexandre Carrier
- Rasmus Dahlin Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
- Giveaway by Josh Doan
- Peyton Krebs hit Kaiden Guhle
- Bowen Byram Snap Shot Wide Left
- Peyton Krebs hit Ivan Demidov
- Rasmus Dahlin Interference against Jake Evans
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
- Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Conor Timmins
- Jordan Greenway hit Cole Caufield
- Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Phillip Danault
- Josh Doan Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
- Tage Thompson Snap Shot Wide Right
- Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jake Evans
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Jake Evans
- Zach Benson hit Alexandre Carrier
- Jordan Greenway Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (1)
- Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Phillip Danault
- Takeaway by Logan Stanley
- Josh Norris hit Cole Caufield
- Peyton Krebs hit Alex Newhook
- Takeaway by Conor Timmins
- Jack Quinn Snap Shot Off Crossbar
- Alex Tuch Backhand Wide Left
- Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot Hit Right Post
- Giveaway by Jason Zucker
- Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
- Bowen Byram Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (2)
- Beck Malenstyn hit Lane Hutson
- Beck Malenstyn High-sticking against Lane Hutson
- Giveaway by Alex Tuch
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Alex Newhook
- Zach Benson hit Kaiden Guhle
- Zachary Bolduc shot blocked by Logan Stanley
- Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
- Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
- Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
- Jason Zucker Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Ryan McLeod Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
- Jack Quinn Slap Shot High and Wide Right
- Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Tyson Kozak Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Tyson Kozak shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
- Rasmus Dahlin Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
- Giveaway by Tage Thompson
- Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
- Josh Norris hit Jake Evans
- Jordan Greenway Backhand Wide Left
- Beck Malenstyn hit Josh Anderson
- Lane Hutson shot blocked by Owen Power
- Mattias Samuelsson hit Juraj Slafkovský
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Giveaway by Josh Doan
- Josh Doan hit Nick Suzuki
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Alex Tuch Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
- Beck Malenstyn hit Ivan Demidov
- Giveaway by Jordan Greenway
- Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Kirby Dach
- Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
- Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Jordan Greenway hit Alexandre Carrier
- Giveaway by Bowen Byram
- Tage Thompson faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Tage Thompson hit Noah Dobson
- Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
- Jordan Greenway hit Mike Matheson
- Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Conor Timmins
- Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Jason Zucker
- Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Alex Newhook
- Tyson Kozak Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Mattias Samuelsson hit Alex Newhook
- Noah Dobson shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
- Jake Evans shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
- Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
- Josh Norris faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Josh Doan hit Nick Suzuki
- Noah Dobson shot blocked by Conor Timmins
- Lane Hutson Tripping against Zach Benson
- Off-side
- Jake Evans faceoff won against Josh Norris
- Alex Newhook hit Josh Norris
- Puck in Netting
- Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle
- On-Ice Official
- Phillip Danault faceoff won against Alex Tuch
- Joseph Veleno hit Alex Tuch
- Kaiden Guhle hit Peyton Krebs
- Arber Xhekaj hit Jordan Greenway
- Joseph Veleno hit Conor Timmins
- Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Goalie Stopped
- Cole Caufield Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Arber Xhekaj Slap Shot Wide Right
- Puck in Netting
- Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
- Phillip Danault hit Bowen Byram
- Alexandre Texier Slap Shot Wide Right
- Joseph Veleno hit Logan Stanley
- Kaiden Guhle Slap Shot Wide Right
- Phillip Danault Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Lane Hutson Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Arber Xhekaj hit Beck Malenstyn
- Zachary Bolduc hit Jason Zucker
- Giveaway by Zachary Bolduc
- Takeaway by Zachary Bolduc
- Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Goalie Stopped
- Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovský
- Owen Power shot blocked by Mike Matheson
- Bowen Byram shot blocked by Mike Matheson
- Nick Suzuki Tripping against Bowen Byram
- Jake Evans faceoff won against Josh Norris
- Alex Newhook Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Phillip Danault hit Ryan McLeod
- Josh Doan shot blocked by Lane Hutson
- Arber Xhekaj hit Beck Malenstyn
- Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
- Zachary Bolduc hit Rasmus Dahlin
- Alex Tuch shot blocked by Mike Matheson
- Goalie Stopped
- Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Giveaway by Mike Matheson
- Off-side
- Alex Newhook faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Icing
- Jake Evans faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Bowen Byram shot blocked by Jake Evans
- Jake Evans Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
- Nick Suzuki Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (1), Ivan Demidov (2)
- Josh Anderson hit Mattias Samuelsson
- Icing
- Giveaway by Alexandre Texier
- Cole Caufield hit Bowen Byram
- Puck Frozen - Goalie
- Ivan Demidov hit Conor Timmins
- Alex Newhook hit Logan Stanley
- Icing
- Zachary Bolduc hit Josh Norris
- Giveaway by Zachary Bolduc
- Giveaway by Josh Anderson
- Off-side
- Icing
- Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Goalie Stopped
- Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Josh Norris
- Josh Doan shot blocked by Lane Hutson
- Jake Evans hit Peyton Krebs
- Puck in Crowd
- Phillip Danault faceoff won against Jason Zucker
- Off-side
- Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Jack Quinn shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
- Kaiden Guhle Cross-checking against Tyson Kozak
- Jake Evans faceoff won against Josh Norris
- Jake Evans Backhand saved by Alex Lyon
- Takeaway by Alexandre Carrier
- Goalie Stopped
- Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
- Juraj Slafkovský Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
- Ivan Demidov Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Puck in Netting
- Zachary Bolduc hit Owen Power
- Goalie Stopped
- Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Icing
- Jake Evans faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Jason Zucker shot blocked by Lane Hutson
- Josh Anderson hit Bowen Byram
- Joe Veleno Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Goalie Stopped
- Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Goalie Stopped
- Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Joseph Veleno hit Conor Timmins
- Kirby Dach hit Conor Timmins
- Kirby Dach Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Zachary Bolduc (4)
- Giveaway by Mike Matheson
- Nick Suzuki hit Jason Zucker
- Phillip Danault Backhand Wide Right
- Alexandre Texier Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Nick Suzuki Slap Shot Wide Right
- Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Goalie Stopped
- Noah Dobson Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Puck in Netting
- Alex Newhook Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
- Kaiden Guhle hit Ryan McLeod
- Nick Suzuki Deflected saved by Alex Lyon
- Icing
- Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Nick Suzuki hit Bowen Byram
- Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Goalie Stopped
- Jake Evans faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
- Alexandre Carrier Slap Shot Wide Left
- Alex Newhook hit Bowen Byram
- Icing
- Logan Stanley shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
- Goalie Stopped
- Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Icing
- Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
- Juraj Slafkovský hit Rasmus Dahlin
- Giveaway by Lane Hutson
- Puck in Benches
- Jake Evans faceoff won against Jordan Greenway
- Kirby Dach hit Bowen Byram
- Off-side
- Joseph Veleno hit Josh Doan
- Josh Norris shot blocked by Noah Dobson
- Zachary Bolduc hit Logan Stanley
- Puck in Netting
- Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Noah Dobson
- Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Alexandre Carrier Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Tage Thompson shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
- Phillip Danault hit Logan Stanley
- Mike Matheson Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Alex Newhook Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
- Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Goalie Stopped
- Rink Repair
- Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Goalie Stopped
- Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tage Thompson
- Nick Suzuki Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
- Off-side
- Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Josh Norris
- Juraj Slafkovský Tip-In Wide Left
- Ivan Demidov Snap Shot Wide Left
- Puck in Benches
- Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
CANADIENS
SABRES
| TIME | PLAY | MTL | BUF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st Period | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:00 | Josh Norris faceoff won against Nick Suzuki | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:30 | Lane Hutson Tripping against Zach Benson | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:30 | Josh Norris faceoff won against Jake Evans | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:57 | Off-side | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:57 | Jake Evans faceoff won against Josh Norris | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:11 | Giveaway by Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:14 | Alex Newhook hit Josh Norris | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:26 | Puck in Netting | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:26 | Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Phillip Danault | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:00 | Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:20 | Josh Doan Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:21 | Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:23 | On-Ice Official | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:23 | Phillip Danault faceoff won against Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:42 | Joseph Veleno hit Alex Tuch | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:53 | Kaiden Guhle hit Peyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:05 | Jordan Greenway hit Joseph Veleno | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:13 | Jordan Greenway Snap Shot High and Wide Left | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:18 | Beck Malenstyn hit Joseph Veleno | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:26 | Arber Xhekaj hit Jordan Greenway | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:32 | Logan Stanley shot blocked by Tyson Kozak | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:35 | Joseph Veleno hit Conor Timmins | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:39 | Jordan Greenway hit Kaiden Guhle | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:14 | Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:19 | Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:21 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:21 | Josh Norris faceoff won against Nick Suzuki | 0 | 0 | |
| 4:31 | Josh Doan Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Benson (2) | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:31 | Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Tage Thompson | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:48 | Cole Caufield Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:01 | Alex Tuch Snap Shot Above Crossbar | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:21 | Arber Xhekaj Slap Shot Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:33 | Puck in Netting | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:33 | Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tyson Kozak | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:48 | Giveaway by Bowen Byram | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:48 | Phillip Danault hit Bowen Byram | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:51 | Beck Malenstyn hit Arber Xhekaj | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:54 | Alexandre Texier Slap Shot Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:32 | Joseph Veleno hit Logan Stanley | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:36 | Takeaway by Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:39 | Giveaway by Jack Quinn | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:44 | Logan Stanley hit Kirby Dach | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:16 | Josh Norris hit Jake Evans | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:02 | Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Owen Power | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:14 | Kaiden Guhle Slap Shot Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:53 | Phillip Danault Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:10 | Phillip Danault shot blocked by Logan Stanley | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:24 | Lane Hutson Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:25 | Logan Stanley hit Lane Hutson | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:33 | Arber Xhekaj hit Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:01 | Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:05 | Zachary Bolduc hit Jason Zucker | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:07 | Giveaway by Zachary Bolduc | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:24 | Takeaway by Zachary Bolduc | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:39 | Bowen Byram hit Alex Newhook | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:46 | Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:48 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:48 | Josh Norris faceoff won against Nick Suzuki | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:11 | Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovský | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:31 | Owen Power shot blocked by Mike Matheson | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:33 | Bowen Byram shot blocked by Mike Matheson | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:35 | Nick Suzuki Tripping against Bowen Byram | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:35 | Jake Evans faceoff won against Josh Norris | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:38 | Alex Newhook Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:28 | Giveaway by Alex Tuch | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:10 | Phillip Danault hit Ryan McLeod | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:24 | Josh Doan shot blocked by Lane Hutson | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:26 | Ryan McLeod Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Benson (3), Josh Doan (3) | 0 | 2 | |
| 13:26 | Jordan Greenway faceoff won against Jake Evans | 0 | 2 | |
| 13:39 | Conor Timmins shot blocked by Tyson Kozak | 0 | 2 | |
| 13:43 | Arber Xhekaj hit Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 2 | |
| 14:13 | Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj | 0 | 2 | |
| 14:34 | Zachary Bolduc hit Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 2 | |
| 14:44 | Alex Tuch shot blocked by Mike Matheson | 0 | 2 | |
| 14:46 | Peyton Krebs hit Alexandre Carrier | 0 | 2 | |
| 14:56 | Rasmus Dahlin Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes | 0 | 2 | |
| 14:58 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 2 | |
| 14:58 | Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ryan McLeod | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:16 | Giveaway by Josh Doan | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:46 | Giveaway by Mike Matheson | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:49 | Off-side | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:49 | Alex Newhook faceoff won against Tage Thompson | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:53 | Peyton Krebs hit Kaiden Guhle | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:57 | Icing | 0 | 2 | |
| 16:57 | Jake Evans faceoff won against Peyton Krebs | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:09 | Bowen Byram shot blocked by Jake Evans | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:27 | Bowen Byram Snap Shot Wide Left | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:33 | Peyton Krebs hit Ivan Demidov | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:36 | Jake Evans Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:58 | Rasmus Dahlin Interference against Jake Evans | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:58 | Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nick Suzuki | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:01 | Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:10 | Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:20 | Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Conor Timmins | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:41 | Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot High and Wide Left | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:46 | Jordan Greenway hit Cole Caufield | 0 | 2 | |
| 19:00 | Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 2 | |
| 19:16 | Nick Suzuki Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (1), Ivan Demidov (2) | 1 | 2 | |
| 19:16 | Josh Norris faceoff won against Phillip Danault | 1 | 2 | |
| 19:23 | Josh Anderson hit Mattias Samuelsson | 1 | 2 | |
| 19:26 | Icing | 1 | 2 | |
| 19:26 | Josh Norris faceoff won against Phillip Danault | 1 | 2 | |
| 20:00 | End of 1st Period | 1 | 2 | |
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BUF leads 1-0
Game Information
KeyBank Center
7:00 PM, May 6, 2026Coverage: TNT/truTV/HBO Max
Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 19,070
- Referees:
- Jean Hebert
- Wes McCauley
- Pierre Lambert
- Linesmen:
- Scott Cherrey
- Jesse Marquis

