Montréal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Fri, May 8, 2026 · KeyBank Center · 2025–26 Playoffs
The Montréal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–1 on Fri, May 8, 2026 at KeyBank Center. Alex Newhook led the way with 2 points. Jakub Dobes made 29 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 28–29.
Linescore
| Team | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|
| MTL | 5 | 28 |
| BUF | 1 | 29 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Alex Newhook | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 16:46 | 18 |
| 8 | Mike Matheson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 26:44 | 25 | |
| 21 | Kaiden Guhle | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20:56 | 24 | |
| 48 | Lane Hutson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20:54 | 20 | |
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 56.3 | 20:03 | 19 |
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19:38 | 24 | |
| 71 | Jake Evans | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63.6 | 16:32 | 19 |
| 53 | Noah Dobson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16:20 | 24 | |
| 24 | Phillip Danault | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 66.7 | 14:33 | 21 |
| 17 | Josh Anderson | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:29 | 20 | |
| 20 | Juraj Slafkovský | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17:56 | 18 | |
| 13 | Cole Caufield | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:06 | 18 | |
| 93 | Ivan Demidov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:18 | 15 | |
| 76 | Zachary Bolduc | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:02 | 17 | |
| 77 | Kirby Dach | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 | 16 | |
| 90 | Joseph Veleno | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 10:32 | 15 |
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9:32 | 12 | |
| 85 | Alexandre Texier | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:21 | 14 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Jakub Dobes | W | 30 | 29 | 1 | .967 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Zach Benson | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19:25 | 22 | |
| 21 | Conor Timmins | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18:08 | 19 | |
| 91 | Josh Doan | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 16:28 | 21 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22:17 | 24 | |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21:27 | 22 | |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20:19 | 22 | |
| 25 | Owen Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20:18 | 23 | |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 19:47 | 21 | |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 50.0 | 18:38 | 20 |
| 9 | Josh Norris | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 41.7 | 17:39 | 19 |
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26.7 | 17:17 | 24 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:30 | 20 | |
| 12 | Jordan Greenway | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 12:55 | 15 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 75.0 | 12:25 | 17 |
| 17 | Jason Zucker | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:08 | 13 | |
| 64 | Logan Stanley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10:27 | 16 | |
| 48 | Tyson Kozak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45.5 | 10:02 | 14 |
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:11 | 9 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Alex Lyon | L | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 58:13 |