Montréal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

Mon, May 18, 2026 · KeyBank Center · 2025–26 Playoffs

Montréal Canadiens

3 – 2

Final/OT

Buffalo Sabres

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime on Mon, May 18, 2026 at KeyBank Center. Jakub Dobes made 37 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 25–39.

Linescore

Team	T	SOG
MTL	3	25
BUF	2	39

Montréal Canadiens

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
48	Lane Hutson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	3		31:17	33
14	Nick Suzuki	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	50.0	29:30	33
45	Alexandre Carrier	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	5		27:03	39
21	Kaiden Guhle	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	4		22:52	31
15	Alex Newhook	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0		19:52	27
85	Alexandre Texier	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		17:51	24
24	Phillip Danault	C	1	0	1	-1	2	2	0	1	53.8	17:16	26
76	Zachary Bolduc	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	3	1		9:11	14
8	Mike Matheson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		31:28	39
53	Noah Dobson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		26:30	36
20	Juraj Slafkovský	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		23:07	26
71	Jake Evans	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	50.0	22:33	30
93	Ivan Demidov	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0		22:19	26
13	Cole Caufield	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	1		21:16	26
17	Josh Anderson	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1		17:10	25
77	Kirby Dach	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	1		8:58	14
91	Oliver Kapanen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	33.3	4:45	7
72	Arber Xhekaj	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		1:52	5

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
75	Jakub Dobes	W	39	37	2	.949	71:22

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	2		33:11	40
25	Owen Power	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		28:47	34
23	Mattias Samuelsson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2		28:35	35
71	Ryan McLeod	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	68.8	20:39	28
12	Jordan Greenway	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0		11:11	16
29	Beck Malenstyn	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	0		10:42	15
4	Bowen Byram	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		28:18	36
6	Zach Benson	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		24:07	32
72	Tage Thompson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0		21:56	32
9	Josh Norris	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	69.2	21:37	33
89	Alex Tuch	R	0	0	0	+1	0	5	2	2	100.0	21:25	27
22	Jack Quinn	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		19:12	24
21	Conor Timmins	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		18:43	24
91	Josh Doan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1		18:38	26
17	Jason Zucker	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1		16:39	25
94	Konsta Helenius	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	1	9.1	16:37	24
19	Peyton Krebs	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2	66.7	11:13	16
73	Zach Metsa	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3:25	5

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	L	25	22	3	.880	71:22