Montreal CanadiensCanadiens48-24-10
5FinalMay 8, 2026
Buffalo SabresSabres50-23-9
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Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
MTL+136
BUF−162
Puck line
MTL +1.5−180
BUF −1.5+150
Total O/U
Over 5.5−110
Under 5.5−110
- Puck line: Canadiens +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 5.5 (6 goals).
Recap
The Montreal Canadiens routed the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo on May 8, 2026, a 4-goal win to move to 48-24-10.
Montreal and Buffalo are tied 1-1 in the series. The Canadiens won despite being outshot 29-28.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| BUF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
W: Dobes · L: Lyon
Scoring plays
First Period
- MTLGoal · 1:36Alex Newhook Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Kaiden Guhle (5), Lane Hutson (5)1-0
- MTLGoal · 4:27Mike Matheson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (2)2-0
Second Period
- MTLGoal · 4:47Alex Newhook Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (2), Noah Dobson (1)3-0
- BUFGoal · 19:22Zach Benson Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Conor Timmins (1), Josh Doan (4)3-1
Third Period
- MTLGoal · 3:54Alexandre Carrier Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: none4-1
- MTLGoal · 15:59Nick Suzuki Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Anderson (2)5-1
Team stats
MTLBUF
- Shots
- 28
- 29
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 56.6
- 43.4
- Hits
- 18
- 44
- Blocked Shots
- 18
- 11
- Penalty Minutes
- 22
- 12
Top performers
Montreal CanadiensBuffalo Sabres
Goals
Alex Newhook2
Zach Benson1
Assists
Phillip Danault1
Conor Timmins1
Points
Alex Newhook2
Zach Benson1
Player stats
Canadiens · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 |
| Zack Bolduc RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kirby Dach C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Phillip Danault C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14:33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:32 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 63.6 | 0 |
| Alex Newhook C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:46 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25.0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:03 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56.3 | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
Canadiens · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19:38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Noah Dobson D | 5 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 16:20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20:56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Lane Hutson D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:54 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 26:44 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Canadiens · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes G | 1 | 29 | 28 | .966 | 60:00 | 0 |
Sabres · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson LW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19:25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Josh Doan RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 |
| Jordan Greenway LW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Tyson Kozak C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45.5 | 0 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 12:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26.7 | 0 |
| Josh Norris C | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 17:39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41.7 | 0 |
| Jack Quinn RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson C | 0 | 6 | 0 | -4 | 18:38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch RW | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 20:19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jason Zucker LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 11:08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Sabres · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 21:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Owen Power D | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 20:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 19:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Logan Stanley D | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 10:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Conor Timmins D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Sabres · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon G | 4 | 27 | 23 | .852 | 58:13 | 0 |
Three stars
- Alex Newhook (MTL)
- Jakub Dobes (MTL)
- Zach Benson (BUF)
Game info
VenueKeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY
Attendance19,070
OfficialsReferee: Jean Hebert · Referee: Trevor Hanson · Linesman: Shandor Alphonso · Linesman: Ryan Daisy
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Last and next games
Canadiens
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- Last game: W 4-2 vs MTLWed May 6
- Next game: L 2-6 at MTLSun May 10
- W 4-1 at BOSFri May 1
- L 1-2 vs BOSTue Apr 28
- W 6-1 at BOSSun Apr 26
Head to head
- Next meeting: L 2-3 vs BUFTue May 12
- MTL 2, BUF 4Wed May 6
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