Buffalo SabresSabres50-23-9
2FinalMay 10, 2026
Montreal CanadiensCanadiens48-24-10
6TVESPN
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
BUF+114
MTL−135
Puck line
BUF +1.5−245
MTL −1.5+200
Total O/U
Over 5.5−130
Under 5.5+110
- Puck line: Canadiens −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 5.5 (8 goals).
Recap
The Montreal Canadiens routed the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 at Bell Centre in Montreal on May 10, 2026, a 4-goal win to move to 48-24-10.
Montreal leads the series 2-1. The Canadiens scored 2 power-play goals.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MTL | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
W: Dobes · L: Lyon
Scoring plays
First Period
- BUFGoal · 0:53Tage Thompson Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (4)1-0
- MTLGoal · 15:31Alex Newhook Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (3)1-1
Second Period
- MTLGoal · 6:05Cole Caufield Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (6), Ivan Demidov (3)1-2
- MTLGoal · 10:43Zachary Bolduc Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Joseph Veleno (1), Alexandre Carrier (2)1-3
- MTLGoal · 12:17Juraj Slafkovský Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (7), Cole Caufield (4)1-4
- BUFGoal · 14:46Rasmus Dahlin Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (6), Josh Doan (5)2-4
Third Period
- MTLGoal · 8:46Kirby Dach Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Alexandre Texier (3), Phillip Danault (3)2-5
- MTLGoal · 15:14Alex Newhook Goal (5) , assists: Nick Suzuki (6), Jake Evans (4)2-6
Team stats
BUFMTL
- Shots
- 28
- 36
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 2
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 37.7
- 62.3
- Hits
- 21
- 25
- Blocked Shots
- 15
- 14
- Penalty Minutes
- 42
- 38
Top performers
Buffalo SabresMontreal Canadiens
Goals
Tage Thompson1
Alex Newhook2
Assists
Tage Thompson1
Jake Evans2
Points
Tage Thompson2
Alex Newhook2
Player stats
Sabres · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:07 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 |
| Sam Carrick C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25.0 | 2 |
| Josh Doan RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:32 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Jordan Greenway LW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | 2 |
| Peyton Krebs C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Beck Malenstyn LW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Ryan McLeod C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46.2 | 0 |
| Josh Norris C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25.0 | 2 |
| Jack Quinn RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tage Thompson C | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 21:06 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 45.0 | 0 |
| Alex Tuch RW | 1 | 6 | 0 | -2 | 20:06 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jason Zucker LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Sabres · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 20:32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Dahlin D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 23:04 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Owen Power D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mattias Samuelsson D | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23:05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Logan Stanley D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 |
| Conor Timmins D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Sabres · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lyon G | 5 | 36 | 31 | .861 | 58:39 | 0 |
Canadiens · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Zack Bolduc RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 |
| Cole Caufield RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kirby Dach C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57.1 | 2 |
| Phillip Danault C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:39 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Alex Newhook C | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16:43 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62.5 | 2 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky LW | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 18:12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:44 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno C | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12:18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
Canadiens · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 |
| Lane Hutson D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:35 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Mike Matheson D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Canadiens · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes G | 2 | 28 | 26 | .929 | 59:53 | 0 |
Three stars
- Lane Hutson (MTL)
- Alex Newhook (MTL)
- Jakub Dobes (MTL)
Game info
VenueBell Centre, Montreal
Attendance20,962
OfficialsReferee: Kyle Rehman · Referee: Garrett Rank · Linesman: Devin Berg · Linesman: Ryan Daisy
TVESPN · national
Last and next games
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- Last game: W 5-1 at BUFFri May 8
- Next game: L 2-3 vs BUFTue May 12
- L 2-4 at BUFWed May 6
- W 2-1 at TBSun May 3
- L 0-1 vs TBFri May 1
Head to head
- Next meeting: L 3-6 vs MTLThu May 14
- BUF 4, MTL 2Wed May 6
- BUF 1, MTL 5Fri May 8
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