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Sabres vs Canadiens

Final · Sat May 16 · 8:00 PM ET · Bell Centre

Buffalo SabresSabres50-23-9
8
FinalMay 16, 2026
Montreal CanadiensCanadiens48-24-10
3
TVABC

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
BUF+145
MTL−175
Puck line
BUF +1.5−175
MTL −1.5+145
Total O/U
Over 6.5+102
Under 6.5−122
  • Puck line: Sabres +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (11 goals).

Recap

The Buffalo Sabres routed the Montreal Canadiens 8-3 at Bell Centre in Montreal on May 16, 2026, a 5-goal win to move to 50-23-9.

The Sabres came back from 2 goals down, trailing 3-1 in the first period. Buffalo and Montreal are tied 3-3 in the series. The Sabres scored 4 power-play goals.

Score by period

Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens, score by period
Team123T
BUF2338
MTL3003

W: Luukkonen · L: Dobes

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. BUFGoal · 0:32Rasmus Dahlin Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (3), Zach Benson (4)1-0
  2. MTLGoal · 1:40Arber Xhekaj Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (6)1-1
  3. MTLGoal · 8:12Ivan Demidov Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (11), Cole Caufield (5)1-2
  4. MTLGoal · 10:14Jake Evans Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (2)1-3
  5. BUFGoal · 13:56Jason Zucker Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Norris (2), Jack Quinn (5)2-3

Second Period

  1. BUFGoal · 1:00Zach Benson Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Tage Thompson (8), Bowen Byram (3)3-3
  2. BUFGoal · 10:54Jack Quinn Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (7), Tage Thompson (9)4-3
  3. BUFGoal · 12:59Konsta Helenius Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (2), Rasmus Dahlin (8)5-3

Third Period

  1. BUFGoal · 9:58Jack Quinn Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (10), Rasmus Dahlin (9)6-3
  2. BUFGoal · 14:12Tage Thompson Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: none7-3
  3. BUFGoal · 17:49Zach Metsa Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (3), Rasmus Dahlin (10)8-3

Team stats

BUFMTL
Shots
36
22
Power Play Goals
4
1
Faceoff Win Percent
60.7
39.3
Hits
19
31
Blocked Shots
18
9
Penalty Minutes
32
58

Top performers

Buffalo SabresMontreal Canadiens

Goals

Jack Quinn2
Jake Evans1

Assists

Rasmus Dahlin4
Jake Evans1

Points

Rasmus Dahlin5
Jake Evans2

Player stats

Sabres · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zach Benson LW210320:0411600.010
Josh Doan RW010016:310020100.00
Jordan Greenway LW110-18:15000050.00
Konsta Helenius C200112:36102050.00
Peyton Krebs C010-16:25000050.012
Beck Malenstyn LW011-18:2200100.00
Ryan McLeod C100021:56011061.10
Josh Norris C030115:27012064.74
Jack Quinn RW111118:1821300.00
Tage Thompson C030318:14136050.00
Alex Tuch RW111-119:100040100.02
Jason Zucker LW010013:2911200.00

Sabres · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Bowen Byram D130119:5301200.00
Rasmus Dahlin D000219:5614300.02
Zach Metsa D100-112:1910100.00
Owen Power D210122:2200000.00
Mattias Samuelsson D110122:5301100.00
Conor Timmins D500117:2600000.00

Sabres · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen G018181.00049:410
Alex Lyon G341.25010:140

Canadiens · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Josh Anderson RW011014:0300100.02
Zack Bolduc RW070-113:3900000.00
Cole Caufield RW000-116:0101200.00
Kirby Dach C030-111:24002033.310
Phillip Danault C130-112:06000021.42
Ivan Demidov RW001017:1410500.00
Jake Evans C110116:13111057.112
Alex Newhook C120-116:32003025.00
Juraj Slafkovsky LW100-117:4600300.00
Nick Suzuki C020-119:20002045.00
Alexandre Texier LW010-213:0400000.00
Joe Veleno C02009:5900000.00

Canadiens · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Alexandre Carrier D000-217:3200000.012
Noah Dobson D120025:2200100.00
Kaiden Guhle D001019:2700000.00
Lane Hutson D212024:2801100.02
Mike Matheson D130-222:0501000.04
Arber Xhekaj D13007:1210100.012

Canadiens · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Jacob Fowler G121.5008:230
Jakub Dobes G63327.81849:582

Three stars

  1. Rasmus Dahlin (BUF)
  2. Jack Quinn (BUF)
  3. Tage Thompson (BUF)

Game info

VenueBell Centre, Montreal
Attendance20,962
OfficialsLinesman: Scott Cherrey · Referee: Gord Dwyer · Referee: Francis Charron · Linesman: Ryan Daisy
TVABC · national

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  • Last game: W 6-3 at BUFThu May 14
  • Next game: W 3-2 at BUFMon May 18
  • L 2-3 vs BUFTue May 12
  • W 6-2 vs BUFSun May 10
  • W 5-1 at BUFFri May 8

Head to head

  • BUF 4, MTL 2Wed May 6
  • BUF 1, MTL 5Fri May 8
  • BUF 2, MTL 6Sun May 10

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