Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres, East 2nd Round Game 1

NHL

Canadiens

48-24-10, 106 PTS

2-4

Final

Sabres

50-23-9, 109 PTS

KeyBank Center

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

MTL shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MTL	9	8	11	28
BUF	6	9	1	16

In net

Jakub Dobes12/16 SV, .750

Alex Lyon26/28 SV, .929

Team	1	2	3	T
MTL	1	1	0	2
BUF	2	2	0	4

Who won: Sabres 4-2

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in East 2nd Round Game 1 on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The series is tied 2-2. Josh Doan led the Sabres in goals (1). Kirby Dach led the Canadiens in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:17
Faceoff win vs R. McLeod
Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
J. Evans
P3 0:33
Shot blocked by C. Timmins
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Conor Timmins
N. Dobson
P3 0:50
Snap shot wide left
Ivan Demidov Snap Shot Wide Left
I. Demidov · 1 A
P3 0:57
Juraj slafkovský tip-in wide left
Juraj Slafkovský Tip-In Wide Left
J. Slafkovsky · 1 A
P3 1:07
Big hit on N. Suzuki
Josh Doan hit Nick Suzuki
J. Doan · 1 G, 1 A
P3 1:31
Faceoff win vs J. Norris
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Josh Norris
N. Suzuki · 1 G
P3 2:05
Wrist shot on goal
Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
J. Slafkovsky · 1 A
P3 2:09
Slap shot on goal
Nick Suzuki Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
N. Suzuki · 1 G
P3 2:19
Faceoff win vs T. Thompson
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Tage Thompson
P. Danault
P3 2:21
Snap shot on goal
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
J. Slafkovsky · 1 A
P3 2:47
Faceoff win vs N. Suzuki
Josh Norris faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
J. Norris
P3 2:50
Slap shot on goal
Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
N. Dobson
P3 2:51
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
M. Samuelsson · 1 A
P3 3:01
Tip-in shot on goal
Alex Newhook Tip-In saved by Alex Lyon
A. Newhook
P3 3:05
Shot blocked by R. Dahlin
Jake Evans shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
J. Evans
P3 3:07
Shot blocked by R. Dahlin
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
N. Dobson
P3 3:45
Wrist shot wide left
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot Wide Left
M. Matheson
P3 4:05
Big hit on L. Stanley
Phillip Danault hit Logan Stanley
P. Danault
P3 4:18
Shot blocked by K. Guhle
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
T. Thompson
P3 4:39
Wrist shot wide left
Alexandre Carrier Wrist Shot Wide Left
A. Carrier
P3 5:38
Wrist shot on goal
Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Lyon
L. Hutson
P3 5:40
Big hit on A. Newhook
Mattias Samuelsson hit Alex Newhook
M. Samuelsson · 1 A
P3 5:55
Wrist shot wide left
Tyson Kozak Wrist Shot Wide Left
T. Kozak