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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

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MTL981128
BUF69116

In net

Jakub Dobes12/16 SV, .750
Alex Lyon26/28 SV, .929
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MTL1102
BUF2204

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).

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What it means

  • Winner take all: Game 5 decides the series.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Canadiens1st in Eastern Conference
  • Florian Xhekaj LW
    Undisclosed
    Day-To-Day
  • Bryce Pickford D
    Undisclosed
    Injured Reserve
  • Ivan Demidov RW
    Lower Body
    Injured Reserve
  • Oliver Kapanen C
    Lower Body
    Injured Reserve
  • Sam Montembeault G
    Lower Body
    Injured Reserve
Sabres1st in Eastern Conference
  • Rasmus Dahlin D
    Upper Body
    Out
  • Alex Lyon G
    Upper Body
    Injured Reserve
  • Conor Timmins D
    Lower Body
    Injured Reserve
  • Jason Zucker LW
    Abdomen, Surgery
    Injured Reserve
  • Topias Leinonen G
    Lower Body
    Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Canadiens1st in Eastern Conference
Jakub Dobes G
Starting goalie, confirmed
Sabres1st in Eastern Conference
Alex Lyon G
Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

Series tied 2-2
Last meeting: Canadiens 4, Sabres 2 (Jan 31)

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Game info

Venue
KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY · Attendance 19,070
Officials
Jean Hebert (Referee), Wes McCauley (Referee), Pierre Lambert (Referee), Scott Cherrey (Linesman), Jesse Marquis (Linesman)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

This seriesSeries tied 2-2

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