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

NHL

Canadiens

48-24-10, 106 PTS

5-1

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	13	8	7	28
BUF	8	11	10	29

In net

Jakub Dobes28/29 SV, .966

Alex Lyon23/27 SV, .852

Team	1	2	3	T
MTL	2	1	2	5
BUF	0	1	0	1

Who won: Canadiens 5-1

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 in East 2nd Round Game 2 on Friday, May 8, 2026 at KeyBank Center. The series is tied 2-2. The Canadiens outscored the Sabres 2-0 in the 1st period. Alex Newhook led the Canadiens in goals (2). Zach Benson led the Sabres in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:41
Arber Xhekaj hit Conor Timmins
P3 1:24
Arber Xhekaj Slap Shot Above Crossbar
P3 1:26
Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
P3 1:26
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Zach Benson Cross-checking against Mike Matheson (2 min)
P3 2:14
Ryan McLeod Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 2:28
Josh Doan Slap Shot High and Wide Left
P3 2:42
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Jake Evans
P3 2:42
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Josh Anderson Misconduct (10 min)
P3 2:42
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Josh Anderson Cross-checking against Jordan Greenway served by Ivan Demidov (2 min)
P3 2:47
Owen Power shot blocked by Noah Dobson
P3 3:39
TO
Takeaway by Joe Veleno
P3 4:01
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Kirby Dach
GOALP3 4:01
Goal! Snap shot
Nick Suzuki
Nick Suzuki Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Anderson (2)
MTL 5 - 1 BUF
P3 4:22
TO
Giveaway by Bowen Byram
P3 4:33
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Josh Norris
P3 5:25
TO
Takeaway by Jordan Greenway
P3 6:11
Cole Caufield Slap Shot Off Crossbar
P3 6:29
Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
P3 6:34
Mattias Samuelsson hit Nick Suzuki
P3 6:52
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
P3 6:52
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Bowen Byram Elbowing against Zachary Bolduc (2 min)
P3 6:58
Bowen Byram hit Zachary Bolduc
P3 7:20
Josh Norris hit Lane Hutson