Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres, East 2nd Round Game 7

NHL

Canadiens

48-24-10, 106 PTS

3-2

Final/OT

Sabres

50-23-9, 109 PTS

KeyBank Center

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

MTL shoots leftBUF shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
MTL	11	7	4	3	25
BUF	9	14	10	6	39

In net

Jakub Dobes37/39 SV, .949

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen22/25 SV, .880

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

Who won: Canadiens 3-2

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in overtime in East 2nd Round Game 7 on Monday, May 18, 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 (1). Jordan Greenway led the Sabres in goals (1).

Play by play

End of the overtime
End of the overtime
GOALOT 11:22
Goal! Wrist shot
A. Newhook · 1 G
Alex Newhook Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexandre Carrier (4)
MTL 3 - 2 BUF
OT 11:08
Faceoff win vs J. Evans
Josh Norris faceoff won against Jake Evans
J. Norris
OT 11:06
Snap shot on goal
Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
T. Thompson
OT 10:57
Faceoff win vs J. Evans
Josh Norris faceoff won against Jake Evans
J. Norris
OT 10:55
Slap shot on goal
Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
R. Dahlin · 1 G
OT 10:52
Faceoff win vs P. Danault
Josh Norris faceoff won against Phillip Danault
J. Norris
OT 10:42
Wrist shot high and wide left
Konsta Helenius Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
K. Helenius
OT 10:21
Wrist shot on goal
Josh Doan Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
J. Doan
OT 10:15
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Ryan McLeod
R. McLeod · 1 A
OT 10:06
Shot blocked by M. Samuelsson
Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
I. Demidov
OT 9:29
Shot blocked by K. Guhle
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
T. Thompson
OT 9:21
Wrist shot on goal
Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
J. Slafkovsky
OT 9:01
Big hit on B. Malenstyn
Alexandre Texier hit Beck Malenstyn
A. Texier · 1 A
OT 8:26
Faceoff win vs P. Krebs
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
P. Danault · 1 G
OT 8:18
Faceoff win vs P. Danault
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Phillip Danault
P. Krebs
OT 8:13
Big hit on M. Samuelsson
Kirby Dach hit Mattias Samuelsson
K. Dach
OT 7:46
Big hit on M. Matheson
Beck Malenstyn hit Mike Matheson
B. Malenstyn · 1 A
OT 6:55
Shot blocked by N. Suzuki
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
R. Dahlin · 1 G
OT 6:50
Slap shot wide left
Ryan McLeod Slap Shot Wide Left
R. McLeod · 1 A
OT 6:09
Faceoff win vs J. Evans
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jake Evans
R. McLeod · 1 A
OT 6:02
Wrist shot on goal
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
T. Thompson
OT 6:00
Wrist shot wide left
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
T. Thompson
OT 5:52
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Mike Matheson
M. Matheson