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).

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What it means

Winner take all: Game 5 decides the series.

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Injuries and inactives

Canadiens6th in Atlantic Division

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

Sabres7th in Atlantic Division

Alex Lyon G
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Conor Timmins D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Jack Rathbone D
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Jason Zucker LW
Abdomen, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Topias Leinonen G
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Canadiens6th in Atlantic Division

Jakub Dobes G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Sabres7th in Atlantic Division

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 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), Garrett Rank (Referee), Scott Cherrey (Linesman), Devin Berg (Linesman), Jesse Marquis (Linesman)

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