Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens, East 2nd Round Game 3
On the ice
BUF shoots leftMTL shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| MTL | 14 | 15 | 8 | 37 |
In net
Alex Lyon31/36 SV, .861
Jakub Dobes26/28 SV, .929| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MTL | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Who won: Canadiens 6-2
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 in East 2nd Round Game 3 on Sunday, May 10, 2026 at Bell Centre. The series is tied 2-2. The Canadiens outscored the Sabres 3-1 in the 2nd period. Alex Newhook led the Canadiens in goals (2). Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach BensonLW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:07 | 4:38 | 0:27 | 13:02 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Sam CarrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:17 | 0:00 | 0:18 | 5:59 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josh DoanRW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:32 | 4:42 | 0:00 | 10:50 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jordan GreenwayLW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:31 | 0:00 | 5:43 | 7:48 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peyton KrebsC | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 16:53 | 0:23 | 0:36 | 15:54 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beck MalenstynLW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:15 | 0:00 | 5:45 | 6:30 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan McLeodC | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:51 | 0:53 | 2:54 | 10:04 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh NorrisC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:45 | 0:31 | 0:33 | 12:41 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack QuinnRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:28 | 4:39 | 0:00 | 10:49 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tage ThompsonC | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 21:06 | 4:38 | 0:09 | 16:19 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex TuchRW | 1 | 6 | 0 | -2 | 20:06 | 0:50 | 2:18 | 16:58 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Jason ZuckerLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6:47 | 0:31 | 0:00 | 6:16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen ByramD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 20:32 | 0:55 | 1:07 | 18:30 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 23:04 | 5:00 | 0:46 | 17:18 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Owen PowerD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:42 | 0:20 | 2:36 | 16:46 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattias SamuelssonD | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23:05 | 0:00 | 6:37 | 16:28 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan StanleyD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:51 | 0:00 | 1:38 | 10:13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Conor TimminsD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:22 | 0:00 | 6:05 | 11:17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex LyonG | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .861 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 58:39 | 0 | 0 |
