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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh AndersonRW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:26 | 0:44 | 1:36 | 13:06 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack BolducRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:43 | 1:46 | 0:00 | 8:57 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| Cole CaufieldRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:17 | 5:24 | 0:00 | 11:53 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby DachC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:12 | 2:33 | 0:00 | 9:39 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Phillip DanaultC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:39 | 0:47 | 1:14 | 12:38 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan DemidovRW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:52 | 6:24 | 0:00 | 8:28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake EvansC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:12 | 0:00 | 3:56 | 9:16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex NewhookC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16:43 | 3:08 | 3:57 | 9:38 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Juraj SlafkovskyLW | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 18:12 | 5:27 | 0:00 | 12:45 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick SuzukiC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:44 | 5:27 | 0:23 | 13:54 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre TexierLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:38 | 3:23 | 0:00 | 10:15 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe VelenoC | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12:18 | 1:01 | 0:00 | 11:17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre CarrierD | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:31 | 1:16 | 4:03 | 19:12 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah DobsonD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:45 | 2:58 | 1:06 | 13:41 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden GuhleD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:48 | 0:12 | 0:46 | 16:50 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Lane HutsonD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:35 | 5:41 | 0:24 | 14:30 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike MathesonD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25:06 | 0:12 | 4:43 | 20:11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber XhekajD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:10 | 0:32 | 0:00 | 6:38 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub DobesG | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .929 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 59:53 | 0 | 0 |
