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Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens, East 2nd Round Game 3

NHL
Sabres
50-23-9, 109 PTS
2-6
Final
Canadiens
48-24-10, 106 PTS
Bell Centre
TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

BUF shoots leftMTL shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
BUF8101028
MTL1415837

In net

Alex Lyon31/36 SV, .861
Jakub Dobes26/28 SV, .929
Team123T
BUF1102
MTL1326

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).

Recap · May 10
Canadiens beat Sabres 6-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the second-round Eastern Conference series

Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the playoffs and added an assist as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 in a dominant Game 3 on Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series.

What it means

  • Winner take all: Game 5 decides the series.

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Injuries and inactives

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
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

Starting goalies

Sabres7th in Atlantic Division
Alex Lyon G
Starting goalie, confirmed
Canadiens6th in Atlantic Division
Jakub Dobes 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
Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada · Attendance 20,962
Officials
Kyle Rehman (Referee), Garrett Rank (Referee), Pierre Lambert (Referee), Devin Berg (Linesman), Ryan Daisy (Linesman)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

This seriesSeries tied 2-2

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