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Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens, East 2nd Round Game 4

NHL
Sabres
50-23-9, 109 PTS
3-2
Final
Canadiens
48-24-10, 106 PTS
Bell Centre
TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

BUF shoots leftMTL shoots right

Shots on goal

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BUF125522
MTL8111231

In net

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen29/31 SV, .935
Jakub Dobes19/22 SV, .864
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BUF1113
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Who won: Sabres 3-2

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in East 2nd Round Game 4 on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at Bell Centre. The series is tied 2-2. Tage Thompson led the Sabres in goals (1). Alex Newhook led the Canadiens in goals (1).

Recap · May 12
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Zach Benson broke a tie on a third-period power play on his 21st birthday and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday night in Game 4 to even the Eastern Conference semifinal 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
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 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
Kelly Sutherland (Referee), TJ Luxmore (Referee), Garrett Rank (Referee), Matt MacPherson (Linesman), Julien Fournier (Linesman)

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

This seriesSeries tied 2-2

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