Buffalo Sabres vs Montreal Canadiens, East 2nd Round Game 6

NHL

Sabres

50-23-9, 109 PTS

8-3

Final

Canadiens

48-24-10, 106 PTS

Bell Centre

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

BUF shoots leftMTL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
BUF	11	17	8	36
MTL	5	10	7	22

In net

Alex Lyon1/4 SV, .250

Jakub Dobes27/33 SV, .818

Team	1	2	3	T
BUF	2	3	3	8
MTL	3	0	0	3

Who won: Sabres 8-3

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 8-3 in East 2nd Round Game 6 on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Bell Centre. The series is tied 2-2. The Sabres outscored the Canadiens 3-0 in the 2nd period. Jack Quinn led the Sabres in goals (2). Jake Evans led the Canadiens in goals (1).

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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: Gord Dwyer (Referee), Francis Charron (Referee), Pierre Lambert (Referee), Scott Cherrey (Linesman), Ryan Daisy (Linesman), Jesse Marquis (Linesman)

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