Montréal CanadiensvsBuffalo Sabres — May 5, 2026

May 5, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
Z. Benson
BUF logo

Z. Benson

BUF • #6 • L
G 0A 2PTS 2SOG 1
Second Star
R. McLeod
BUF logo

R. McLeod

BUF • #71 • C
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 2
Third Star
J. Greenway
BUF logo

J. Greenway

BUF • #12 • L
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 1

Linescore

Team123Total
MTL1102
BUF2204

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
MTL1071128
BUF69116

Goals

1st Period

J. Doan
BUF

J. Doan(2nd)

4:31(EV)

Assisted by Z. Benson

R. McLeod
BUF

R. McLeod(1st)

13:26(PP)

Power play goal assisted by Z. Benson and J. Doan

N. Suzuki
MTL

N. Suzuki(2nd)

19:16(PP)

Power play goal assisted by J. Slafkovský and I. Demidov

2nd Period

J. Greenway
BUF

J. Greenway(1st)

3:32(EV)

Assisted by M. Samuelsson

B. Byram
BUF

B. Byram(4th)

9:01(PP)

Power play goal assisted by R. McLeod

K. Dach
MTL

K. Dach(3rd)

16:31(EV)

Assisted by Z. Bolduc

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

28

Shots On Goal

16

62.7

Faceoff %

37.3

1-2 (50.0%)

Power Play %

(66.7%) 2-3

6

Penalty Minutes

4

31

Hits

27

13

Blocked Shots

12

7

Giveaways

15

4

Takeaways

5

Box Score

6Z. Benson022+100200010.016:56
71R. McLeod112001000220.314:33
91J. Doan112+100202030.017:26
12J. Greenway101+100501010.513:03
9J. Norris000+100300000.617:08
17J. Zucker000000011000.014:15
19P. Krebs000-100402000.314:02
22J. Quinn000000001110.015:19
29B. Malenstyn000+120510000.010:36
48T. Kozak000+100000010.210:56
72T. Thompson000-100101000.118:28
89A. Tuch000-100003010.019:16
4B. Byram101+101102020.021:13
23M. Samuelsson011+100202000.021:35
21C. Timmins000-100030100.019:39
25O. Power000000020000.018:41
26R. Dahlin000+120030040.021:04
64L. Stanley000000220100.012:52
34A. Lyon.9292826221/2213/412/2059:40
1U. Luukkonen-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
6th
MTL
283256+277-3-0L1106
4th
BUF
288241+476-3-1OT1109
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

BUFStatMTL
3.45Goals/Game3.40
2.93Goals Against/Game3.06
28.1Shots/Game26.3
19.5%Power Play %23.1%
81.9%Penalty Kill %78.2%
45.9%Faceoff %51.0%

Goaltenders

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

20-10-4

GAA

2.77

EV%

.954

PK%

.000

SV%

.907

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

22-9-3

GAA

2.52

EV%

.824

PK%

.500

SV%

.910

MTL

1
Jakub Dobes

Jakub Dobes

5 GP

Record

29-10-4

GAA

2.78

EV%

.947

PK%

.885

SV%

.901

2
Samuel Montembeault

Samuel Montembeault

5 GP

Record

10-8-4

GAA

3.43

EV%

.857

PK%

.750

SV%

.872

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

BUF

1
A. Tuch

A. Tuch

R | 5GP

G

3

A

2

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

2
B. Byram

B. Byram

D | 5GP

G

3

A

2

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

3
P. Krebs

P. Krebs

C | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

MTL

1
A. Texier

A. Texier

L | 5GP

G

2

A

2

P

4

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.80

2
Z. Bolduc

Z. Bolduc

R | 5GP

G

1

A

3

P

4

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.80

3
L. Hutson

L. Hutson

D | 5GP

G

1

A

3

P

4

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

0.80

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.901.03
1.171.09
1.111.28
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
MTL
BUF

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

MTL (6)BUF (4)

Goals / Game

MTL
3.70
BUF
3.30

Goals Against / Game

MTL
3.30
BUF
3.70

Shots / Game

MTL
25.0
BUF
23.7

Power Play %

MTL
31.4%
BUF
17.2%

Penalty Kill %

MTL
82.8%
BUF
68.6%

Face-Off %

MTL
56.6%
BUF
43.4%

Scratches

BUF

1
Luke Schenn

Luke Schenn

2
Sam Carrick

Sam Carrick

3
Tanner Pearson

Tanner Pearson

4
Michael Kesselring

Michael Kesselring

5
Colten Ellis

Colten Ellis

6
Ryan Johnson

Ryan Johnson

7
Devon Levi

Devon Levi

8
Josh Dunne

Josh Dunne

9
Riley Fiddler-Schultz

Riley Fiddler-Schultz

10
Noah Ostlund

Noah Ostlund

11
Vsevolod Komarov

Vsevolod Komarov

12
Anton Wahlberg

Anton Wahlberg

13
Zach Metsa

Zach Metsa

14
Konsta Helenius

Konsta Helenius

15
Radim Mrtka

Radim Mrtka

MTL

1
Brendan Gallagher

Brendan Gallagher

2
Samuel Montembeault

Samuel Montembeault

3
Jayden Struble

Jayden Struble

4
Oliver Kapanen

Oliver Kapanen

PIM Leaders (Season)

BUF

1
Peyton Krebs

Peyton Krebs

C

PIM

78

2
Rasmus Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

D

PIM

76

3
Alex Tuch

Alex Tuch

R

PIM

57

MTL

1
Arber Xhekaj

Arber Xhekaj

D

PIM

116

2
Josh Anderson

Josh Anderson

R

PIM

90

3
Jayden Struble

Jayden Struble

D

PIM

58

Past H2H Results