Montréal CanadiensvsBuffalo Sabres — May 17, 2026

May 17, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
A. Newhook
MTL logo

A. Newhook

MTL • #15 • C
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 2
Second Star
J. Dobes
MTL logo

J. Dobes

MTL • #75 • G
SV% .949PPSA 1/1
Third Star
R. Dahlin
BUF logo

R. Dahlin

BUF • #26 • D
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 5

Linescore

Team123OTTotal
MTL20013
BUF01102

Shots On Goal

Team123OTTotal
MTL1174325
BUF91410639

Goals

1st Period

P. Danault
MTL

P. Danault(1st)

4:30(EV)

Assisted by K. Guhle and A. Texier

Z. Bolduc
MTL

Z. Bolduc(3rd)

14:29(PP)

Power play goal assisted by N. Suzuki and L. Hutson

2nd Period

J. Greenway
BUF

J. Greenway(2nd)

13:19(EV)

Assisted by M. Samuelsson and B. Malenstyn

3rd Period

R. Dahlin
BUF

R. Dahlin(4th)

6:27(EV)

Assisted by O. Power and R. McLeod

OT

A. Newhook
MTL

A. Newhook(7th)

11:22(EV)

Assisted by A. Carrier

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

25

Shots On Goal

39

46.4

Faceoff %

53.6

1-1 (100.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-1

2

Penalty Minutes

2

28

Hits

21

22

Blocked Shots

11

22

Giveaways

16

7

Takeaways

3

Box Score

12J. Greenway101+100302020.011:11
29B. Malenstyn011+100400010.010:42
71R. McLeod011+100101120.720:39
6Z. Benson000-120001020.024:07
9J. Norris000-100101010.721:37
17J. Zucker000-100312000.016:39
19P. Krebs000+100220010.711:13
22J. Quinn000-100001120.019:12
72T. Thompson000-100002050.021:56
89A. Tuch000+100221151.021:25
91J. Doan000+100110030.018:38
94K. Helenius000-100310030.116:37
23M. Samuelsson011+100021020.028:35
25O. Power011+100000010.028:47
26R. Dahlin101000112050.033:11
4B. Byram000-200012010.028:18
21C. Timmins000000000030.018:43
73Z. Metsa000000000000.003:25
1U. Luukkonen.8802522322/2420/110/0071:22
34A. Lyon-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%

.833

PK%

.778

SV%

.907

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

22-9-3

GAA

2.52

EV%

.914

PK%

.857

SV%

.910

MTL

1
Jakub Dobes

Jakub Dobes

5 GP

Record

29-10-4

GAA

2.78

EV%

.920

PK%

.812

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
R. Dahlin

R. Dahlin

D | 5GP

G

2

A

7

P

9

PPP

5

PPG

1

P/G

1.80

2
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

3

A

5

P

8

PPP

5

PPG

1

P/G

1.60

3
J. Doan

J. Doan

R | 5GP

G

1

A

4

P

5

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

MTL

1
J. Evans

J. Evans

C | 5GP

G

2

A

5

P

7

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

2
L. Hutson

L. Hutson

D | 5GP

G

0

A

7

P

7

PPP

5

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

3
A. Newhook

A. Newhook

C | 5GP

G

5

A

1

P

6

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.20

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.961.06
1.181.11
1.091.24
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
MTL
BUF

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

MTL (5)BUF (5)

Goals / Game

MTL
3.70
BUF
3.40

Goals Against / Game

MTL
3.40
BUF
3.70

Shots / Game

MTL
29.1
BUF
28.1

Power Play %

MTL
28.6%
BUF
34.3%

Penalty Kill %

MTL
65.7%
BUF
71.4%

Face-Off %

MTL
57.3%
BUF
42.7%

Scratches

BUF

1
Luke Schenn

Luke Schenn

2
Sam Carrick

Sam Carrick

3
Tanner Pearson

Tanner Pearson

4
Logan Stanley

Logan Stanley

5
Michael Kesselring

Michael Kesselring

6
Colten Ellis

Colten Ellis

7
Ryan Johnson

Ryan Johnson

8
Devon Levi

Devon Levi

9
Josh Dunne

Josh Dunne

10
Tyson Kozak

Tyson Kozak

11
Riley Fiddler-Schultz

Riley Fiddler-Schultz

12
Noah Ostlund

Noah Ostlund

13
Vsevolod Komarov

Vsevolod Komarov

14
Anton Wahlberg

Anton Wahlberg

15
Radim Mrtka

Radim Mrtka

MTL

1
Brendan Gallagher

Brendan Gallagher

2
Samuel Montembeault

Samuel Montembeault

3
Joe Veleno

Joe Veleno

4
Jayden Struble

Jayden Struble

5
Owen Beck

Owen Beck

6
Adam Engstrom

Adam Engstrom

7
David Reinbacher

David Reinbacher

8
Florian Xhekaj

Florian Xhekaj

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

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