Montréal CanadiensvsBuffalo Sabres — May 5, 2026
May 5, 2026
Last 5 Games
Standings
Full Standings
| OVR | Team | GF | GA | GD | L10 | Strk | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th |  MTLMontréal Canadiens | 283 | 256 | +27 | 7-3-0 | L1 | 106 |
| 4th |  BUFBuffalo Sabres | 288 | 241 | +47 | 6-3-1 | OT1 | 109 |
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
5 GP
Record
20-10-4
GAA
2.77
EV%
.954
PK%
.000
SV%
.907
2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
5 GP
Record
22-9-3
GAA
2.52
EV%
.824
PK%
.500
SV%
.910
MTL
1
Jakub Dobes
5 GP
Record
29-10-4
GAA
2.78
EV%
.947
PK%
.885
SV%
.901
2
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
R | 5GP
G
3
A
2
P
5
PPP
0
PPG
0
P/G
1.00
2
B. Byram
D | 5GP
G
3
A
2
P
5
PPP
0
PPG
0
P/G
1.00
3
P. Krebs
C | 5GP
G
2
A
3
P
5
PPP
0
PPG
0
P/G
1.00
MTL
1
A. Texier
L | 5GP
G
2
A
2
P
4
PPP
0
PPG
0
P/G
0.80
2
Z. Bolduc
R | 5GP
G
1
A
3
P
4
PPP
0
PPG
0
P/G
0.80
3
L. Hutson
D | 5GP
G
1
A
3
P
4
PPP
1
PPG
0
P/G
0.80
Avg Goals Scored Per Period
0.891.03
1.171.09
1.101.28
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%
PIM Leaders (Season)
BUF
1
Peyton Krebs
C
PIM
78
2
Rasmus Dahlin
D
PIM
76
3
Alex Tuch
R
PIM
57
MTL
1
Arber Xhekaj
D
PIM
116
2
Josh Anderson
R
PIM
90
3
Jayden Struble
D
PIM
58