Buffalo SabresvsMontréal Canadiens — May 11, 2026

May 11, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
U. Luukkonen
BUF logo

U. Luukkonen

BUF • #1 • G
SV% .933PPSA 9/10
Second Star
M. Samuelsson
BUF logo

M. Samuelsson

BUF • #23 • D
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 2
Third Star
C. Caufield
MTL logo

C. Caufield

MTL • #13 • R
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 5

Linescore

Team123Total
BUF1113
MTL2002

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
BUF125522
MTL8101230

Goals

1st Period

M. Samuelsson
BUF

M. Samuelsson(3rd)

6:32(EV)

Assisted by J. Norris and J. Doan

A. Newhook
MTL

A. Newhook(6th)

10:08(EV)

Assisted by J. Evans and I. Demidov

C. Caufield
MTL

C. Caufield(3rd)

19:47(PP)

Power play goal assisted by J. Slafkovský and L. Hutson

2nd Period

T. Thompson
BUF

T. Thompson(4th)

7:00(PP)

Power play goal assisted by R. Dahlin

3rd Period

Z. Benson
BUF

Z. Benson(4th)

4:41(PP)

Power play goal assisted by J. Doan and T. Thompson

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

22

Shots On Goal

30

52.5

Faceoff %

47.5

2-4 (50.0%)

Power Play %

(14.3%) 1-7

16

Penalty Minutes

10

23

Hits

26

27

Blocked Shots

6

14

Giveaways

15

6

Takeaways

2

Box Score

13C. Caufield101001001150.021:21
15A. Newhook101+100301050.314:26
20J. Slafkovský011000302051.023:10
71J. Evans011+120200000.412:47
93I. Demidov011+100000020.018:45
14N. Suzuki000000001110.624:34
17J. Anderson000000200030.016:35
24P. Danault000000100000.514:42
76Z. Bolduc000-120210000.009:39
77K. Dach000-100102010.508:51
85A. Texier000000401020.012:59
90J. Veleno000-100201000.306:42
48L. Hutson011-100001000.028:02
8M. Matheson000+100223030.022:01
21K. Guhle000000200010.015:16
45A. Carrier000+160011000.017:00
53N. Dobson000-100121020.024:09
72A. Xhekaj000000100000.003:46
75J. Dobes.8642219315/1613/521/1057:17
32J. Fowler-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
4th
BUF
288241+476-3-1OT1109
6th
MTL
283256+277-3-0L1106
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

MTLStatBUF
3.40Goals/Game3.45
3.06Goals Against/Game2.93
26.3Shots/Game28.1
23.1%Power Play %19.5%
78.2%Penalty Kill %81.9%
51.0%Faceoff %45.9%

Goaltenders

MTL

1
Jakub Dobes

Jakub Dobes

5 GP

Record

29-10-4

GAA

2.78

EV%

.953

PK%

.852

SV%

.901

2
Samuel Montembeault

Samuel Montembeault

5 GP

Record

10-8-4

GAA

3.43

EV%

.857

PK%

.750

SV%

.872

BUF

1
Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

20-10-4

GAA

2.77

EV%

.903

PK%

.885

SV%

.907

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

22-9-3

GAA

2.52

EV%

-

PK%

-

SV%

.910

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

MTL

1
A. Newhook

A. Newhook

C | 5GP

G

5

A

0

P

5

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

2
N. Suzuki

N. Suzuki

C | 5GP

G

3

A

1

P

4

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

0.80

3
L. Hutson

L. Hutson

D | 5GP

G

0

A

4

P

4

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

0.80

BUF

1
Z. Benson

Z. Benson

L | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

2
R. Dahlin

R. Dahlin

D | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

2

PPG

2

P/G

1.00

3
T. Thompson

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

G

1

A

4

P

5

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

1.030.91
1.101.18
1.241.12
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
BUF
MTL

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (3)MTL (7)

Goals / Game

BUF
2.60
MTL
4.00

Goals Against / Game

BUF
4.00
MTL
2.60

Shots / Game

BUF
26.9
MTL
28.8

Power Play %

BUF
17.6%
MTL
31.6%

Penalty Kill %

BUF
68.4%
MTL
82.4%

Face-Off %

BUF
40.2%
MTL
59.8%

Scratches

MTL

1
Brendan Gallagher

Brendan Gallagher

2
Samuel Montembeault

Samuel Montembeault

3
Jayden Struble

Jayden Struble

4
Oliver Kapanen

Oliver Kapanen

5
Owen Beck

Owen Beck

6
Adam Engstrom

Adam Engstrom

7
David Reinbacher

David Reinbacher

8
Florian Xhekaj

Florian Xhekaj

BUF

1
Sam Carrick

Sam Carrick

2
Tanner Pearson

Tanner Pearson

3
Logan Stanley

Logan Stanley

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
Tyson Kozak

Tyson Kozak

10
Riley Fiddler-Schultz

Riley Fiddler-Schultz

11
Noah Ostlund

Noah Ostlund

12
Vsevolod Komarov

Vsevolod Komarov

13
Anton Wahlberg

Anton Wahlberg

14
Zach Metsa

Zach Metsa

15
Radim Mrtka

Radim Mrtka

PIM Leaders (Season)

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

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

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