Buffalo SabresvsMontréal Canadiens — May 9, 2026

May 9, 2026

Final

BUFBuffalo Sabres

SOG: 28

Final

MTLMontréal Canadiens

SOG: 36

Last 5 Games

BUF

@ BOS (6-1) - 2026-04-26

vs BOS (1-2) - 2026-04-28

@ BOS (4-1) - 2026-05-01

vs MTL (4-2) - 2026-05-06

vs MTL (1-5) - 2026-05-08

1.40PPG

Last 5 Games

MTL

PPG1.40

@ BUF (5-1) - 2026-05-08

@ BUF (2-4) - 2026-05-06

@ TBL (2-1) - 2026-05-03

vs TBL (0-1) - 2026-05-01

@ TBL (3-2) - 2026-04-29

1.40PPG

MTL

Three Stars

First Star

L. Hutson

MTL • #48 • D

G 0A 2PTS 2SOG 1

Second Star

A. Newhook

MTL • #15 • C

G 2A 0PTS 2SOG 4

Third Star

J. Dobes

MTL • #75 • G

SV% .929PPSA 4/5SHSA 1/1

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	Total
BUF	1	1	0	2
MTL	1	3	2	6

Shots On Goal

Team	1	2	3	Total
BUF	8	10	10	28
MTL	14	15	7	36

Goals

1st Period

T. Thompson(3rd)

0:53(EV)

BUF

Assisted by R. Dahlin

A. Newhook(4th)

15:31(EV)

MTL

Assisted by J. Evans

2nd Period

C. Caufield(2nd)

6:05(PP)

MTL

Power play goal assisted by L. Hutson and I. Demidov

Z. Bolduc(2nd)

10:43(EV)

MTL

Assisted by J. Veleno and A. Carrier

J. Slafkovský(4th)

12:17(PP)

MTL

Power play goal assisted by L. Hutson and C. Caufield

R. Dahlin(2nd)

14:46(PP)

BUF

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

3rd Period

K. Dach(4th)

8:46(EV)

MTL

Assisted by A. Texier and P. Danault

A. Newhook(5th)

15:14(EV)

MTL

Awarded empty net assisted by N. Suzuki and J. Evans

Game Stats

Shots On Goal

37.7

Faceoff %

62.3

1-4 (25.0%)

Power Play %

(33.3%) 2-6

Penalty Minutes

Hits

Blocked Shots

Giveaways

Takeaways

Box Score


13	C. Caufield	1	1	2	-1	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	0.0	17:17
15	A. Newhook	2	0	2	+2	2	0	4	0	1	0	4	0.6	16:43
71	J. Evans	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0.4	13:12
14	N. Suzuki	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0.7	19:44
20	J. Slafkovský	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0	1	4	0.0	18:12
24	P. Danault	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	0.7	14:39
76	Z. Bolduc	1	0	1	+1	16	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.0	10:43
77	K. Dach	1	0	1	+2	2	0	1	0	1	0	4	0.6	12:12
85	A. Texier	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	13:38
90	J. Veleno	0	1	1	+1	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	1.0	12:18
93	I. Demidov	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0.0	14:52
17	J. Anderson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0.0	15:26


48	L. Hutson	2	2	+2	2	1	0	0	0	1	20:35
45	A. Carrier	1	1	+1	0	1	4	2	0	0	24:31
8	M. Matheson	0	0	+1	0	1	2	3	1	0	25:06
21	K. Guhle	0	0	+1	14	2	2	2	0	0	17:48
53	N. Dobson	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0	1	17:45
72	A. Xhekaj	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	07:10


75	J. Dobes			.929	28	26	2	21/22	1	4/5	1	1/1	0	59:53
32	J. Fowler			-	0	0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	0/0	0	00:00

Standings

Full Standings

OVR	Team	GF	GA	GD	L10	Strk	PTS
4th	BUFBuffalo Sabres	288	241	+47	6-3-1	OT1	109
6th	MTLMontréal Canadiens	283	256	+27	7-3-0	L1	106

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

Jakub Dobes

5 GP

Record

29-10-4

GAA

2.78

EV%

.950

PK%

.893

SV%

.901

Samuel Montembeault

5 GP

Record

10-8-4

GAA

3.43

EV%

.857

PK%

.750

SV%

.872

BUF

Alex Lyon

5 GP

Record

20-10-4

GAA

2.77

EV%

.924

PK%

.947

SV%

.907

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

22-9-3

GAA

2.52

EV%

PK%

SV%

.910

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

MTL

N. Suzuki

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

0.80

A. Newhook

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

0.80

K. Guhle

D | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

0.80

BUF

Z. Benson

L | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

J. Doan

R | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

0.80

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

1.030.91

1.101.16

1.261.11

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

2.90

MTL

4.10

Goals Against / Game

BUF

4.10

MTL

2.90

Shots / Game

BUF

25.9

MTL

27.5

Power Play %

BUF

17.6%

MTL

31.6%

Penalty Kill %

BUF

68.4%

MTL

82.4%

Face-Off %

BUF

42.8%

MTL

57.2%

Scratches

MTL

Brendan Gallagher

Samuel Montembeault

Jayden Struble

Oliver Kapanen

BUF

Luke Schenn

Tanner Pearson

Michael Kesselring

Colten Ellis

Ryan Johnson

Devon Levi

Josh Dunne

Tyson Kozak

Riley Fiddler-Schultz

Noah Ostlund

Vsevolod Komarov

Anton Wahlberg

Zach Metsa

Konsta Helenius

Radim Mrtka

PIM Leaders (Season)

MTL

Arber Xhekaj

PIM

116

Josh Anderson

PIM

Jayden Struble

PIM

BUF

Peyton Krebs

PIM

Rasmus Dahlin

PIM

Alex Tuch

PIM

Buffalo SabresvsMontréal Canadiens — May 9, 2026

May 9, 2026

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games

Three Stars

L. Hutson

A. Newhook

J. Dobes

Linescore

Shots On Goal

Goals

Game Stats

Box Score

Standings

Season Stats Comparison

Goaltenders

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

Head-to-Head

Head-to-Head Wins

Goals / Game

Goals Against / Game

Shots / Game

Power Play %

Penalty Kill %

Face-Off %

Scratches

PIM Leaders (Season)

Past H2H Results

May 8

Final

MTL

BUF

May 6

Final

MTL

BUF

Jan 31

Final

MTL

BUF

Jan 22

Final

BUF

MTL