Buffalo SabresvsMontréal Canadiens — May 15, 2026

May 15, 2026

Final

BUFBuffalo Sabres

SOG: 36

Final

MTLMontréal Canadiens

SOG: 22

Last 5 Games

BUF

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

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

@ MTL (2-6) - 2026-05-10

@ MTL (3-2) - 2026-05-12

vs MTL (3-6) - 2026-05-14

0.80PPG

Last 5 Games

MTL

PPG1.20

@ BUF (6-3) - 2026-05-14

vs BUF (2-3) - 2026-05-12

vs BUF (6-2) - 2026-05-10

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

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

1.20PPG

MTL

Three Stars

First Star

R. Dahlin

BUF • #26 • D

G 1A 4PTS 5SOG 3

Second Star

J. Quinn

BUF • #22 • R

G 2A 1PTS 3SOG 3

Third Star

T. Thompson

BUF • #72 • C

G 1A 3PTS 4SOG 6

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	Total
BUF	2	3	3	8
MTL	3	0	0	3

Shots On Goal

Team	1	2	3	Total
BUF	11	17	8	36
MTL	5	10	7	22

Goals

1st Period

R. Dahlin(3rd)

0:32(EV)

BUF

Assisted by M. Samuelsson and Z. Benson

A. Xhekaj(1st)

1:40(EV)

MTL

Assisted by J. Evans

I. Demidov(2nd)

8:12(PP)

MTL

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

J. Evans(2nd)

10:14(SH)

MTL

Short-handed goal assisted by M. Matheson

J. Zucker(2nd)

13:56(PP)

BUF

Power play goal assisted by J. Norris and J. Quinn

2nd Period

Z. Benson(5th)

1:00(EV)

BUF

Assisted by T. Thompson and B. Byram

J. Quinn(1st)

10:54(PP)

BUF

Power play goal assisted by R. Dahlin and T. Thompson

K. Helenius(2nd)

12:59(EV)

BUF

Assisted by J. Zucker and R. Dahlin

3rd Period

J. Quinn(2nd)

9:58(PP)

BUF

Power play goal assisted by T. Thompson and R. Dahlin

T. Thompson(5th)

14:12(EV)

BUF

Empty net (unassisted)

Z. Metsa(1st)

17:49(PP)

BUF

Power play goal assisted by R. McLeod and R. Dahlin

Game Stats

Shots On Goal

60.7

Faceoff %

39.3

4-6 (66.7%)

Power Play %

(33.3%) 1-3

Penalty Minutes

Hits

Blocked Shots

Giveaways

Takeaways

Box Score


71	J. Evans	1	1	2	+1	12	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.6	16:13
13	C. Caufield	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.0	16:01
93	I. Demidov	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	5	0.0	17:14
14	N. Suzuki	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0.5	19:20
15	A. Newhook	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	0.3	16:32
17	J. Anderson	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0.0	14:03
20	J. Slafkovský	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	0.0	17:46
24	P. Danault	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.2	12:06
76	Z. Bolduc	0	0	0	-1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0.0	13:39
77	K. Dach	0	0	0	-1	10	0	3	0	0	0	2	0.3	11:24
85	A. Texier	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	13:04
90	J. Veleno	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	09:59


8	M. Matheson	0	1	1	-2	4	3	1	0	0	0	22:05
48	L. Hutson	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	2	2	1	24:28
72	A. Xhekaj	1	0	1	0	12	3	1	0	0	1	07:12
21	K. Guhle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19:27
45	A. Carrier	0	0	0	-2	12	0	0	0	0	0	17:32
53	N. Dobson	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	1	25:22


75	J. Dobes			.818	33	27	6	19/22	3	6/9	3	2/2	0	49:58
32	J. Fowler			.500	2	1	1	1/1	0	0/1	1	0/0	0	08:23

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%

.921

PK%

.821

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%

.884

PK%

.800

SV%

.907

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

22-9-3

GAA

2.52

EV%

.884

PK%

.818

SV%

.910

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

MTL

A. Newhook

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

N. Suzuki

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

J. Slafkovský

L | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.20

BUF

J. Doan

R | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

1.40

Z. Benson

L | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

0.80

T. Thompson

C | 5GP

PPP

PPG

P/G

0.80

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

1.050.94

1.091.19

1.231.11

1st Period2nd Period3rd Period

BUF

MTL

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

BUF (4)MTL (6)

Goals / Game

BUF

2.90

MTL

3.80

Goals Against / Game

BUF

3.80

MTL

2.90

Shots / Game

BUF

28.1

MTL

28.9

Power Play %

BUF

24.2%

MTL

29.7%

Penalty Kill %

BUF

70.3%

MTL

75.8%

Face-Off %

BUF

40.6%

MTL

59.4%

Scratches

MTL

Brendan Gallagher

Samuel Montembeault

Jayden Struble

Oliver Kapanen

Owen Beck

Adam Engstrom

David Reinbacher

Florian Xhekaj

BUF

Luke Schenn

Sam Carrick

Tanner Pearson

Logan Stanley

Michael Kesselring

Colten Ellis

Ryan Johnson

Devon Levi

Josh Dunne

Tyson Kozak

Riley Fiddler-Schultz

Noah Ostlund

Vsevolod Komarov

Anton Wahlberg

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 15, 2026

May 15, 2026

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games

Three Stars

R. Dahlin

J. Quinn

T. Thompson

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 14

Final

MTL

BUF

May 12

Final

BUF

MTL

May 10

Final

BUF

MTL

May 8

Final

MTL

BUF