Montréal CanadiensvsBuffalo Sabres — May 7, 2026

May 7, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
A. Newhook
MTL logo

A. Newhook

MTL • #15 • C
G 2A 0PTS 2SOG 4
Second Star
J. Dobes
MTL logo

J. Dobes

MTL • #75 • G
SV% .967PPSA 10/10
Third Star
Z. Benson
BUF logo

Z. Benson

BUF • #6 • L
G 1A 0PTS 1SOG 1

Linescore

Team123Total
MTL2125
BUF0101

Shots On Goal

Team123Total
MTL138728
BUF8111130

Goals

1st Period

A. Newhook
MTL

A. Newhook(2nd)

1:36(EV)

Assisted by K. Guhle and L. Hutson

M. Matheson
MTL

M. Matheson(1st)

4:27(EV)

Assisted by P. Danault

2nd Period

A. Newhook
MTL

A. Newhook(3rd)

4:47(EV)

Assisted by J. Evans and N. Dobson

Z. Benson
BUF

Z. Benson(3rd)

19:22(EV)

Assisted by C. Timmins and J. Doan

3rd Period

A. Carrier
MTL

A. Carrier(1st)

3:54(EV)

Unassisted

N. Suzuki
MTL

N. Suzuki(3rd)

15:59(EV)

Empty net assisted by J. Anderson

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

28

Shots On Goal

30

56.6

Faceoff %

43.4

0-5 (0.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-5

22

Penalty Minutes

12

18

Hits

44

18

Blocked Shots

11

11

Giveaways

13

7

Takeaways

4

Box Score

6Z. Benson101020401010.019:25
91J. Doan011020201041.016:28
9J. Norris000-100402030.417:39
12J. Greenway000000200111.012:55
17J. Zucker000-200102020.011:08
19P. Krebs000-100410010.812:25
22J. Quinn000-100110000.014:30
29B. Malenstyn000000000000.007:11
48T. Kozak000000000010.510:02
71R. McLeod000-200003020.317:17
72T. Thompson000-400601010.518:38
89A. Tuch000-300211070.020:19
21C. Timmins011000140000.018:08
4B. Byram000-320201210.021:27
23M. Samuelsson0000201030100.019:47
25O. Power000-200211000.020:18
26R. Dahlin000-120100050.022:17
64L. Stanley000-120200010.010:27
34A. Lyon.8522723414/1847/702/2058:13
1U. Luukkonen-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%

.951

PK%

.950

SV%

.907

2
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

5 GP

Record

22-9-3

GAA

2.52

EV%

-

PK%

-

SV%

.910

MTL

1
Jakub Dobes

Jakub Dobes

5 GP

Record

29-10-4

GAA

2.78

EV%

.938

PK%

.840

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
B. Byram

B. Byram

D | 5GP

G

3

A

2

P

5

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

1.00

2
Z. Benson

Z. Benson

L | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

3
J. Doan

J. Doan

R | 5GP

G

2

A

3

P

5

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

MTL

1
N. Suzuki

N. Suzuki

C | 5GP

G

2

A

2

P

4

PPP

2

PPG

1

P/G

0.80

2
K. Guhle

K. Guhle

D | 5GP

G

0

A

4

P

4

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.80

3
Z. Bolduc

Z. Bolduc

R | 5GP

G

1

A

2

P

3

PPP

0

PPG

0

P/G

0.60

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.901.04
1.171.10
1.101.27
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
3.80
BUF
3.10

Goals Against / Game

MTL
3.10
BUF
3.80

Shots / Game

MTL
27.8
BUF
25.3

Power Play %

MTL
32.4%
BUF
21.9%

Penalty Kill %

MTL
78.1%
BUF
67.6%

Face-Off %

MTL
57.2%
BUF
42.8%

Scratches

BUF

1
Luke Schenn

Luke Schenn

2
Sam Carrick

Sam Carrick

3
Tanner Pearson

Tanner Pearson

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
Riley Fiddler-Schultz

Riley Fiddler-Schultz

10
Noah Ostlund

Noah Ostlund

11
Vsevolod Komarov

Vsevolod Komarov

12
Anton Wahlberg

Anton Wahlberg

13
Zach Metsa

Zach Metsa

14
Konsta Helenius

Konsta Helenius

15
Radim Mrtka

Radim Mrtka

MTL

1
Brendan Gallagher

Brendan Gallagher

2
Samuel Montembeault

Samuel Montembeault

3
Jayden Struble

Jayden Struble

4
Oliver Kapanen

Oliver Kapanen

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

Past H2H Results