Buffalo SabresvsMontréal Canadiens — May 9, 2026
May 9, 2026
Last 5 Games
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
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
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
Hot Players (Last 5 Games)
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
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
Avg Goals Scored Per Period
1.030.90
1.091.17
1.281.11
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
3.30
MTL
3.70
Goals Against / Game
BUF
3.70
MTL
3.30
Shots / Game
BUF
23.7
MTL
25.0
Power Play %
BUF
17.2%
MTL
31.4%
Penalty Kill %
BUF
68.6%
MTL
82.8%
Face-Off %
BUF
43.4%
MTL
56.6%
PIM Leaders (Season)
MTL
1
Arber Xhekaj
D
PIM
116
2
Josh Anderson
R
PIM
90
3
Jayden Struble
D
PIM
58
BUF
1
Peyton Krebs
C
PIM
78
2
Rasmus Dahlin
D
PIM
76
3
Alex Tuch
R
PIM
57