MTL
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
48-23-10 · W1 · L10: 8-2-0
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
Final
2—4
2026-05-06 · KeyBank Center
BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
SO
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
MTL controlled xG 2.5 to 2.3 but BUF won on execution

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
0121ST2ND3RD
MTL xG
2.54
ACTUAL
2 — 4
BUF xG
2.30

Scoring Timeline

0.16
HIGH xG
BUF1P 4:31Even Strength
Josh Doan
91
Josh Doan(2)
R · BUF · #91
Zach Benson (2)
MTL 0 - 1 BUF
0.09
MED xG
BUF1P 13:26Power Play
Ryan McLeod
71
Ryan McLeod(1)
C · BUF · #71
Zach Benson (3), Josh Doan (3)
MTL 0 - 2 BUF
0.28
HIGH xG
MTL1P 19:16Power Play
Nick Suzuki
14
Nick Suzuki(2)
C · MTL · #14
Juraj Slafkovský (1), Ivan Demidov (2)
MTL 1 - 2 BUF
0.02
LOW xG
BUF2P 3:32Even Strength
Jordan Greenway
12
Jordan Greenway(1)
L · BUF · #12
Mattias Samuelsson (1)
MTL 1 - 3 BUF
0.07
MED xG
BUF2P 9:01Power Play
Bowen Byram
4
Bowen Byram(4)
D · BUF · #4
Ryan McLeod (2)
MTL 1 - 4 BUF
0.07
MED xG
MTL2P 16:31Even Strength
Kirby Dach
77
Kirby Dach(3)
C · MTL · #77
Zack Bolduc (4)
MTL 2 - 4 BUF

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Alex Lyon
34
Alex Lyon
G · BUF · #34
26/28 saves, .928 SV%, +0.6 GSAx
★2
Josh Doan
91
Josh Doan
R · BUF · #91
1G, 1A, 3 SOG, 2 HIT
★3
Ryan McLeod
71
Ryan McLeod
C · BUF · #71
1G, 1A, 2 SOG

Team Stats

MTLBUF
28Shots16
2.37xGF2.02
49.3CF%50.7
62.7FO%37.2
1/2PP2/3
31Hits27
12Blocks13
7Giveaways15
4Takeaways5
6PIM4

Period Breakdown

PeriodMTL SOGBUF SOGMTL xGBUF xG
1st840.870.69
2nd770.441.29
3rd1111.220.32
Total26122.532.30

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 0:30
MTL
Lane Hutsontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Zach Benson
1P 11:35
MTL
Nick Suzukitripping (2 min)
Drawn by Bowen Byram
1P 17:58
BUF
Rasmus Dahlininterference (2 min)
Drawn by Jake Evans
2P 7:13
MTL
Kaiden Guhlecross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Tyson Kozak
2P 9:11
BUF
Beck Malenstynhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Lane Hutson