MTL
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
48-24-10 · L1 · L10: 7-3-0
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
Final
6—3
2026-05-14 · KeyBank Center
BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
50-23-9 · OT1 · L10: 6-3-1
SO
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
BUF controlled xG 3.6 to 3.3 but MTL won on execution

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
MTL xG
3.27
ACTUAL
6 — 3
BUF xG
3.60

Scoring Timeline

0.07
MED xG
BUF1P 2:00Even Strength
Jason Zucker
17
Jason Zucker(1)
L · BUF · #17
Jack Quinn (4), Conor Timmins (2)
MTL 0 - 1 BUF
0.42
HIGH xG
MTL1P 6:31Even Strength
Cole Caufield
13
Cole Caufield(4)
R · MTL · #13
Nick Suzuki (7), Juraj Slafkovský (3)
MTL 1 - 1 BUF
0.03
LOW xG
BUF1P 7:45Even Strength
Josh Doan
91
Josh Doan(3)
R · BUF · #91
Owen Power (5)
MTL 1 - 2 BUF
0.05
MED xG
MTL1P 7:54Even Strength
Alexandre Texier
85
Alexandre Texier(3)
L · MTL · #85
Alexandre Carrier (3), Phillip Danault (4)
MTL 2 - 2 BUF
0.07
MED xG
BUF1P 10:15Even Strength
Konsta Helenius
94
Konsta Helenius(1)
C · BUF · #94
Mattias Samuelsson (2), Rasmus Dahlin (6)
MTL 2 - 3 BUF
0.13
HIGH xG
MTL2P 8:01Even Strength
Josh Anderson
17
Josh Anderson(3)
R · MTL · #17
Lane Hutson (9), Phillip Danault (5)
MTL 3 - 3 BUF
0.78
HIGH xG
MTL2P 16:15Even Strength
Jake Evans
71
Jake Evans(1)
C · MTL · #71
Ivan Demidov (5), Alex Newhook (2)
MTL 4 - 3 BUF
0.12
HIGH xG
MTL2P 17:33Power Play
Nick Suzuki
14
Nick Suzuki(4)
C · MTL · #14
Juraj Slafkovský (4), Lane Hutson (10)
MTL 5 - 3 BUF
0.10
HIGH xG
MTL3P 3:32Power Play
Ivan Demidov
93
Ivan Demidov(1)
R · MTL · #93
Juraj Slafkovský (5), Nick Suzuki (8)
MTL 6 - 3 BUF

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jakub Dobes
75
Jakub Dobes
G · MTL · #75
33/36 saves, .916 SV%, +0.7 GSAx
★2
Nick Suzuki
14
Nick Suzuki
C · MTL · #14
1G, 2A, 1 SOG, 2 HIT
★3
Juraj Slafkovský
20
Juraj Slafkovský
L · MTL · #20
3A, 2 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

MTLBUF
26Shots36
3.27xGF3.60
42.5CF%57.5
55.9FO%44.1
2/2PP0/2
19Hits22
25Blocks11
16Giveaways11
5Takeaways4
16PIM16

Period Breakdown

PeriodMTL SOGBUF SOGMTL xGBUF xG
1st960.870.74
2nd972.030.69
3rd2200.372.16
Total20333.273.59

Penalties

8 TOTAL
2P 12:51
MTL
Juraj Slafkovskýhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Doan
2P 17:23
BUF
Tage Thompsoncross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Jake Evans
3P 2:09
BUF
Rasmus Dahlincross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Ivan Demidov
3P 16:32
MTL
Josh Andersonslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Bowen Byram
3P 16:32
BUF
Bowen Byramslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Anderson
3P 16:32
MTL
Lane Hutsoncross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Jack Quinn
3P 17:50
BUF
Zach Bensonmisconduct (10 min)
3P 17:50
MTL
Alex Newhookmisconduct (10 min)