2026 NHL Eastern Second Round
Montreal Canadiens defeat Buffalo Sabres 4-3

Buffalo Sabres
W-L: 50-23-9, .610
SRS: 0.59 (5th of 32)
Goals: 283 (5th of 32)
Goals Against: 240 (10th of 32)
Montreal Canadiens
W-L: 48-24-10, .585
SRS: 0.37 (7th of 32)
Goals: 279 (7th of 32)
Goals Against: 251 (16th of 32)
Game 1, May 6
Montreal Canadiens 2
Buffalo Sabres 4  
Game 2, May 8
Montreal Canadiens 5
Buffalo Sabres 1  
Game 3, May 10
Buffalo Sabres 2
Montreal Canadiens 6  
Game 4, May 12
Buffalo Sabres 3
Montreal Canadiens 2  
Game 5, May 14
Montreal Canadiens 6
Buffalo Sabres 3  
Game 6, May 16
Buffalo Sabres 8
Montreal Canadiens 3  
Game 7, May 18
Montreal Canadiens 3
Buffalo Sabres 2 OT

Buffalo Sabres Skaters Series Stats

Buffalo Sabres Skaters Series Stats Table
Scoring Goals Assists Ice Time
No. Player Pos Age GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV PP SH S S% SHFT TOI ATOI
26Rasmus DahlinD257371011421003402512.0192166:2923:47
72Tage ThompsonC287358-7421001402015.0173137:4119:40
91Josh DoanRW2372573620002301910.5164121:3717:22
6Zach BensonLW20733633621012101520.0173134:0419:09
23Mattias SamuelssonD257145321000400119.1184165:0923:36
22Jack QuinnRW247224-1002011101315.4147113:0316:09
71Ryan McLeodC267134-3001001201010.0158111:1415:53
17Jason ZuckerLW347213-321100100728.613088:0712:35
12Jordan GreenwayLW287202-122001000540.010878:5611:17
94Konsta HeleniusF1942021020000001020.08053:5313:28
4Bowen ByramD247112-6100100100147.1181153:5221:59
9Joshua NorrisC267022160000110120.0168118:4916:58
25Owen PowerD23702200000020010.0185155:2522:12
21Conor TimminsD277022-22000020040.0141123:5217:42
73Zach MetsaD272101-1001000001100.02015:447:52
29Beck MalenstynLW27701104000010040.09769:199:54
19Peyton KrebsC257000-514000000040.012891:3113:04
5Luke SchennD362000-10000000002415:057:33
64Logan StanleyD273000-214000000010.04735:1011:43
48Tyson KozakC23200010000000020.02820:5810:29
89Alex TuchRW297000-840000000260.0174139:1319:53
10Sam CarrickC33100002000000020.0116:176:17
Team Total233861-27122149032216020611.227132115:2816:47

Buffalo Sabres Goalies Series Stats

Buffalo Sabres Goalies Series Stats Table
Goalie Stats Ice Time
No. Player Pos Age GP DEC GA SA SV SV% SO PIM TOI ATOI
1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG2642-2-0109787.89700221:0355:16
34Alex LyonG3351-2-0159883.84700200:2540:05
Team Total3-4-025195170.87200421:2846:50
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Montreal Canadiens Skaters Series Stats

Montreal Canadiens Skaters Series Stats Table
Scoring Goals Assists Ice Time
No. Player Pos Age GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV PP SH S S% SHFT TOI ATOI
48Lane HutsonD217088280000260110.0180172:3124:39
15Alex NewhookC25761761260011002227.3151117:2616:47
14Nick SuzukiC267347-2212002201717.6160154:5822:08
71Jake EvansC/RW2972578141011500922.2147114:5616:25
93Ivan DemidovRW2072464002002201513.3130119:3117:04
20Juraj SlafkovskyLW217156-420100140224.5146139:0919:53
13Cole CaufieldRW257325-3012000202213.6141128:5718:25
24Phillip DanaultC327145341000400616.7147104:3614:57
45Alexandre CarrierD2971343221000300333.3196147:5621:08
76Zachary BolducC227213-3181101100450.010673:5910:34
85Alexandre TexierC267123201000200616.712391:0413:01
77Kirby DachC/RW257202-11220000001315.410771:3410:13
17Josh AndersonRW3171124161000100128.3145107:5815:25
8Mike MathesonD317112241001001911.1192174:4224:57
21Kaiden GuhleD247022218000020040.0161135:1919:20
72Arber XhekajD2571012161000000333.36244:306:21
53Noah DobsonD267011-100000100130.0190154:3522:05
90Joe VelenoC266011-10000010040.08258:009:40
91Oliver KapanenC22100000000000010.074:454:45
Team Total27457223148188142816119613.825732116:2616:48

Montreal Canadiens Goalies Series Stats

Montreal Canadiens Goalies Series Stats Table
Goalie Stats Ice Time
No. Player Pos Age GP DEC GA SA SV SV% SO PIM TOI ATOI
75Jakub DobesG2474-3-021203182.89702415:1859:20
32Jacob FowlerG2110-0-0121.500008:238:23
Team Total4-3-022205183.89302423:4152:58

2025-26 Regular Season Stats

Monday, Oct 20, 2025
Buffalo Sabres 2
Montreal Canadiens 4  
Thursday, Jan 15, 2026
Montreal Canadiens 3
Buffalo Sabres 5  
Thursday, Jan 22, 2026
Buffalo Sabres 4
Montreal Canadiens 2  
Saturday, Jan 31, 2026
Montreal Canadiens 4
Buffalo Sabres 2  

BUF Scoring Regular Season

BUF Scoring Regular Season Table
Scoring Goals Assists Ice Time Point Shares
Rk Player Age Pos GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV PP SH S S% TOI ATOI OPS DPS PS BLK HIT FOW FOL FO%
1Tage Thompson28C81404181-635346052218127214.7155919:157.61.49.0488539046845.5
2Rasmus Dahlin25D77195574187613600391601959.7186224:116.84.511.4796700
3Alex Tuch29RW79333366245723732292219516.9150019:005.62.48.09082465246.9
4Ryan McLeod26C811440542516905132719015.6142717:372.72.45.1341661267247.7
5Josh Doan23RW82252752-42516904198017014.7130115:524.01.25.1317841422.2
6Jack Quinn24RW8220315141816404247019110.5128415:393.41.44.925523925.0
7Jason Zucker34LW62242145-523141007156012918.696915:374.10.84.92157487638.7
8Zach Benson20LW65133043274211114254111511.3103315:532.62.14.722407846.7
9Bowen Byram24D82113142154810105246110910.1183222:202.94.27.2935000
10Mattias Samuelsson25D78132841412812013260210911.9178122:503.16.19.215413200
11Peyton Krebs25C8212273913781200426109312.9112913:461.91.63.54120121026744.0
12Joshua Norris26C4413213411281120314706918.869715:502.71.13.8272429430049.5
13Owen Power23D8182129916800018031206.7175421:391.43.75.1952900
14Noah Ostlund21C601116271114920112406018.383813:581.41.32.73058618731.5
15Beck Malenstyn27LW8177140386010700729.791111:15-0.50.90.475282101540.0
16Conor Timmins27D39088-8180000800440.073218:46-0.10.60.5812900
17Isak Rosen22RW16347-3030002201618.820112:340.40.10.510710100.0
18Sam Carrick33C1351641250011001926.314010:450.70.31.0620826157.3
19Tyson Kozak23C46246-122000301306.751911:17-0.70.5-0.23712018720048.3
20Zach Metsa27D432461682001400248.347210:580.22.02.231500
21Jordan Greenway28LW40156-10291000500323.149812:27-0.70.1-0.6225782524.2
22Jiri Kulich21C12325-4430002002015.019616:220.20.00.3129689541.7
23Jacob Bryson28D35235-1820003001216.735110:020.20.50.820900
24Logan Stanley27D170555290000500220.025414:570.20.81.0151400
25Joshua Dunne27C34134-7381000300293.43229:29-0.40.1-0.31640665654.1
26Konsta Helenius19F9134101000300156.710711:550.20.10.3310101441.7
27Michael Kesselring26D340220500000200460.045513:24-0.40.80.4382500
28Tanner Pearson33LW402222000020030.04110:090.10.10.21600
29Colten Ellis25G16011000000100091156:580.00.03.30000
30Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen26G350110400001000202857:560.00.07.20000
31Alex Lyon33G360110400000100199255:200.00.07.30000
32Justin Danforth32RW4000-22000000020.04711:42-0.10.0-0.243171454.8
33Mason Geertsen30D5000-112000000010.0214:070.00.0-0.10800
34Ryan Johnson24D30000200000000279:000.00.00.03200
35Trevor Kuntar24C1000-100000000055:120.00.00.00100
36Luke Schenn36D4000-111000000030.05112:47-0.10.0-0.131000
Team Total822834787611727772244811453778912230712.349.641.1108.4116715752149253345.9

BUF Goalies Regular Season

BUF Goalies Regular Season Table
Goalie Stats
Rk Player Age GP GS W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO MIN QS QS% RBS GA%- GSAA
1Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen263534229385929844.9092.521202821.61858812.1
2Alex Lyon3336342010492978886.9062.773199223.67669010.2
3Colten Ellis25161484244455411.9032.9019117.5001933.5
Team Total825023922123622141.9062.695493151.622129025.8

MTL Scoring Regular Season

MTL Scoring Regular Season Table
Scoring Goals Assists Ice Time Point Shares
Rk Player Age Pos GP G A PTS +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV PP SH S S% TOI ATOI OPS DPS PS BLK HIT FOW FOL FO%
1Nick Suzuki26C82297210137281711124032018315.8170720:498.03.111.1626273171850.4
2Cole Caufield25RW81513788291440110121918025819.8147318:119.52.612.1215061233.3
3Lane Hutson21D82126678363410203481801249.7194923:466.46.412.81373100
4Juraj Slafkovsky21LW823043739521515043013018016.7152018:325.81.97.778105204132.8
5Ivan Demidov20RW82194362334127043013012715.0127115:304.41.45.8262800
6Noah Dobson26D801235475341020129511587.6179922:293.53.87.31886200
7Oliver Kapanen22C8222153742220112130213116.8118714:292.51.43.8683230636645.5
8Mike Matheson31D7873037934601328111146.1188524:101.94.36.21505900
9Zachary Bolduc22C78121830-6289303153010111.9106313:381.10.92.043170191950.0
10Alex Newhook25C421312259101120211106121.360814:292.01.03.0174812613947.5
11Jake Evans29C68121224-8281002212007615.8104415:210.60.81.4508947237355.9
12Josh Anderson31RW7214923-490120217028915.7101014:010.80.91.743129231069.7
13Brendan Gallagher33RW7771623039520013301215.895112:210.31.01.220986460.0
14Alexandre Carrier29D7371522234700015005612.5139319:051.12.83.91553500
15Alexandre Texier26C4381220924800111106711.961414:171.01.02.0145621313.3
16Kirby Dach25C378715-23180005204717.050513:390.80.41.33053486841.4
17Phillip Danault32C456612-62050116004912.267815:04-0.10.50.3294132425356.2
18Jayden Struble24D592101245820001000267.782714:010.31.92.23211500
19Kaiden Guhle24D3929115412002900395.175919:280.31.82.1638600
20Sammy Blais29LW132354620003001118.21118:310.40.30.6750020.0
21Joe Veleno26C61235-12192001300523.873812:05-1.40.3-1.13216616315351.6
22Arber Xhekaj25D65134-81161000300402.574211:25-0.40.80.44317800
23Owen Beck21C15101461000000119.11389:11-0.20.30.1824443158.7
24Jared Davidson23C10011-410000010090.0878:43-0.1-0.1-0.2118010.0
25Adam Engstrom22D15011280000100110.019613:03-0.10.50.48700
26Patrik Laine27RW5011-32000010060.06312:36-0.10.0-0.1022166.7
27David Reinbacher21D201100000010030.02613:090.10.10.12100
28Florian Xhekaj21LW5011-17000010040.0489:360.00.00.04900
29Jakub Dobes24G430000200000000252658:440.00.08.30000
30Jacob Fowler21G170000000000000101159:270.00.03.50000
31Sam Montembeault29G250000000000000141856:440.00.02.50000
32Joshua Roy22RW300002000000020.0299:47-0.10.0-0.10600
Team Total82279481760117833215568443651106215612.948.140.0102.3133118102292220451.0

MTL Goalies Regular Season

MTL Goalies Regular Season Table
Goalie Stats
Rk Player Age GP GS W L T/O GA SA SV SV% GAA SO MIN QS QS% RBS GA%- GSAA
1Jakub Dobes2443422910411711871070.9012.780252627.6439947.0
2Sam Montembeault292523108481636555.8733.43014188.34811122-14.5
3Jacob Fowler21171796241448407.9082.431101110.5883885.8
Team Total8248241023922712032.8952.891495545.54923101-1.7