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Montréal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, May 6, 2026, Game 1 of the Second Round

MTL

CanadiensMontréal Canadiens

Playoffs: 4-4

MTL 2, BUF 4

Final

Shots 28–16

BUF

SabresBuffalo Sabres

Playoffs: 5-2

Game 1 of the Second Round, Scores for May 6, 2026

BUF leads series 1–0

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Goals

Each goal, replayed in pixel art

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MTLMTL 0, BUF 0BUF1st 15:29

GOAL1 of 6

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Doan scores, from Benson

MTL at BUF, May 6, 2026

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Rewrite the game

Pick a side and play the game's goals and big chances one at a time: score yours again, stop theirs, and change the final.

MTLAs the CanadiensBUFAs the Sabres

Linescore

Goals
Goals123T
MTLMontréal Canadiens1102
BUFBuffalo Sabres2204
Shots on goal
Shots on goal123T
MTLMontréal Canadiens981128
BUFBuffalo Sabres69116

Three stars

Picked by points, then goals, then shots

  1. 1st star: BUFJosh Doan#911 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots
  2. 2nd star: BUFRyan McLeod#711 goal, 1 assist, 2 shots
  3. 3rd star: BUFZach Benson#62 assists, 1 shot

Game flow

Shot attempts, minute by minute

A goal was scored in that minute.Shot attempts are every shot: on goal, missed or blocked.

Team stats

MTLBUF
28Shots on goal16
62.7%Faceoffs37.3%
1/2Power play2/3
6Penalty minutes4
31Hits27
12Blocked shots16
7Giveaways15
4Takeaways5

Standings

Final regular-season standings

All standings
Atlantic
RankTeamGPWLOTLPTS
1BUFSabres8250239109
2TBLLightning8250266106
3MTLCanadiens82482410106
4BOSBruins82452710100
5OTTSenators8244271199
6DETRed Wings8241311092
7FLAPanthers824038484
8TORMaple Leafs8232361478