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
Box score
MTLMontréal Canadiens
| Skaters | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 14N. SuzukiNick Suzuki | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21:02 |
| 20J. SlafkovskýJuraj Slafkovský | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:41 |
| 13C. CaufieldCole Caufield | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:08 |
| 93I. DemidovIvan Demidov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:19 |
| 15A. NewhookAlex Newhook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:52 |
| 71J. EvansJake Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:49 |
| 17J. AndersonJosh Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:46 |
| 24P. DanaultPhillip Danault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:20 |
| 85A. TexierAlexandre Texier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 |
| 77K. DachKirby Dach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:46 |
| 76Z. BolducZachary Bolduc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8:53 |
| 90J. VelenoJoseph Veleno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8:33 |
| Defense | |||||||||
| 48L. HutsonLane Hutson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26:42 |
| 53N. DobsonNoah Dobson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24:09 |
| 8M. MathesonMike Matheson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21:00 |
| 45A. CarrierAlexandre Carrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 |
| 21K. GuhleKaiden Guhle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18:22 |
| 72A. XhekajArber Xhekaj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7:42 |
| Goalies | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75J. DobesJakub Dobes | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 56:48 | L |
BUFBuffalo Sabres
| Skaters | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 89A. TuchAlex Tuch | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:16 |
| 72T. ThompsonTage Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:28 |
| 91J. DoanJosh Doan | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:26 |
| 9J. NorrisJosh Norris | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:08 |
| 6Z. BensonZach Benson | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:56 |
| 22J. QuinnJack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:19 |
| 71R. McLeodRyan McLeod | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 |
| 17J. ZuckerJason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:15 |
| 19P. KrebsPeyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:02 |
| 12J. GreenwayJordan Greenway | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13:03 |
| 48T. KozakTyson Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10:56 |
| 29B. MalenstynBeck Malenstyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10:36 |
| Defense | |||||||||
| 23M. SamuelssonMattias Samuelsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:35 |
| 4B. ByramBowen Byram | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:13 |
| 26R. DahlinRasmus Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21:04 |
| 21C. TimminsConor Timmins | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19:39 |
| 25O. PowerOwen Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:41 |
| 64L. StanleyLogan Stanley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12:52 |
| Goalies | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34A. LyonAlex Lyon | 28 | 26 | 2 | .929 | 59:40 | W |