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Buffalo Sabres at Montréal Canadiens, May 16, 2026, Game 6 of the Second Round

BUF

SabresBuffalo Sabres

Playoffs: 7-5

BUF 8, MTL 3

Final

Shots 36–22

MTL

CanadiensMontréal Canadiens

Playoffs: 7-6

Game 6 of the Second Round, Scores for May 16, 2026

Series tied 3–3

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Goals

Each goal, replayed in pixel art

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BUFBUF 0, MTL 0MTL1st 19:28

GOAL1 of 11

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Dahlin scores, from Samuelsson and Benson

BUF at MTL, May 16, 2026

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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.

BUFAs the SabresMTLAs the Canadiens

Linescore

Goals
Goals123T
BUFBuffalo Sabres2338
MTLMontréal Canadiens3003
Shots on goal
Shots on goal123T
BUFBuffalo Sabres1117836
MTLMontréal Canadiens510722

Three stars

Picked by points, then goals, then shots

  1. 1st star: BUFRasmus Dahlin#261 goal, 4 assists, 3 shots
  2. 2nd star: BUFTage Thompson#721 goal, 3 assists, 6 shots
  3. 3rd star: BUFJack Quinn#222 goals, 1 assist, 3 shots

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

BUFMTL
36Shots on goal22
60.7%Faceoffs39.3%
4/5Power play1/3
32Penalty minutes58
19Hits31
20Blocked shots9
18Giveaways11
3Takeaways5

Standings

Final regular-season standings

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