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Montréal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, May 18, 2026, Game 7 of the Second Round

MTL

CanadiensMontréal Canadiens

Playoffs: 8-6

MTL 3, BUF 2

Final/OT

Shots 25–39

BUF

SabresBuffalo Sabres

Playoffs: 7-6

Game 7 of the Second Round, Scores for May 18, 2026

MTL wins series 4–3

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Goals

Each goal, replayed in pixel art

Watch in Reels

MTLMTL 0, BUF 0BUF1st 15:30

GOAL1 of 5

Play 1 of 5

Danault scores, from Guhle and Texier

MTL at BUF, May 18, 2026

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1ST

2ND

3RD

OT

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
Goals123OTT
MTLMontréal Canadiens20013
BUFBuffalo Sabres01102
Shots on goal
Shots on goal123OTT
MTLMontréal Canadiens1174325
BUFBuffalo Sabres91410639

Three stars

Picked by points, then goals, then shots

  1. 1st star: BUFRasmus Dahlin#261 goal, 5 shots
  2. 2nd star: BUFJordan Greenway#121 goal, 2 shots
  3. 3rd star: MTLPhillip Danault#241 goal, 2 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

MTLBUF
25Shots on goal39
46.4%Faceoffs53.6%
1/1Power play0/1
2Penalty minutes2
28Hits21
23Blocked shots16
22Giveaways16
7Takeaways3

Standings

Final regular-season standings

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