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
Box score
MTLMontréal Canadiens
| Skaters | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 14N. SuzukiNick Suzuki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29:30 |
| 20J. SlafkovskýJuraj Slafkovský | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:07 |
| 71J. EvansJake Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:33 |
| 93I. DemidovIvan Demidov | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:19 |
| 13C. CaufieldCole Caufield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21:16 |
| 15A. NewhookAlex Newhook | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:52 |
| 85A. TexierAlexandre Texier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:51 |
| 24P. DanaultPhillip Danault | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:16 |
| 17J. AndersonJosh Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:10 |
| 76Z. BolducZachary Bolduc | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9:11 |
| 77K. DachKirby Dach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8:58 |
| 91O. KapanenOliver Kapanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:45 |
| Defense | |||||||||
| 8M. MathesonMike Matheson | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31:28 |
| 48L. HutsonLane Hutson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31:17 |
| 45A. CarrierAlexandre Carrier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 27:03 |
| 53N. DobsonNoah Dobson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26:30 |
| 21K. GuhleKaiden Guhle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 22:52 |
| 72A. XhekajArber Xhekaj | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:52 |
| Goalies | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75J. DobesJakub Dobes | 39 | 37 | 2 | .949 | 71:22 | W |
BUFBuffalo Sabres
| Skaters | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 6Z. BensonZach Benson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:07 |
| 72T. ThompsonTage Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:56 |
| 9J. NorrisJosh Norris | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21:37 |
| 89A. TuchAlex Tuch | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21:25 |
| 71R. McLeodRyan McLeod | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:39 |
| 22J. QuinnJack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:12 |
| 91J. DoanJosh Doan | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:38 |
| 17J. ZuckerJason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:39 |
| 94K. HeleniusKonsta Helenius | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:37 |
| 19P. KrebsPeyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11:13 |
| 12J. GreenwayJordan Greenway | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:11 |
| 29B. MalenstynBeck Malenstyn | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:42 |
| Defense | |||||||||
| 26R. DahlinRasmus Dahlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33:11 |
| 4B. ByramBowen Byram | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29:20 |
| 25O. PowerOwen Power | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28:47 |
| 23M. SamuelssonMattias Samuelsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28:35 |
| 21C. TimminsConor Timmins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:49 |
| 73Z. MetsaZach Metsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:25 |
| Goalies | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1U. LuukkonenUkko-Pekka Luukkonen | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 71:22 | L |