Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

East 2nd Round - Game 1 • BUF leads series 1-0

48-24-10, 24-9-8 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Canadiens MTL	1	1	0	2
Sabres BUF	2	2	0	4

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

50-23-9, 26-10-5 Home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Phillip DanaultP. Danault#24
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
Joe VelenoJ. Veleno#90
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	15:46	0:00	2:54	12:52	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	12	8:53	0:05	0:00	8:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	19:08	3:13	0:00	15:55	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	9:46	0:05	0:00	9:41	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	19	15:20	0:00	3:21	11:59	9	4	69.2
0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	18:19	3:13	0:00	15:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	15:49	0:00	2:26	13:23	9	4	69.2
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	16:52	0:05	2:30	14:17	1	2	33.3
0	1	-1	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	19:41	3:13	0:00	16:28	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	3	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	19	21:02	3:13	0:00	17:49	10	8	55.6
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	11:44	0:00	0:00	11:44	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	10	8:33	0:00	0:07	8:26	2	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	18:45	0:00	3:17	15:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	24:09	0:05	0:00	24:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	2	1	0	20	18:22	0:05	2:14	16:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	3	1	2	0	0	1	23	26:42	3:13	0:41	22:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	23	21:00	0:00	5:06	15:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	11	7:42	0:00	0:00	7:42	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
16	4	12	.750	9	3	0	0	0	56:48	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Logan StanleyL. Stanley#64
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	16:56	2:33	0:05	14:18	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	24	17:26	2:34	0:00	14:52	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	5	0	1	17	13:03	0:00	2:07	10:56	1	1	50.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:56	0:00	0:00	10:56	1	4	20.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	17	14:02	0:07	0:00	13:55	2	5	28.6
0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	5	0	0	15	10:36	0:00	0:51	9:45	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	20	14:33	2:23	1:02	11:08	3	6	33.3
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	17:08	2:52	0:05	14:11	11	7	61.1
0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	17	15:19	2:35	0:00	12:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	18:28	3:04	0:00	15:24	1	7	12.5
0	0	-1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	22	19:16	3:05	2:26	13:45	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	17	14:15	2:59	0:00	11:16	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	26	21:13	2:52	0:48	17:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	4	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	23	21:04	2:47	0:00	18:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	18:41	0:24	0:56	17:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	23	21:35	0:00	2:22	19:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	16	12:52	0:00	0:05	12:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	22	19:39	0:00	2:25	17:14	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	2	26	.929	21	3	2	0	0	59:40	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Canadiens	1	1	0	2
	Sabres	2	2	0	4

1st Period		MTL	BUF
4:31	Josh Doan (2) Assists: Zach Benson (2)	0	1
13:26	Ryan McLeod (1) (Power Play) Assists: Zach Benson (3), Josh Doan (3)	0	2
19:16	Nick Suzuki (2) (Power Play) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (1), Ivan Demidov (2)	1	2

2nd Period		MTL	BUF
3:32	Jordan Greenway (1) Assists: Mattias Samuelsson (1)	1	3
9:01	Bowen Byram (4) (Power Play) Assists: Ryan McLeod (2)	1	4
16:31	Kirby Dach (3) Assists: Zack Bolduc (4)	2	4

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

Kirby Dach pulls one back while falling down for Canadiens

0:44

Jakub Dobes makes big-time save vs. Sabres

0:13

Bowen Byram extends Sabres' lead to 4-1 in 2nd period

0:39

Canadiens
2
Sabres
4

Game 1

7/5

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 2

9/5

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 3

11/5

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 4

12/5

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 5

14/5

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 6

16/5

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 7

18/5

KeyBank Center

9:00 AM, 7 May 2026

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Wes McCauley
Pierre Lambert

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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