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Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres
East 2nd Round - Game 7
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MTL wins series 4-3
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
MTL
48-24-10
, 24-9-8 Away
3
48-24-10
, 24-9-8 Away
Final/OT
1
2
3
OT
T
Canadiens
MTL
2
0
0
1
3
Sabres
BUF
0
1
1
0
2
Buffalo Sabres
Sabres
BUF
50-23-9
, 26-10-5 Home
2
50-23-9
, 26-10-5 Home
Gamecast
Recap
Box Score
Play-by-Play
Team Stats
Videos
Regular Season Series
Playoff Series
MTL wins 4-3
Canadiens
2
Sabres
4
Game 1
7/5
Canadiens
5
Sabres
1
Game 2
9/5
Sabres
2
Canadiens
6
Game 3
11/5
Sabres
3
Canadiens
2
Game 4
13/5
Canadiens
6
Sabres
3
Game 5
15/5
Sabres
8
Canadiens
3
Game 6
17/5
Canadiens
3
Sabres
2
Game 7
19/5
Game Information
KeyBank Center
9:30 AM, 19 May 2026
Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 19,070
Referees:
Jean Hebert
Wes McCauley
Garrett Rank
Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Devin Berg
Jesse Marquis
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
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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