Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres

East 2nd Round - Game 1 • Series starts 5/6

MTL

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

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

BUF

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

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

Game Odds
Odds by

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Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

(48-24-10)

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

o6.5

+114

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

(50-23-9)

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

-125

ML

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Dobes	29	10	4	0	2.78	.901
S. Montembeault	10	8	4	0	3.43	.872
J. Fowler	9	6	2	1	2.43	.908

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Lyon	20	10	4	3	2.77	.907
U. Luukkonen	22	9	3	1	2.52	.910
C. Ellis	8	4	2	1	2.90	.903

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7:00 PM, May 6, 2026Coverage: TNT/truTV/HBO Max

Buffalo, NY

Buffalo hosts Montreal to open the second round

Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (50-23-9, in the Atlantic Division)

May 5, 2026, 04:11 am - Data Skrive

MTL

BUF

Points

Nick SuzukiC #14

Tage ThompsonC #72

Goals

Cole CaufieldRW #13

Tage ThompsonC #72

Assists

Nick SuzukiC #14

Rasmus DahlinD #26

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Noah Ostlund C	OUT	May 19

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
MTL	3.40	3.06	26.3	27.8	849	56	23.1	54	78.2	8	0
BUF	3.45	2.93	28.1	29.1	797	48	19.5	42	81.9	11	0

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
5/3/26	@TB	W2-1
5/1/26	vsTB	L1-0 OT
4/29/26	@TB	W3-2
4/26/26	vsTB	L3-2
4/24/26	vsTB	W3-2 OT

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
5/1/26	@BOS	W4-1
4/28/26	vsBOS	L2-1 OT
4/26/26	@BOS	W6-1
4/23/26	@BOS	W3-1
4/21/26	vsBOS	L4-2

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Game 1

5/6

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Sabres

Game 2

5/8

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Sabres
Canadiens

Game 3

5/10

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Sabres
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Game 4

5/12

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Canadiens
Sabres

Game 5

5/14

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Sabres
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Game 6

5/16

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Game 7

5/18

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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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