Buffalo Sabres top Montréal Canadiens 3-2 — Stanley Cup Playoffs

# Buffalo Sabres top Montréal Canadiens 3-2

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 — Buffalo Sabres 3, Montréal Canadiens 2. Final.

Three stars

- 1. U. Luukkonen (BUF)

- 2. M. Samuelsson (BUF) (1G, 0A)

- 3. C. Caufield (MTL) (1G, 0A)

Goal summary

- 1st 06:32 — M. Samuelsson, Sabres (J. Norris, J. Doan). Score now 1-0.

- 1st 10:08 — A. Newhook, Canadiens (J. Evans, I. Demidov). Score now 1-1.

- 1st 19:47 — C. Caufield, Canadiens (J. Slafkovský, L. Hutson) PPG. Score now 1-2.

- 2nd 07:00 — T. Thompson, Sabres (R. Dahlin) PPG. Score now 2-2.

- 3rd 04:41 — Z. Benson, Sabres (J. Doan, T. Thompson) PPG. Score now 3-2.

Goalies

- J. Dobes (Canadiens): 19 SV on 22 SH, 3 GA, 86.4 SV%, 57:17 TOI. Decision: L.

- U. Luukkonen (Sabres): 29 SV on 31 SH, 2 GA, 93.5 SV%, 60:00 TOI. Decision: W.

Game meta

- Venue: Centre Bell

- Start (PT): 4:00 PM

- Source: NHL.com gamecenter (game id 2025030214)