Buffalo Sabres top Montréal Canadiens 4-2 — Stanley Cup Playoffs

# Buffalo Sabres top Montréal Canadiens 4-2

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 — Montréal Canadiens 2, Buffalo Sabres 4. Final.

Three stars

- 1. Z. Benson (BUF) (0G, 2A)

- 2. R. McLeod (BUF) (1G, 1A)

- 3. J. Greenway (BUF) (1G, 0A)

Goal summary

- 1st 04:31 — J. Doan, Sabres (Z. Benson). Score now 0-1.

- 1st 13:26 — R. McLeod, Sabres (Z. Benson, J. Doan) PPG. Score now 0-2.

- 1st 19:16 — N. Suzuki, Canadiens (J. Slafkovský, I. Demidov) PPG. Score now 1-2.

- 2nd 03:32 — J. Greenway, Sabres (M. Samuelsson). Score now 1-3.

- 2nd 09:01 — B. Byram, Sabres (R. McLeod) PPG. Score now 1-4.

- 2nd 16:31 — K. Dach, Canadiens (Z. Bolduc). Score now 2-4.

Goalies

- A. Lyon (Sabres): 26 SV on 28 SH, 2 GA, 92.9 SV%, 59:40 TOI. Decision: W.

- J. Dobes (Canadiens): 12 SV on 16 SH, 4 GA, 75 SV%, 56:48 TOI. Decision: L.

Game meta

- Venue: KeyBank Center

- Start (PT): 4:00 PM

- Source: NHL.com gamecenter (game id 2025030211)