Buffalo Sabres top Montréal Canadiens 8-3 — Stanley Cup Playoffs

# Buffalo Sabres top Montréal Canadiens 8-3

Saturday, May 16, 2026 — Buffalo Sabres 8, Montréal Canadiens 3. Final.

Three stars

- 1. R. Dahlin (BUF) (1G, 4A)

- 2. J. Quinn (BUF) (2G, 1A)

- 3. T. Thompson (BUF) (1G, 3A)

Goal summary

- 1st 00:32 — R. Dahlin, Sabres (M. Samuelsson, Z. Benson). Score now 1-0.

- 1st 01:40 — A. Xhekaj, Canadiens (J. Evans). Score now 1-1.

- 1st 08:12 — I. Demidov, Canadiens (L. Hutson, C. Caufield) PPG. Score now 1-2.

- 1st 10:14 — J. Evans, Canadiens (M. Matheson) SHG. Score now 1-3.

- 1st 13:56 — J. Zucker, Sabres (J. Norris, J. Quinn) PPG. Score now 2-3.

- 2nd 01:00 — Z. Benson, Sabres (T. Thompson, B. Byram). Score now 3-3.

- 2nd 10:54 — J. Quinn, Sabres (R. Dahlin, T. Thompson) PPG. Score now 4-3.

- 2nd 12:59 — K. Helenius, Sabres (J. Zucker, R. Dahlin). Score now 5-3.

- 3rd 09:58 — J. Quinn, Sabres (T. Thompson, R. Dahlin) PPG. Score now 6-3.

- 3rd 14:12 — T. Thompson, Sabres EN. Score now 7-3.

- 3rd 17:49 — Z. Metsa, Sabres (R. McLeod, R. Dahlin) PPG. Score now 8-3.

Goalies

- J. Fowler (Canadiens): 1 SV on 2 SH, 1 GA, 50 SV%, 08:23 TOI. Decision: —.

- J. Dobes (Canadiens): 27 SV on 33 SH, 6 GA, 81.8 SV%, 49:58 TOI. Decision: L.

- U. Luukkonen (Sabres): 18 SV on 18 SH, 0 GA, 100 SV%, 49:41 TOI. Decision: W.

- A. Lyon (Sabres): 1 SV on 4 SH, 3 GA, 25 SV%, 10:14 TOI. Decision: —.

Game meta

- Venue: Centre Bell

- Start (PT): 5:00 PM

- Source: NHL.com gamecenter (game id 2025030216)