Montréal Canadiens top Buffalo Sabres 6-3 — Stanley Cup Playoffs

# Montréal Canadiens top Buffalo Sabres 6-3

Thursday, May 14, 2026 — Montréal Canadiens 6, Buffalo Sabres 3. Final.

Three stars

- 1. N. Suzuki (MTL) (1G, 2A)

- 2. J. Slafkovský (MTL) (0G, 3A)

- 3. I. Demidov (MTL) (1G, 1A)

Goal summary

- 1st 02:00 — J. Zucker, Sabres (J. Quinn, C. Timmins). Score now 0-1.

- 1st 06:31 — C. Caufield, Canadiens (N. Suzuki, J. Slafkovský). Score now 1-1.

- 1st 07:45 — J. Doan, Sabres (O. Power). Score now 1-2.

- 1st 07:54 — A. Texier, Canadiens (A. Carrier, P. Danault). Score now 2-2.

- 1st 10:15 — K. Helenius, Sabres (M. Samuelsson, R. Dahlin). Score now 2-3.

- 2nd 08:01 — J. Anderson, Canadiens (L. Hutson, P. Danault). Score now 3-3.

- 2nd 16:15 — J. Evans, Canadiens (I. Demidov, A. Newhook). Score now 4-3.

- 2nd 17:33 — N. Suzuki, Canadiens (J. Slafkovský, L. Hutson) PPG. Score now 5-3.

- 3rd 03:32 — I. Demidov, Canadiens (J. Slafkovský, N. Suzuki) PPG. Score now 6-3.

Goalies

- U. Luukkonen (Sabres): 18 SV on 23 SH, 5 GA, 78.3 SV%, 40:00 TOI. Decision: L.

- A. Lyon (Sabres): 2 SV on 3 SH, 1 GA, 66.7 SV%, 13:39 TOI. Decision: —.

- J. Dobes (Canadiens): 33 SV on 36 SH, 3 GA, 91.7 SV%, 60:00 TOI. Decision: W.

Game meta

- Venue: KeyBank Center

- Start (PT): 4:00 PM

- Source: NHL.com gamecenter (game id 2025030215)