Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens

East 2nd Round - Game 6 • Series tied 3-3

50-23-9, 24-13-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	2	3	3	8
Canadiens MTL	3	0	0	3

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

48-24-10, 24-15-2 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#6
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Konsta HeleniusK. Helenius#94
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	3	6	1	2	1	10	1	0	0	27	20:04	3:53	0:41	15:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	16:31	3:30	0:00	13:01	2	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	13	8:15	0:00	2:24	5:51	1	1	50.0
1	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:36	0:00	0:00	12:36	3	3	50.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	12	1	0	1	13	6:25	0:00	0:00	6:25	3	3	50.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	12	8:22	0:00	2:27	5:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	29	21:56	1:54	2:30	17:32	11	7	61.1
0	1	1	2	0	0	2	4	3	0	0	25	15:27	2:13	0:00	13:14	11	6	64.7
2	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	25	18:18	4:00	0:00	14:18	0	0	0.0
1	3	3	6	4	0	0	0	3	0	2	26	18:14	4:17	0:00	13:57	2	2	50.0
0	0	-1	4	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	26	19:10	2:20	0:56	15:54	1	0	100.0
1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	13:29	1:52	0:00	11:37	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	3	24	19:53	2:08	0:00	17:45	0	0	0.0
1	4	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	25	19:56	3:23	0:00	16:33	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	12:19	0:33	0:17	11:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	24	22:22	0:57	2:17	19:08	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	27	22:53	0:00	2:12	20:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	3	19	17:26	0:00	4:12	13:14	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
18	0	18	1.000	15	3	0	0	0	49:41	0
4	3	1	.250	1	0	0	0	0	10:14	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Phillip DanaultP. Danault#24
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
Joe VelenoJ. Veleno#90
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	21	14:03	0:00	3:09	10:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	17	13:39	0:47	0:00	12:52	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	16:01	3:26	0:00	12:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	10	3	0	0	16	11:24	1:03	0:00	10:21	1	2	33.3
0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	20	12:06	0:00	1:30	10:36	3	11	21.4
1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	18	17:14	3:42	0:00	13:32	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	1	0	1	2	12	1	0	0	20	16:13	0:00	3:59	12:14	8	6	57.1
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	22	16:32	0:39	2:06	13:47	1	3	25.0
0	0	-1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	19	17:46	3:37	0:00	14:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	19:20	3:47	0:44	14:49	9	11	45.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	13:04	0:41	0:00	12:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	9:59	0:00	0:57	9:02	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	12	0	0	0	27	17:32	0:00	2:40	14:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	27	25:22	0:17	1:33	23:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	19:27	0:00	3:41	15:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	4	2	1	2	1	2	2	27	24:28	4:12	0:42	19:34	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	0	0	1	1	4	3	0	0	29	22:05	0:14	3:47	18:04	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	1	2	12	3	0	0	9	7:12	0:00	0:00	7:12	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jacob FowlerJ. Fowler#32
Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
2	1	1	.500	1	0	0	0	0	8:23	0
33	6	27	.818	19	6	2	0	0	49:58	2

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	2	3	3	8
	Canadiens	3	0	0	3

1st Period		BUF	MTL
0:32	Rasmus Dahlin (3) Assists: Mattias Samuelsson (3), Zach Benson (4)	1	0
1:40	Arber Xhekaj (1) Assists: Jake Evans (6)	1	1
8:12	Ivan Demidov (2) (Power Play) Assists: Lane Hutson (11), Cole Caufield (5)	1	2
10:14	Jake Evans (2) (Shorthanded) Assists: Mike Matheson (2)	1	3
13:56	Jason Zucker (2) (Power Play) Assists: Josh Norris (2), Jack Quinn (5)	2	3

2nd Period		BUF	MTL
1:00	Zach Benson (5) Assists: Tage Thompson (8), Bowen Byram (3)	3	3
10:54	Jack Quinn (1) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (7), Tage Thompson (9)	4	3
12:59	Konsta Helenius (2) Assists: Jason Zucker (2), Rasmus Dahlin (8)	5	3

3rd Period		BUF	MTL
9:58	Jack Quinn (2) (Power Play) Assists: Tage Thompson (10), Rasmus Dahlin (9)	6	3
14:12	Tage Thompson (5) (Empty Net) Unassisted	7	3
17:49	Zach Metsa (1) (Power Play) Assists: Ryan McLeod (3), Rasmus Dahlin (10)	8	3

Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens: Game Highlights

1:10

Tage Thompson lights the lamp

0:30

Jack Quinn scores on the power play for Buffalo Sabres

0:41

Canadiens
2
Sabres
4

Game 1

7/5

Canadiens
5
Sabres
1

Game 2

9/5

Sabres
2
Canadiens
6

Game 3

11/5

Sabres
3
Canadiens
2

Game 4

13/5

Canadiens
6
Sabres
3

Game 5

15/5

Sabres
8
Canadiens
3

Game 6

17/5

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 7

19/5

Bell Centre

1:00 AM, 17 May 2026

Montreal, QC

Attendance: 20,962

Referees:
Gord Dwyer
Francis Charron
Pierre Lambert

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Ryan Daisy
Jesse Marquis

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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Goaltender change sparks Buffalo Sabres' rally in Game 6

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Sabres rally to beat the Canadiens 8-3 to force Game 7

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