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

— Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 17 saves after starter Alex Lyon stopped only one of the four shots he faced, and the Buffalo Sabres roared back to beat the Montreal Canadiens 8-3 on Saturday night and force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinal...
May 17, 2026, 04:01 am - AP
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1st PeriodBUFMTL
0:32Rasmus Dahlin (3)
Assists: Mattias Samuelsson (3), Zach Benson (4)
10
1:40Arber Xhekaj (1)
Assists: Jake Evans (6)
11
8:12Ivan Demidov (2) (Power Play)
Assists: Lane Hutson (11), Cole Caufield (5)
12
10:14Jake Evans (2) (Shorthanded)
Assists: Mike Matheson (2)
13
13:56Jason Zucker (2) (Power Play)
Assists: Josh Norris (2), Jack Quinn (5)
23
2nd PeriodBUFMTL
1:00Zach Benson (5)
Assists: Tage Thompson (8), Bowen Byram (3)
33
10:54Jack Quinn (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (7), Tage Thompson (9)
43
12:59Konsta Helenius (2)
Assists: Jason Zucker (2), Rasmus Dahlin (8)
53
3rd PeriodBUFMTL
9:58Jack Quinn (2) (Power Play)
Assists: Tage Thompson (10), Rasmus Dahlin (9)
63
14:12Tage Thompson (5) (Empty Net)
Unassisted
73
17:49Zach Metsa (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Ryan McLeod (3), Rasmus Dahlin (10)
83

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský
  • Nick Suzuki hit Zach Benson
  • Mike Matheson hit Tage Thompson
  • Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský
  • Josh Anderson hit Bowen Byram
  • Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Alex Lyon
  • Jake Evans faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Arber Xhekaj Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (6)
  • Alex Tuch shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  • Kirby Dach hit Owen Power
  • Giveaway by Lane Hutson
  • Jack Quinn shot blocked by Phillip Danault
  • Alexandre Texier hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Jake Evans hit Zach Metsa
  • Arber Xhekaj hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Ivan Demidov Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (11), Cole Caufield (5)
  • Phillip Danault Hooking against Josh Norris
  • Jakub Dobes Slashing against Rasmus Dahlin served by Alex Newhook
  • Jake Evans Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (2)
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Mike Matheson High-sticking - double minor against Josh Norris
  • Jake Evans faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Ivan Demidov Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Joe Veleno Tip-In Wide Right
  • Zachary Bolduc hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Lane Hutson Embellishment
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Alex Tuch shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  • Owen Power shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  • Noah Dobson hit Alex Tuch
  • Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Jake Evans faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Zachary Bolduc Tip-In Wide Left
  • Zachary Bolduc hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Phillip Danault hit Bowen Byram
  • Giveaway by Cole Caufield
  • Nick Suzuki hit Alex Tuch
  • Arber Xhekaj hit Josh Norris
  • Mike Matheson hit Zach Benson
  • Josh Anderson Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Cole Caufield Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Juraj Slafkovský Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Kirby Dach Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Kirby Dach Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Alexandre Carrier Interference against Jason Zucker
  • Takeaway by Josh Anderson
  • Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Zachary Bolduc hit Alex Tuch
  • Zachary Bolduc hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Jake Evans faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Takeaway by Ivan Demidov
  • Mike Matheson hit Tage Thompson
  • Zach Benson shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  • Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  • Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Phillip Danault hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jordan Greenway
  • Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Ivan Demidov Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Lane Hutson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Phillip Danault Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Konsta Helenius
  • Jason Zucker shot blocked by Jake Evans
  • Bowen Byram shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  • Alex Newhook hit Zach Metsa
  • Zach Metsa shot blocked by Alex Newhook
  • Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Lane Hutson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Alex Newhook hit Bowen Byram
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Konsta Helenius
  • Lane Hutson hit Konsta Helenius
  • Lane Hutson Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Lane Hutson Snap Shot Short
  • Takeaway by Lane Hutson
  • Giveaway by Lane Hutson
  • Giveaway by Ivan Demidov
  • Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  • Phillip Danault faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Giveaway by Josh Anderson
  • Josh Anderson Slashing against Zach Benson
  • Jake Evans faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Zachary Bolduc hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Kirby Dach hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Zachary Bolduc hit Ryan McLeod
  • Takeaway by Lane Hutson
  • Lane Hutson Backhand Wide Left
  • Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Konsta Helenius
  • Cole Caufield Snap Shot Hit Left Post
  • Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Nick Suzuki Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Kirby Dach faceoff won against Josh Norris
  • Zachary Bolduc hit Conor Timmins
  • Joseph Veleno hit Jordan Greenway
  • Phillip Danault hit Zach Metsa
  • Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
  • Arber Xhekaj hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  • Noah Dobson Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Kirby Dach hit Jason Zucker
  • Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle
  • Arber Xhekaj Interference against Beck Malenstyn served by Ivan Demidov
  • Arber Xhekaj Misconduct
  • Jake Evans Roughing against Rasmus Dahlin
  • Alexandre Carrier Misconduct
  • Jake Evans Misconduct
  • Giveaway by Jacob Fowler
  • Noah Dobson hit Beck Malenstyn
  • Joseph Veleno hit Conor Timmins
  • Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Alexandre Texier
  • Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  • Rasmus Dahlin Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (3), Zach Benson (4)
  • Owen Power hit Phillip Danault
  • Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  • Phillip Danault shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Lane Hutson shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Josh Doan hit Lane Hutson
  • Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Takeaway by Jack Quinn
  • Jason Zucker hit Alexandre Carrier
  • Giveaway by Conor Timmins
  • Phillip Danault shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  • Konsta Helenius Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Josh Norris Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Puck in Netting
  • Alex Tuch faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Josh Doan Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  • Peyton Krebs Roughing against Alex Newhook
  • TV Timeout
  • Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Josh Doan faceoff won against Jake Evans
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Zach Benson Tip-In Above Crossbar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jake Evans
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Zach Benson
  • Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Rasmus Dahlin Unsportsmanlike conduct against Jakub Dobes
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Jake Evans
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot Hit Right Post
  • Puck in Netting
  • Conor Timmins Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Josh Doan Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Josh Norris Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Ryan McLeod Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Jason Zucker Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Norris (2), Jack Quinn (5)
  • Zach Benson hit Alexandre Carrier
  • Tage Thompson hit Cole Caufield
  • Peyton Krebs hit Alexandre Carrier
  • Zachary Bolduc shot blocked by Zach Metsa
  • Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  • Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn
  • Josh Norris Tripping against Lane Hutson served by Konsta Helenius
  • TV Timeout
  • Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Tage Thompson hit Alex Newhook
  • Bowen Byram hit Juraj Slafkovský
  • Bowen Byram hit Lane Hutson
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Zach Benson Deflected saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Tage Thompson Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Zach Benson Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Tage Thompson (8), Bowen Byram (3)
  • Bowen Byram Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Beck Malenstyn hit Kaiden Guhle
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Icing
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Alex Tuch Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Konsta Helenius Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Jason Zucker Tip-In Wide Right
  • Mattias Samuelsson Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Jason Zucker Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Tage Thompson hit Alex Newhook
  • Josh Norris hit Arber Xhekaj
  • Zach Benson Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Too many men/ice served by Jack Quinn
  • TV Timeout
  • Jordan Greenway faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Kirby Dach shot blocked by Jack Quinn
  • Mike Matheson shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Jack Quinn Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  • TV Timeout
  • Josh Doan faceoff won against Jake Evans
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Jack Quinn Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (7), Tage Thompson (9)
  • High Stick
  • Konsta Helenius faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Cole Caufield shot blocked by Konsta Helenius
  • Puck in Netting
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  • Josh Doan Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Bowen Byram hit Joseph Veleno
  • Konsta Helenius Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (2), Rasmus Dahlin (8)
  • Hand Pass
  • Josh Norris hit Jake Evans
  • Alex Tuch hit Noah Dobson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Josh Norris hit Lane Hutson
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Josh Anderson
  • Alex Tuch Hooking against Mike Matheson
  • Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  • Takeaway by Beck Malenstyn
  • Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Lane Hutson shot blocked by Zach Benson
  • Zachary Bolduc shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  • Giveaway by Jordan Greenway
  • Alexandre Texier shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  • Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • On-Ice Official
  • Puck in Netting
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Icing
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Lane Hutson shot blocked by Zach Benson
  • Giveaway by Jack Quinn
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  • Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Off-side
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  • Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Ryan McLeod Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  • Lane Hutson shot blocked by Ryan McLeod
  • Icing
  • Konsta Helenius faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jack Quinn
  • Jack Quinn hit Noah Dobson
  • Icing
  • Zach Benson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jake Evans
  • Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  • Jack Quinn Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (10), Rasmus Dahlin (9)
  • Bowen Byram Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  • Icing
  • High Stick
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Kirby Dach
  • Lane Hutson shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Noah Dobson shot blocked by Konsta Helenius
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Zachary Bolduc shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Giveaway by Conor Timmins
  • Tage Thompson Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: none
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Hand Pass
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Josh Norris faceoff won against Jake Evans
  • Josh Norris Slashing against Mike Matheson
  • Zach Benson Misconduct
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Zach Metsa Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (3), Rasmus Dahlin (10)
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  • Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  • Conor Timmins Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Conor Timmins
  • Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
  • Jordan Greenway hit Noah Dobson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Konsta Helenius faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Icing
  • Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  • Giveaway by Jordan Greenway
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