NHL · May 12, 2026 · Playoffs

Buffalo Sabres

3–2

Final

Montréal Canadiens

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The Sabres slipped past the Canadiens 3–2 at Centre Bell. U. Luukkonen took first star.

Team	1	2	3	T	SOG
Sabres	1	1	1	3	22
Canadiens	2	0	0	2	31

★ Three Stars

1U. LuukkonenBUF

2M. SamuelssonBUF · 1G 0A

3C. CaufieldMTL · 1G 0A

Scoring Summary

1st Period

06:32

Mattias Samuelsson (Josh Norris, Josh Doan)

1-0

10:08

Alex Newhook (Jake Evans, Ivan Demidov)

1-1

19:47

Cole Caufield (Juraj Slafkovský, Lane Hutson)PP

1-2

2nd Period

07:00

Tage Thompson (Rasmus Dahlin)PP

2-2

3rd Period

04:41

Zach Benson (Josh Doan, Tage Thompson)PP

3-2

Boxscore

Sabres3

Skater	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
Tage ThompsonC	1	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	19:14
Josh DoanR	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	1	15:30
Zach BensonL	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	2	14:21
Mattias SamuelssonD	1	0	1	0	0	2	6	6	23:47
Josh NorrisC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	12:41
Rasmus DahlinD	0	1	1	+1	4	2	2	4	19:29
Konsta HeleniusC	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	12:53
Peyton KrebsC	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	15:47
Beck MalenstynL	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	10:52
Ryan McLeodC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	9:35
Jack QuinnR	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	14:06
Jason ZuckerL	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	12:14
Owen PowerD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	23:43
Conor TimminsD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	21:38
Alex TuchR	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	21:58
Jordan GreenwayL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	9:58
Bowen ByramD	0	0	0	-1	6	2	0	1	20:42
Luke SchennD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7:04

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenStart	31	29	2	.935	60:00
Alex Lyon	0	0	0	-	0:00

Canadiens2

Skater	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI
Cole CaufieldR	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	21:21
Alex NewhookC	1	0	1	+1	0	5	3	0	14:26
Ivan DemidovR	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	18:45
Jake EvansC	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	0	12:47
Juraj SlafkovskýL	0	1	1	0	0	5	3	0	23:10
Lane HutsonD	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	28:02
Josh AndersonR	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	16:35
Zachary BolducR	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	9:39
Kirby DachC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	8:51
Phillip DanaultC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14:42
Nick SuzukiC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	24:34
Alexandre TexierL	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	12:59
Alexandre CarrierD	0	0	0	+1	6	0	0	1	17:00
Noah DobsonD	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	24:09
Kaiden GuhleD	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	15:16
Mike MathesonD	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	2	22:01
Arber XhekajD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3:46
Joe VelenoC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	6:42

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Jakub DobesStart	22	19	3	.864	57:17
Jacob Fowler	0	0	0	-	0:00