4-4 - L1
Montréal Canadiens
5-2 - OT1
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo - KeyBank Center
May 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Atlantic / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
MTL
1
C
Nick Suzuki
2G - 5A
(7P)
2
D
Lane Hutson
2G - 4A
(6P)
3
R
Zachary Bolduc
1G - 4A
(5P)
4
L
Alexandre Texier
2G - 2A
(4P)
5
C
Kirby Dach
3G - 1A
(4P)
MTL Injuries
Laine, Patrik
Abdomen
Day to Day
Laine (abdomen) practiced Saturday in a non-contact jersey, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
May 18, 2026
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BUF
1
R
Alex Tuch
4G - 3A
(7P)
2
C
Tage Thompson
2G - 5A
(7P)
3
C
Peyton Krebs
2G - 4A
(6P)
4
D
Bowen Byram
4G - 2A
(6P)
5
R
Josh Doan
2G - 3A
(5P)
BUF Injuries
Carrick, Sam
Arm
Day to Day
Carrick (arm) is a possibility for Game 1 against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday, Kristen Shilton of ESPN reports.
May 8, 2026
Östlund, Noah
Lower Body
Day to Day
Ostlund (lower body) isn't expected to be available to play in the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, according to Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News on Sunday.
May 19, 2026
Danforth, Justin
Kneecap
Season
Danforth (lower body) is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports Monday.
Sep 15, 2026
Kulich, Jiri
Ear
Season
Kulich (ear) has been improving but will likely miss the rest of the 2025-26 season, Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550 reports Friday.
Sep 15, 2026
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Goaltending
MTL
4-4-0
2.28 GAA
91.0% SV
BUF
4-1-0
1.30 GAA
95.0% SV
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BUF
1-1-0
4.19 GAA
82.5% SV
Goaltenders
MTL
4-4-0
GAA: 2.38
SV%: 0.910
vs
BUF
5-2-0
GAA: 2.00
SV%: 0.922