6-5 - OT1
Buffalo Sabres
7-5 - L1
Montréal Canadiens
Montreal - Centre Bell
May 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Atlantic / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
4G - 7A
(11P)
2
R
Josh Doan
3G - 7A
(10P)
3
D
Rasmus Dahlin
2G - 6A
(8P)
4
R
Alex Tuch
4G - 3A
(7P)
5
L
Zach Benson
4G - 3A
(7P)
BUF Injuries
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 20, 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
Trades
Atlantic
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MTL
1
C
Nick Suzuki
4G - 8A
(12P)
2
D
Lane Hutson
2G - 10A
(12P)
3
L
Juraj Slafkovský
4G - 5A
(9P)
4
R
Cole Caufield
4G - 4A
(8P)
5
C
Alex Newhook
6G - 2A
(8P)
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
Trades
Atlantic
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Goaltending
BUF
4-3-0
2.25 GAA
91.7% SV
MTL
7-5-0
2.28 GAA
91.4% SV
BUF
2-2-0
4.20 GAA
85.1% SV
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Goaltenders
BUF
6-5-0
GAA: 3.00
SV%: 0.890
vs
MTL
7-5-0
GAA: 2.33
SV%: 0.914