7-6 - L1
Montréal Canadiens
7-5 - OT1
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo - KeyBank Center
May 18, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Atlantic / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
MTL
1
D
Lane Hutson
2G - 11A
(13P)
2
C
Nick Suzuki
4G - 8A
(12P)
3
R
Cole Caufield
4G - 5A
(9P)
4
L
Juraj Slafkovský
4G - 5A
(9P)
5
C
Jake Evans
2G - 6A
(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
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BUF
1
C
Tage Thompson
5G - 10A
(15P)
2
D
Rasmus Dahlin
3G - 10A
(13P)
3
R
Josh Doan
3G - 7A
(10P)
4
L
Zach Benson
5G - 4A
(9P)
5
R
Alex Tuch
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 21, 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
7-6-0
2.59 GAA
90.6% SV
BUF
4-3-0
2.59 GAA
90.4% SV
MTL
0-0-0
7.16 GAA
50.0% SV
BUF
3-2-0
3.36 GAA
87.5% SV
Goaltenders
MTL
7-6-0
GAA: 2.77
SV%: 0.901
vs
BUF
7-5-0
GAA: 3.00
SV%: 0.889