Tue, May 12 · FINAL
4:41Zach Benson Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Josh Doan (7), Tage Thompson (7)
BUF
MTL
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen31 SA29 SV2 GA.935
Jakub DobesScoring
- 4:413rdZach Benson Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Josh Doan (7), Tage Thompson (7)
- 7:002ndTage Thompson Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (5)
- 19:471stCole Caufield Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (2), Lane Hutson (8)
- 10:081stAlex Newhook Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (5), Ivan Demidov (4)
- 6:321stMattias Samuelsson Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Norris (1), Josh Doan (6)
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bowen ByramD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:42 | 1:41 | 0:12 | 18:49 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19:29 | 2:55 | 0:00 | 16:34 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Owen PowerD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:43 | 0:02 | 4:25 | 19:16 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23:47 | 0:00 | 7:13 | 16:34 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Luke SchennD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:04 | 0:00 | 2:40 | 4:24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Conor TimminsD | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:38 | 0:00 | 7:42 | 13:56 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alexandre CarrierD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:00 | 0:10 | 0:54 | 15:56 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Noah DobsonD | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 24:09 | 2:20 | 0:53 | 20:56 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kaiden GuhleD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:16 | 0:00 | 2:51 | 12:25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lane HutsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 28:02 | 8:49 | 0:39 | 18:34 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike MathesonD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:01 | 0:28 | 3:59 | 17:34 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Arber XhekajD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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7:00 PM, May 12, 2026
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