Final May 3
MON 2 +139 o5.0
TB 1 -155 u5.0
Final May 3
MIN 6 -178 o6.0
COL 9 +156 u6.0
Montreal 3rd Atlantic48-24-5-5
Buffalo 1st Atlantic50-23-8-1

Canadiens vs Sabres   Game Overview

MON vs BUFRecords

MON vs BUFRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
Montreal logo MON 52-25-12 53-36-0 45-41-3 27-9-9 25-16-3
Buffalo logo BUF 54-24-10 48-40-0 40-45-3 27-13-4 27-11-6

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
5-5-0
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Jan 31, '26 BUF  logo 4 - 2 MON +108 u6.5 38 31 1-4 1-3
Jan 22, '26 MON  logo 4 - 2 BUF +104 u6.5 34 17 0-3 0-2
Jan 15, '26 BUF  logo 5 - 3 BUF +105 o6.5 27 23 2-4 2-3
Oct 20, '25 MON  logo 4 - 2 MON -146 u6.5 32 32 0-1 0-1
Mar 03, '25 MON  logo 4 - 3 (OT) MON -128 o6.5 20 36 2-5 0-4
Mar 01, '25 BUF  logo 4 - 2 MON +125 u6.5 25 29 0-2 1-4
Dec 17, '24 MON  logo 6 - 1 MON +106 o5.5 27 21 3-6 0-5
Nov 11, '24 BUF  logo 7 - 5 MON +190 o6.5 18 23 1-4 2-6
Feb 21, '24 MON  logo 3 - 2 BUF -141 u6.5 31 23 0-4 1-3
Jan 04, '24 MON  logo 6 - 1 BUF -157 o6.5 33 38 0-3 2-4

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MON vs BUFInjury report

Montreal logoMontreal's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
P. Laine RW Out - Abdomen( Feb 16, '26) Feb 16, '26
The Canadiens said that Laine will not participate Tuesday's (Feb. 17) practice and is being evaluated on a daily basis.

Montreal Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
RW 11 Brendan Gallagher
RW 13 Cole Caufield
C 14 Nick Suzuki
C 15 Alex Newhook
RW 17 Josh Anderson
LW 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
C 24 Phillip Danault
C 71 Jake Evans
RW 76 Zachary Bolduc
C 77 Kirby Dach
LW 85 Alexandre Texier
C 90 Joseph Veleno
C 91 Oliver Kapanen
RW 93 Ivan Demidov
Defense
POS # Player
D 8 Mike Matheson
D 21 Kaiden Guhle
G 32 Jacob Fowler
G 35 Samuel Montembeault
D 42 Adam Engstrom
D 45 Alexandre Carrier
D 47 Jayden Struble
D 48 Lane Hutson
D 53 Noah Dobson
D 72 Arber Xhekaj
G 75 Jakub Dobes

Buffalo's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
N. Ostlund C Out - Lower Body( May 02, '26) May 02, '26
Ostlund 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. 3).
S. Carrick C Out - Arm( May 02, '26) May 02, '26
Carrick isn't expected to be an option in the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Rachel Lenzi of The Buffalo News reports Sunday (May. 3).
J. Kulich C Out For Season - Ear( Mar 05, '26) Mar 05, '26
The Sabres said that Kulich is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season.
J. Danforth RW Out For Season - Kneecap( Jan 25, '26) Jan 25, '26
The Buffalo Sabres said on Monday (Jan. 26) that Danforth is trending toward a post-Olympic return to action, per Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald.

Buffalo Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
LW 6 Zach Benson
C 9 Josh Norris
C 10 Sam Carrick
LW 12 Jordan Greenway
LW 17 Jason Zucker
C 19 Peyton Krebs
RW 22 Jack Quinn
LW 29 Beck Malenstyn
C 44 Josh Dunne
C 45 Riley Fiddler-Schultz
C 48 Tyson Kozak
LW 70 Tanner Pearson
C 71 Ryan McLeod
C 72 Tage Thompson
C 86 Noah Ostlund
RW 89 Alex Tuch
RW 91 Josh Doan
C 92 Anton Wahlberg
C 94 Konsta Helenius
Defense
POS # Player
G 1 Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
D 4 Bowen Byram
D 5 Luke Schenn
D 8 Michael Kesselring
D 21 Conor Timmins
D 23 Mattias Samuelsson
D 25 Owen Power
D 26 Rasmus Dahlin
G 27 Devon Levi
D 33 Ryan Johnson
G 34 Alex Lyon
D 57 Radim Mrtka
D 64 Logan Stanley
D 73 Zach Metsa
D 76 Vsevolod Komarov
G 92 Colten Ellis

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
3-1-1-0
GAA
1.80
Save %
.924
Montreal Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
J.Dobes May 3, 2026 TB 1 - MON 2 W 1 29 .966 - W +134 u5.0
J.Dobes May 1, 2026 MON 0 - TB 1 (OT) L 1 33 .970 - L -105 u5.5
J.Dobes Apr 29, 2026 TB 2 - MON 3 W 2 40 .950 - W +134 u5.5
J.Dobes Apr 26, 2026 MON 2 - TB 3 L 3 20 .850 - L -102 u6.0
J.Dobes Apr 24, 2026 MON 3 - TB 2 (OT) W 2 17 .882 - W -102 u6.0
W/L
3-1-1-0
GAA
1.50
Save %
.935
Buffalo Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
A.Lyon May 1, 2026 BOS 1 - BUF 4 W 1 26 .962 - W -118 u5.5
A.Lyon Apr 28, 2026 BUF 1 - BOS 2 (OT) L 2 29 .931 - L -170 u6.0
A.Lyon Apr 26, 2026 BOS 1 - BUF 6 W 1 24 .958 - W +102 o5.5
A.Lyon Apr 23, 2026 BOS 1 - BUF 3 W 1 25 .960 - W +100 u6.0
U.Luukkonen Apr 21, 2026 BUF 2 - BOS 4 L 4 20 .800 - L -162 u6.5
A.Lyon Apr 21, 2026 BUF 2 - BOS 4 - 0 7 1.00 - L -162 u6.5

MON vs BUFStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.36 Total 2.88
0.90 1st Period 0.89
1.17 2nd Period 0.89
1.11 3rd Period 0.99
0.13 OT 0.10

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
25.98 Total 28.80
6.88 1st Period 7.26
7.10 2nd Period 8.00
6.60 3rd Period 8.10
0.74 OT 0.32

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.13 Total 0.90
0.13 1st Period 0.88
0.16 2nd Period 0.89
0.17 3rd Period 0.88
0.18 OT 0.68

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
61 - 268 G/Att vs. GA/Att 44 - 248
22.76 PP % vs. PK % 82.26

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Montreal Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Jakub Dobes 1382 1250 0.904 33-13-4
Jacob Fowler 448 407 0.908 9-6-2
Samuel Montembeault 635 554 0.872 10-8-4

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

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