Buffalo Sabres @ Montreal Canadiens

East 2nd Round - Game 6 • MTL leads series 3-2

BUF

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

50-23-9, 24-13-4 Away

MTL -175

MTL

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

48-24-10, 24-15-2 Home

Game Odds
Odds by

2026-05-17T00:00ZOpenMLTotalSpread

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

(50-23-9)

(50-23-9, 24-13-4 Away)

o6.5

+120

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

(48-24-10)

(48-24-10, 24-15-2 Home)

-148

ML

Sabres

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Lyon	20	10	4	3	2.77	.907
U. Luukkonen	22	9	3	1	2.52	.910
C. Ellis	8	4	2	1	2.90	.903

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Dobes	29	10	4	0	2.78	.901
S. Montembeault	10	8	4	0	3.43	.872
J. Fowler	9	6	2	1	2.43	.908

Bell Centre

Bell Centre

8:00 PM, May 16, 2026Coverage: ABC

Montreal, QC

No practice. Plan for the best. That's the Ruff approach with Sabres facing elimination vs Canadiens

— The time for talking, practicing and poring over game film is over as far as Sabres coach Lindy Ruff is concerned.

May 15, 2026, 03:34 pm - AP

BUF

MTL

Points

Tage ThompsonC #72

Nick SuzukiC #14

Goals

Tage ThompsonC #72

Cole CaufieldRW #13

Assists

Rasmus DahlinD #26

Nick SuzukiC #14

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Noah Ostlund C	OUT	May 20
Jiri Kulich C	IR	Sep 15
Justin Danforth RW	IR	Sep 15

Montreal Canadiens

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Patrik Laine RW	IR	May 18

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
BUF	3.45	2.93	28.1	29.1	797	48	19.5	42	81.9	11	0
MTL	3.40	3.06	26.3	27.8	849	56	23.1	54	78.2	8	0

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
5/14/26	vsMTL	L6-3
5/12/26	@MTL	W3-2
5/10/26	@MTL	L6-2
5/8/26	vsMTL	L5-1
5/6/26	vsMTL	W4-2

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
5/14/26	@BUF	W6-3
5/12/26	vsBUF	L3-2
5/10/26	vsBUF	W6-2
5/8/26	@BUF	W5-1
5/6/26	@BUF	L4-2

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Canadiens
2
Sabres
4

Game 1

5/6

Canadiens
5
Sabres
1

Game 2

5/8

Sabres
2
Canadiens
6

Game 3

5/10

Sabres
3
Canadiens
2

Game 4

5/12

Canadiens
6
Sabres
3

Game 5

5/14

Sabres
Canadiens

Game 6

5/16

ABC

Canadiens
Sabres

Game 7

5/18

ESPN

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Reports: PWHL chooses San Jose as its 4th expansion market

Reports: PWHL chooses San Jose as its 4th expansion market

The PWHL is bringing women's hockey to the San Francisco Bay Area by choosing San Jose, California, as its fourth and final market during the league's latest round of expansion, according to multiple reports.

Wild's Brodin, Eriksson Ek missed series with broken bones in feet

Wild's Brodin, Eriksson Ek missed series with broken bones in feet

Defenseman Jonas Brodin and center Joel Eriksson Ek were unable to play for Minnesota in the second-round series against Colorado because of broken bones in their feet, the veteran stalwarts revealed Friday in season-ending interviews with reporters.

Golden Knights lose pick, coach fined for boxing out media

Golden Knights lose pick, coach fined for boxing out media

The NHL has stripped the Golden Knights of their second-round pick and fined coach John Tortorella $100,000 for the team's decision to avoid speaking to the media after its series-clinching win over the Ducks.

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