MTL @ BUF - 2026-05-08

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Viewing as of May 8, 20262025-26 Season

Friday, May 8, 2026 — KeyBank Center

5—1

Final

MTL: Martin St. LouisBUF: Lindy Ruff

Game Context

Season finale for one or both teamsMTL clinched home ice in round 1

Standings Impact

BUF 109 → 109 pts

MTL 106 → 106 pts

Coverage

Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres game 2 recap May 8 2026— Paul Jannace

Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Sabres Game 2 preview May 8, 2026— Thomas Imperato

Notable

Mattias Samuelsson0G 0A 0P 0SOG

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Goals

SOG

Missed

Blocked

Hits

Penalties

Goals (6)

18:24

MTL

Alex Newhook(2)tip-in

Assists: Kaiden Guhle, Lane Hutson

1-0

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15:33

MTL

Mike Matheson(1)snap

Assists: Phillip Danault

2-0

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Shot Map (121 shot attempts)

MTL 28 SOG, 5G

BUF 29 SOG, 1G

BUF Shot

MTL Shot

Goal

Missed

Blocked

Game Timeline

Period Summary

Period	Team	G	SOG	Hits	Blk	PIM	FO%	TK	GV
P1	BUF	0	8	20	4	4	100%	2	6
P1	MTL	2	13	10	5	2	100%	2	5
P2	BUF	1	11	13	6	4	100%	0	3
P2	MTL	1

Penalties (13)

12:26

MTL

Alexandre Carriertripping

2 min

8:13

BUF

Rasmus Dahlininterference

2 min

0:10

BUF

Josh Doaninterference

2 min

Team Comparison

MTLBUF

28Shots30

18Hits44

12Blocks20

22PIM12

7Takeaways4

11Giveaways13

Box Score

MTL Skaters

Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	Hits	Blk	PIM	FO	TOI	SH
Mike MathesonD	1	0	1	+3	3	1	3	0	-	26:44	25
Kaiden GuhleD	0	1	1	0	1	2

On This Day (May 8)

2025VGK 4 - EDM 5

2025WSH 3 - CAR 1

2024VAN 5 - EDM 4

2024FLA 6 - BOS 1

2023EDM 1 - VGK 5

Healthy Scratches

MTL

Oliver Kapanen(C)Jayden Struble(D)Samuel Montembeault(G)Brendan Gallagher(R)

BUF

Sam Carrick(C)Josh Dunne(C)Riley Fiddler-Schultz(C)Konsta Helenius(C)Noah Ostlund(C)Anton Wahlberg(C)Ryan Johnson(D)Michael Kesselring(D)Vsevolod Komarov(D)Zach Metsa(D)Radim Mrtka(D)Luke Schenn(D)Colten Ellis(G)Devon Levi(G)Tanner Pearson(L)

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hit

faceoff

shot

blocked shot

missed shot

giveaway

penalty

takeaway

delayed-penalty

goal

BUF Skaters

Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	Hits	Blk	PIM	FO	TOI	SH
Rasmus DahlinD	0	0	0	-1	5	1	0	2	-	22:17	24
Bowen ByramD	0	0	0	-3	1	2	0	2	-	21:27	22
Alex TuchR	0	0	0	-3	6	2	1	0	-	20:19	22
Owen PowerD	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	-	20:18	23
Mattias SamuelssonD	0	0	0	0	0	10	3	2	-	19:47	21
Zach BensonL	1	0	1	0	1	4	0	2	-	19:25	22
Tage ThompsonC	0	0	0	-4	1	6	0	0	-	18:38	20
Conor TimminsD	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	-	18:08	19
Josh NorrisC	0	0	0	-1	3	4	0	0	-	17:39	19
Ryan McLeodC	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	-	17:17	24
Josh DoanR	0	1	1	0	4	2	0	2	-	16:28	21
Jack QuinnR	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	-	14:30	20
Jordan GreenwayL	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	-	12:55	15
Peyton KrebsC	0	0	0	-1	1	4	1	0	-	12:25	17
Jason ZuckerL	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	-	11:08	13
Logan StanleyD	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	2	-	10:27	16
Tyson KozakC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-	10:02	14
Beck MalenstynL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	7:11	9

Goalie	Team	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Alex Lyon	BUF	27	23	4	.852	58:13
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	BUF	0	0	0	-	0:00
Jakub Dobes	MTL	29	28	1	.966	60:00
Jacob Fowler	MTL	0	0	0	-	0:00

Game Context

Standings Impact

Coverage

Notable

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Goals (6)

Shot Map (121 shot attempts)

Game Timeline

Period Summary

Penalties (13)

Team Comparison

Box Score

MTL Skaters

On This Day (May 8)

Healthy Scratches

MTL

BUF

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