2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs
Game 6: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Buffalo Sabres (A1)
MTL leads 3-2
Start time: **8:00 PM EDT / 5:00 PM PDT** In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ABC Streaming: Sportsnet+
For the second time in a row, the Montreal Canadiens went into a series without home-ice advantage and were able to win a pivotal Game 5 on the road to set themselves up with a chance to close out a serie...
Game 5 of the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres’ second-round series got off to a start that could charitably be called “chaotic.” With five goals in the opening 10:15 of play, it was far from a goaltending classic for both starters. When the first period came to a close with the Habs trailing and all the momentum tilting towards the Sabres, it seemed like it might have been time for Jacob Fowler to come in for his first Stanley Cup Playoff action to try to salvage a critical game.
In...
First period
So much for a better start from Montreal. A shot from the point takes a double deflection of Jason Zucker and then Mike Matheson’s heel to get behind Dobeš, and Montreal is chasing after not being ready for the start of the game once again.
Kirby Dach gets Montreal first two chances of the game, trying to bank the puck in off the side of Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s head, then getting a rebound chance at the side of the net.
As they usually do, the Canadiens manage to t...
And all of the sudden, the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs is starting to wind down.
Nothing’s decided in the West just yet, but Colorado is looking for a commanding 3-1 series lead when action resumes in Minnesota on Monday night. A couple of games are on Tuesday’s slate, with Montreal up 2-1 and home for Game 4 against Buffalo with the nightcap being a pivotal Game 5 from Sin City in the deadlocked Anaheim/Vegas series. Minnesota and Colorado move on to Game 5 in Colorado ...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs
Game 5: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Buffalo Sabres (A1)
Series tied 2-2
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN Streaming: Sportsnet+
The Buffalo Sabres have made another lineup change despite getting the win in Game 4. Lindy Ruff has united his team’s two deadline defencemen to form a third pairing of Luke Schenn and Logan Stanley, taking...
The Boston Bruins will be without their best defenceman for the beginning of their 2026-27 season. On Tuesday, the NHL Department of Player Safety (DPoS) announced that Charlie McAvoy received a six-game suspension for roughing Buffalo Sabres’ Zach Benson, that will carry over to the next regular season. McAvoy received an in-person hearing with the…
The NHL announced on Tuesday evening that Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy will be suspended for the first six games of next season, the result of a slash on Buffalo’s Zach Benson in Game 6 of the Bruins-Sabres series. McAvoy was given a major and a game misconduct on the play in real time, with that […]
First period
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is in net, as the Buffalo Sabres desperately look for someone to slow down Montreal’s offence.
Luukkonen stops the first shot of the game, from Cole Caufield on a two-on-one with Juraj Slafkovský.
It’s not as energetic a start as the Sabres had in Game 3.
Alex Tuch gets a lane to the net and sends a short-side shot off the post.
Now the Sabres are beginning to make things happen. Dobeš had to shoot out his glove to deny the latest sh...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs
Game 4: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Buffalo Sabres (A1)
MTL leads 2-1
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN Streaming: Sportsnet+
Lindy Ruff has made two lineup changes for Game 4. Sam Carrick is out after playing on Sunday, though it seems to be more of a coach’s decision than from any injury from Arber Xhekaj’s fine-worthy punch at t...
Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy will miss the beginning of next season, after a vicious slash to the body of Buffalo Sabres forward Zach Benson in the final game of their first round series. NHL Player Safety announced that McAvoy has been suspended six games, which he will serve at the beginning of next season. 🚨 #NHLBruins D Charlie McAvoy has been suspended six (6) games for slashing #LetsGoBuffalo F Zach Benson. pic.twitter.com/nudziIlany — NHL News (@PuckReportNHL) May 12, 2026 Af...
The Carolina Hurricanes announced today that they have signed Charlie Cerrato to a three-year entry level contract. The deal starts this season and runs through the 2027-28 season. The details are below. The Avs have taken a 3-1 lead over the Wild out West. Can the Habs do the same to the Sabres tonight?
The Montreal Canadiens and Nick Suzuki have put up fierce resistance to the Buffalo Sabres in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. In game three, the Canadiens put a damper on the hopes the Sabres rode into the second round, hanging six goals on Alex Lyon. Nick Suzki tallied an assist in the victory that night, providing a primary assist on Alex Newhook's goal at 15:14 in the third period against the Sabres. That goal was the Canadiens' sixth of the night and sealed...
We’re still in the quiet, other-teams-are-competing part of the offseason, but there was one bit of news on an Islanders player who was grinding through some injuries during the final third. Meanwhile, among those still-competing teams, Minnesota has restored possibility in its series with the Avalanche, the Canadiens have taken the lead on Buffalo, and […]
First period
The broadcast talks about the struggles of Cole Caufield and Tage Thompson, and both feature on the opening goal of the game. Caufield gets the puck alone in his own slot and makes a flip toward the blue line that goes nowhere. Rasmus Dahlin ends up getting a shot as a result, and the puck bounces off the end boards and trickles right to Thompson alone at the side of the net to get an easy goal to bust his slump.
Phillip Danault’s line gets a good chance trying to even...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs
Game 3: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Buffalo Sabres (A1)
Series tied 1-1
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN Streaming: Sportsnet+
With the faceoffs decidedly in the Montreal Canadiens’ favour, 62-42 after two games, the Buffalo Sabres will be inserting Sam Carrick onto the fourth line tonight, hoping that the one player they had who ...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs
Game 3: Montreal Canadiens (A3) vs. Buffalo Sabres (A1)
Series tied 1-1
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: ESPN Streaming: Sportsnet+
Losing Game 1 by a bigger margin than any match in the opening round, the Montreal Canadiens responded in a big way on Friday night. With a 5-1 win, they won by four goals for the first time since March 21...
Following up a game one in which they couldn’t get much going, the Montreal Canadiens were back in Buffalo Sabres’ territory looking to earn a split of their road games before taking the series back to the Bell Centre. This time, they got going early and didn’t look back, earning their highest margin of victory in these playoffs with a 5-1 win. While their top line played much better than they had in the first game, it was once again their depth players who did most of the damage in the win.
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Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Jake Evans has some words of caution for any Buffalo Sabres players who want to get in Jakub Dobeš’s kitchen: “When he gets bothered, he’s even better.” [ Journal de Montreal ]
Nick Suzuki was happy with what he saw from the Newhook-Evans-Demidov line. [ The Athletic ]
Ivan Demidov has helped the Canadiens hem the Sabres in their zone when he’s on the ice. Evans wants to help turn that into goals for the rookie. [ RDS ]
With Juraj Slafkov...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs
Game 2: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Buffalo Sabres (A1)
BUF leads 1-0
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: Sportsnet+
The Montreal Canadiens may not have been happy with the final score, and Lane Hutson wasn’t happy with his play, but Martin St-Louis seems to have liked what he saw from his team in Game 1, opting to mak...
Montreal Canadiens news and notes
Looking at eight aspects of the game to see who has the advantage when the Canadiens take on the Buffalo Sabres in Round 2. [ Journal de Montreal ]
According to experts, the Canadiens are going to be heading to the Eastern Conference Final. [ Journal de Montreal ]
The Canadiens are ready to take on Buffalo and their “highly addictive” city vibe. [ Sportsnet ]
After an exceptional season, Nick Suzuki lands in the top three finalists for th...
Josh Doan and Ryan McLeod each produced a goal and an assist to power the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 at KeyBank Center on Wednesday. Jordan Greenway and Bowen Byram also lit the lamp, Zach Benson had two assists, and former Florida Panthers keeper Alex Lyon made 26 saves for Buffalo, who are playing in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2007. Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach scored for Montreal, who got 12 saves from Jakub Do...
First period
Lane Hutson tries to play a puck that Zach Benson left behind on his way to the net, but the defenceman gets his stick into the feet of the Sabres forward, and Buffalo gets an immediate power play to begin.
A strong kill by Montreal has settled them into this game.
Hutson gets the entire left side of the offensive zone to himself, goes in, and fires a shot off Alex Lyon’s pad and up off the crossbar.
Now Hutson stumbles along the wall and the puck goes to Ben...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs
Game 1: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Buffalo Sabres (A1)
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: Sportsnet+
After a tight series with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Montreal Canadiens are probably hoping for a little more breathing room in their second-round match with the Buffalo Sabres. But that’s unlikely to be the case conside...
2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference SFs
Game 1: Montreal Canadiens (A3) @ Buffalo Sabres (A1)
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: CBC, Sportsnet (English), TVA Sports (French) In the United States: TNT, truTV Streaming: Sportsnet+
In the regular season, the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres met four times. Each scored 13 goals, and each grabbed two wins. The teams were 1-1-0 at home, and 1-1-0 on the road in a season series that wrapped up with three...
The Boston Bruins held exit meetings Sunday at Warrior Ice Arena, and the conversation around their defense corps was not a comfortable one.
Boston was eliminated in six games by the Buffalo Sabres, a result that exposed a defensive unit that struggled all season and then collapsed when the stakes were highest.
The Bruins allowed 4.0 expected all-situations goals per 60 minutes against Buffalo, per Natural Stat Trick, the second-worst mark in the first round behind only the Ottawa Senators...