5/12/26 – 7:00 pm on the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec
TV – US – ESPN, Canada – CBC Hockey Night time In Canada
Buffalo – 50-23-9 | – 109 factors – 1st place within the Atlantic Division
Montreal – 48-24-10 | – 106 factors – third place within the Atlantic Division
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Particular Groups
Buffalo
Energy Play(Reg) – 19.5% (twenty first)
Energy Play(Playoffs) – 4 for 36 – 11.1% (thirteenth)
Penalty Kill(Reg) – 81.9% (4th)
Penalty Kill(Playoffs) – 24 for 29 – 82.8% (ninth)
Montreal
Energy Play(Reg) – 23.1% (tenth)
Energy Play(Playoffs) – 8 for 39 – 20.6% (sixth)
Penalty Kill(Reg) – 78.2% (18th)
Penalty Kill(Playoffs) – 33 for 41 – 80.5% (eleventh)
Prime Scorers
Buffalo
Tage Thompson: 9 GP, 3 G, 6 A, 9 PTS
Josh Doan: 9 GP, 2 G, 5 A, 7 PTS
Alex Tuch: 9 GP, 4 G, 3 A, 7 PTS
Montreal
Lane Hutson: 10 GP, 2 G, 7 A, 9 PTS
Nick Suzuki: 10 GP, 3 G, 6 A, 9 PTS
Zachary Bolduc: 10 GP, 2 G, 4 A, 6 PTS
Beginning Goalies
Buffalo – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1-1, 4.19 GAA, .825 Sv %)
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Montreal – Jakub Dobes (6-4, 2.13 GAA, .918 Sv %)
Different Sabres Tales
Canadiens Sluggish In Game 1 Loss
Sabres Line Mixtures and Pairings
Forwards
Peyton Krebs – Tage Thompson – Alex Tuch
Zach Benson – Josh Norris – Josh Doan
Jason Zucker – Konsta Helenius – Jack Quinn
Jordan Greenway – Ryan McLeod – Beck Malenstyn
Ex., Tanner Pearson,, Josh Dunne, Tyson Kozak
Protection
Mattias Samuelsson – Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Energy – Bowen Byram
Luke Schenn – Conor Timmins
Ex. Logan Stanley, Michael Kesselring, Zach Metsa
Goaltenders
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Alex Lyon
Colten Ellis
Accidents
Justin Danforth (decrease physique, Oct. 18; injured reserve)
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Jiri Kulich (blood clot, Nov. 4; injured reserve – out for the season)
Noah Ostlund (decrease physique, Apr 28; week-to-week)
Sabres Playoff Stats Leaders
Photographs: Dahlin (33), Tuch (31), Thompson (30)
Hits: Samuelsson (36), Tuch (29), Malenstyn (28)
Blocked Photographs: Timmins (20), Samuelsson (13), Tuch (12)
Notes
This season marks the primary time the Sabres have superior previous the primary spherical of the Stanley Cup Playoffs since they superior to the 2007 Japanese Convention Ultimate. The Sabres have earned three playoff sequence victories over the Canadiens in franchise historical past.
Buffalo final confronted Montreal within the playoffs within the 1998 Japanese Convention Semifinals, a sequence through which the Sabres gained 4 video games to none. The Sabres additionally defeated the Canadiens three video games to none within the 1983 Adams Division Semifinals and 4 video games to 2 within the 1975 Semifinals.
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In his final 4 video games, Zach Benson has registered 5 factors (2+3).
Peyton Krebs’ plus-5 ranking is tied with Derek Roy and Paul Gaustad from April 22 to Might 10, 2006 for the second-best mark by a Sabres ahead within the first 9 video games of their playoff profession. Matthew Barnaby (plus-6; Might 8, 1993 to Might 5, 1997) is the one Buffalo ahead who has recorded a greater plus/minus of their first 9 playoff video games.
In his final six video games, Josh Doan has registered seven factors (2+5), together with not less than one help in every of his final 4 contests. An help tonight would make Doan the primary Sabres skater since Tim Connolly from April 30 to Might 10, 2006 (5 video games; 0+6) to register an help streak of 5 or extra video games within the playoffs. He would change into one in every of six Buffalo skaters (Briere, Dale Hawerchuk, Pat LaFontaine, Gilbert Perreault, Alexei Zhitnik) to document an help streak of 5 or extra video games within the playoffs not less than one time.
Tage Thompson has tallied 9 factors (3+6) in 9 playoff video games up to now, together with 5 factors (1+4) in his final 5 video games. Thompson’s three multi-point video games within the playoffs are essentially the most amongst all Sabres skaters. He’s the primary Sabres skater to document not less than one level per recreation by means of the primary 9 playoff video games of their profession since Tim Connolly from (April 22, 2006 to April 12, 2007; 5+7). Thompson and Derek Roy (April 22 to Might 10, 2006; 3+6) are the one Buffalo skaters to take action in a single playoff 12 months.
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In his final 5 video games, Rasmus Dahlin has posted 5 factors (2+3).
Bowen Byram has recorded 4 objectives within the playoffs and is one aim away from recording essentially the most objectives by a Sabres defenseman in a single playoff 12 months all-time.
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