Habs vs Sabres Round 2 Game 7

 4-3 Canadiens FINAL 

Habs Win Series 4-3

Montreal Canadiens advance to Round 3, facing the Canes 

That’s the kind of ending that rewires a series — the star player taking the puck, the moment, and the whole damn night and putting it on his own stick. Newhook burying the OT winner in Buffalo isn’t just a goal; it’s a declaration. 

That building was ready to tilt the ice the other way, the Sabres had their push, and then Newhook cuts straight through all of it and slams the door with the kind of finish that makes a home crowd sound like someone pulled the plug on the power grid.

For Montreal, that’s the signature win you hang on the wall. They didn’t just survive Buffalo; they outlasted them, out‑skated them, and let their difference‑maker decide the argument. 

Advancing on an OT dagger in a hostile rink — that’s the stuff that hardens a team. And for Newhook, that’s the kind of moment that changes how a city talks about you the next morning.

Latest stats, highlights and data from source NHL.COM Montréal Canadiens - Buffalo Sabres - May 18, 2026 | NHL.com

Sabres vs Habs Round 2 Game 6

 8-3 Sabres FINAL 

Series Tied 3-3 

 That’s a full‑on mood swing of a hockey game — the kind that leaves a building stunned and a series suddenly feeling like it’s been rewritten in real time.

Montreal had this thing in their hands at 3–1. They were skating downhill, the crowd humming, Buffalo looking like they were about to get smothered under another structured, straight‑line Canadiens night. And then the whole thing turned on its axis. 

The Sabres didn’t just claw back — they detonated the script. A tie game, a momentum theft, and now a 5–3 Buffalo lead that’s sucked the oxygen right out of the Bell Centre. You can feel it through the screen: that uneasy quiet, that “how did this get away from us” tension that only playoff hockey can conjure.

If Montreal finds a way back from this, it’ll be one of those nights people in that city talk about for years. If not, this is the kind of collapse that leaves a mark.

Latest stats, highlights, and data at source Buffalo Sabres - Montréal Canadiens - May 16, 2026 | NHL.com

Habs vs Sabres Round 2 Game 5

 6-3 Habs FINAL

 Canadiens Lead Series 3-2 

Montreal finally played a game on their terms, and it showed. They came out with a cleaner spine than they’ve had in weeks — tighter gaps, quicker exits, none of the loose, hopeful stuff that Buffalo had been feasting on. Once the Canadiens got the first one, you could feel the whole thing settle: the forecheck sharpened, the puck support tightened, and the Sabres’ structure — usually so calm and layered — started to fray at the edges. 

Montreal didn’t overwhelm so much as they insisted, shift after shift, until the second goal felt like the natural consequence of a team that had rediscovered its own rhythm.

Buffalo, for their part, looked like a club trying to will a game back under control without ever finding the handle. They had their pushes, but nothing with the conviction or sequencing that’s defined their best nights. Too many one‑and‑done entries, too many pucks dying on the wall, too many moments where Montreal simply out‑worked the play. 

By the time the horn went, the Sabres weren’t beaten so much as unstitched — not catastrophically, but enough to remind them that this matchup isn’t theirs to dictate. Montreal doubled the scoring, yes, but more importantly, they re‑opened the series to chaos, which is exactly where they’re most dangerous.

Stats and highlights at the source Montréal Canadiens - Buffalo Sabres - May 14, 2026 | NHL.com

Wild vs Avs Round 2 Game 5

 4-3 Avs OT FINAL 

Colorado wins series 4-1 

 Colorado didn’t just win this one — they stole it back from the edge of the cliff, dragged it into their own barn, and slammed the door shut. 

Sabres vs Habs Round 2 Game 4

 3-2  Sabres FINAL  

Series tied 2-2  

 

 Habs flip the script after the early punch 

Buffalo landed the first blow — Samuelsson at 6:32 of the first, clean as the sheet shows  — but everything after that belongs to Montreal. The scoreboard on your tab now shows the Canadiens up 2–1, which means Newhook and Caulfield have both answered the bell.

That’s a full momentum theft.

Avs vs Wild, Round 2, Game 4

 5-2  Avs FINAL

Colorado leads series 3-1 

That one had the feel of a game Minnesota nearly stole through sheer will and Wallstedt’s stubborn brilliance — until Colorado finally cracked it open in the third and walked out with a 5–2 win.

Sabres vs Habs, Round 2 Game 3

6-2 Montreal FINAL  

Habs Lead Series 2-1 

| Goaltenders: Lyon, Sabres; Dobes, Canadiens | Caulfield breaks the schneid | 

 Newhook Drags Montreal Back Into the Series Lead

Avs vs Wild Round 2 game 3

 5-1 Wild FINAL 

Colorado leads series 2-1 

 Minnesota didn’t just beat Colorado 5–1 — they reclaimed the rink. Kaprizov’s wrist shot at 15:11 of the first set the tone, Hughes’ power‑play strike ninety‑three seconds later hardened it into intent, and Hartman’s early second‑period goal made it clear the Wild weren’t interested in trading chances so much as dictating terms.

Canes vs Flyers Round 2 Game 4

3-2 Canes Overtime 

Canes win series 4-0

Game summary

 Philadelphia didn’t go out with a bang so much as a long, exhausted exhale. They stole the first goal, hung around on fumes, and even dragged Carolina into overtime on the back of a 15‑shot night that felt like a team trying to bluff its way through a gunfight with an empty chamber. But the sweep was already written in the body language: the Flyers chasing hits instead of plays, the Hurricanes calmly stacking 36 shots and waiting for the crack in the dam that always comes in a mismatch like this. You could feel the inevitability in the way Carolina’s depth kept rolling — Blake, Hall, Stankoven — a conveyor belt of pressure that didn’t need drama to finish the job.

And when it finally ended, it wasn’t tragic so much as procedural. Carolina didn’t celebrate; they just confirmed the paperwork. A 4‑0 series is a verdict, not a story, and the Flyers were simply the latest team to learn that effort without structure is just noise in May. They’ll talk about pride, about pushing back, about taking something from the loss — but the truth is simpler and colder: the Hurricanes were built for this, and Philadelphia wasn’t. The handshake line was the only suspense left, and even that felt like a formality in a series where the better team never once blinked. Sometimes a sweep isn’t a storm — it’s a slow, steady tide pulling a team out to sea, and by the time the Flyers realized how far they’d drifted, Carolina was already walking back to the room, gloves off, job done.

Game summary Carolina Hurricanes - Philadelphia Flyers - May 9, 2026 | NHL.com

Ducks vs Golden Knights Round 2

PREVIOUSLY
Ducks win 3-1 

May 6

Series tied 1-1

Habs vs Sabres, Round 2 Game 2

 Canadiens 5-1 Final

Series tied 1-1 

Game report

Ducks eliminate Oilers in Round 1, Game 6

     NHL Stanley Cup Chase 

5-2 Ducks FINAL

Ducks win series 4-2 

Oilers vs Ducks Round 1 Game 5

    NHL Stanley Cup Chase 

4-1 OILERS FINAL  

Ducks lead series 3-2 

 Game Notes