Playoffs · Monday, May 18
11:30 PM UTCESPN · CBC · SN · TVAS
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4 days rest
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Atlantic · 106 pts
Atlantic · 109 pts
MTL leads 3–2
Projected lineups
Expected combinations from Daily Faceoff
Montreal Canadiens
Projected · DFO
Forwards 1Caufield – Suzuki – Slafkovsky87
Forwards 2Newhook – Evans – Demidov71
Forwards 3Texier – Danault – Anderson65
Forwards 4Bolduc – Dach – Veleno67
Defense 1Matheson – Carrier73
Defense 2Hutson – Dobson86
Defense 3Xhekaj – Guhle59
GJakub Dobes#75
1 out · Laine
PP1
Slafkovsky – Suzuki – Demidov – Caufield – Hutson
Buffalo Sabres
Projected · DFO
Forwards 1Krebs – Thompson – Tuch77
Forwards 2Benson – Norris – Doan74
Forwards 3Zucker – Helenius – Quinn70
Forwards 4Greenway – McLeod – Malenstyn62
Defense 1Dahlin – Samuelsson87
Defense 2Byram – Power76
Defense 3Schenn – Timmins62
GAlex Lyon#34
4 out · Danforth, Kulich, Ostlund, Ellis
PP1
Benson – Thompson – Doan – Dahlin – Quinn
Season series
MTL3–2BUF
Recent form
Season at a glance
3.40
3.45
Goals / GP
3.06
2.93
Goals Against / GP
23.1%
19.5%
Power Play %
78.2%
81.9%
Penalty Kill %
26.29
28.12
Shots / GP
27.83
29.06
Shots Against / GP
51.0%
45.9%
Faceoff %
Form & Splits
Road24–9–8
Last 107–3–0
StreakL1
Pts %64.6%
Home26–10–5
Last 106–3–1
StreakOT1
Pts %66.5%
Overall record
Record48–24–10
Points106 (64.6%)
GF–GA283–256
GF/GP3.45
GA/GP3.12
StreakL1
Record50–23–9
Points109 (66.5%)
GF–GA288–241
GF/GP3.51
GA/GP2.94
StreakOT1