Who won Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres on May 8, 2026?

Montréal Canadiens won 5-1 on May 8, 2026.

Canadiens 5, Sabres 1 — May 8, 2026 Recap

NHLFRI, MAY 8, 20266:10 PM CDT

Away

CanadiensMontréal Canadiens5

Final

Home

SabresBuffalo Sabres1

Betting Results

Spread

Canadiens covered

Sabres -1.5

Total

Over

6 / 5.5

Moneyline

Canadiens

+110

Loading probability

Key Performers

Canadiens

M. Matheson14g

0.2PTS

0.1G0.1A24mTOI

vs Sabres0.3PTS7g

L. HutsonCold14g

0.8PTSL5 0.4

0.1G0.7A24mTOI

vs Sabres1.1PTS7g

Mike MathesonCold85g

0.4PTSL5 0.2

0.1G0.4A24mTOI

vs Sabres0.3PTS4g

Lane Hutson89g

1PTS

0.2G0.8A24mTOI

vs Sabres1PTS4g

Noah DobsonCold82g

0.6PTSL5 0.2

0.1G0.4A22mTOI

vs Sabres1PTS4g

Goalie

Jakub Dobes84g

.903SV%2.77GAA

Sabres

Rasmus DahlinCold84g

0.9PTSL5 0.4

0.3G0.7A24mTOI

vs Canadiens0.8PTS4g

Mattias SamuelssonCold85g

0.5PTSL5 0.2

0.2G0.3A22mTOI

vs Canadiens0.3PTS4g

Bowen ByramHot89g

0.5PTSL5 1

0.2G0.4A22mTOI

vs Canadiens0.3PTS4g

Owen PowerHot88g

0.4PTSL5 0.8

0.1G0.3A21mTOI

vs Canadiens0.3PTS4g

Tage Thompson88g

1PTS

0.5G0.5A19mTOI

vs Canadiens1.8PTS4g

Goalie

Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenCold62g

.906SV%2.61GAA

L5 .821 SV% · 4.24 GAA

ScoringSeason · per game

Team

GPG

Scored

OPP

Allowed

MARGIN

Per game

Canadiens

3.3★

3.1★

+0.3★

Sabres

3.5★

2.9★

+0.6★

Edge

Sabres +0.2

Sabres +0.3

Last 10 · Trend

Canadiens

2.4avg

Sabres

3.7avg

Head-to-Head2025-26 · 5 games

Canadiens2

Sabres3

Recent FormLast 10

Straight-Up

Canadiens

5-550%

Sabres

7-370%

Against the Spread

Canadiens

8-280%

Sabres

7-370%

Season Records2025-26 · 90g / 89g

Team

ATS

O/U

Canadiens

Overall

58%52-38

59%53-37

52%47-43

Sabres

Overall

62%55-34

58%52-37

47%42-47

Matchup VenueRoad / Home splits

Team

ATS

O/U

Canadiens

On Road

59%27-19

72%33-13

52%24-22

Sabres

At Home

62%28-17

49%22-23

Player Prop Results29 players · 89 props

Alex NewhookMontréal Canadiens

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

2✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

4✓

Alex TuchBuffalo Sabres

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

7✓

Alexandre TexierMontréal Canadiens

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

0✗

Bowen ByramBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

1✗

Cole CaufieldMontréal Canadiens

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

2✗

Ivan DemidovMontréal Canadiens

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

0✗

Jack QuinnBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

0✗

Jason ZuckerBuffalo Sabres

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

2✓

Josh AndersonMontréal Canadiens

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

0✗

Josh DoanBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

3✓

Josh NorrisBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

3✓

Juraj SlafkovskyMontréal Canadiens

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

1✗

Kirby DachMontréal Canadiens

2 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Lane HutsonMontréal Canadiens

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

1✗

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

3✓

Mattias SamuelssonBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

3✓

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Mike MathesonMontréal Canadiens

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Blocked ShotsO 2.5

5✓

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

3✓

Nick SuzukiMontréal Canadiens

5 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

4✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

4✓

Noah DobsonMontréal Canadiens

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

4✓

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

5✓

Owen PowerBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

0✗

Phillip DanaultMontréal Canadiens

2 props

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Rasmus DahlinBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

4✓

Ryan McLeodBuffalo Sabres

2 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Tage ThompsonBuffalo Sabres

4 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 3.5

1✗

Zach BensonBuffalo Sabres

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

1✗

Zack BolducMontréal Canadiens

3 props

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

PointsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

1✗

Alexandre CarrierMontréal Canadiens

1 prop

Blocked ShotsO 2.5

1✗

Conor TimminsBuffalo Sabres

1 prop

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

4✓

Alex LyonBuffalo Sabres

2 props

SavesO 23.5

23✗

SavesO 24.5

23✗

Jakub DobesMontréal Canadiens

2 props

SavesO 24.5

27✓

SavesO 25.5

27✓

Betting Results

Key Performers

ScoringSeason · per game

Head-to-Head2025-26 · 5 games

Recent FormLast 10

Season Records2025-26 · 90g / 89g

Matchup VenueRoad / Home splits

Player Prop Results29 players · 89 props

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