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

Probability

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Key performers

Canadiens

M. Matheson14g0.2PTS

0.1G0.1A24mTOI

Last 5: 0.2 pts·vs Sabres: 0.3 pts (7g)

L. Hutson14g0.8PTS

0.1G0.7A24mTOI

Last 5: 0.4 pts·vs Sabres: 1.1 pts (7g)

Mike Matheson85g0.4PTS

0.1G0.4A24mTOI

Last 5: 0.2 pts·vs Sabres: 0.3 pts (4g)

Lane Hutson89g1PTS

0.2G0.8A24mTOI

Last 5: 1 pts·vs Sabres: 1 pts (4g)

Noah Dobson82g0.6PTS

0.1G0.4A22mTOI

Last 5: 0.2 pts·vs Sabres: 1 pts (4g)

Goalie

Jakub Dobes84g

.903SV%2.77GAA

Sabres

Rasmus Dahlin84g0.9PTS

0.3G0.7A24mTOI

Last 5: 0.4 pts·vs Canadiens: 0.8 pts (4g)

Mattias Samuelsson85g0.5PTS

0.2G0.3A22mTOI

Last 5: 0.2 pts·vs Canadiens: 0.3 pts (4g)

Bowen Byram89g0.5PTS

0.2G0.4A22mTOI

Last 5: 1 pts·vs Canadiens: 0.3 pts (4g)

Owen Power88g0.4PTS

0.1G0.3A21mTOI

Last 5: 0.8 pts·vs Canadiens: 0.3 pts (4g)

Tage Thompson88g1PTS

0.5G0.5A19mTOI

Last 5: 1 pts·vs Canadiens: 1.8 pts (4g)

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

Ivan DemidovMontréal Canadiens

4 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

0✗

Juraj SlafkovskyMontréal Canadiens

4 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

1✗

Lane HutsonMontréal Canadiens

4 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

3✓

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

1✗

Alex LyonBuffalo Sabres

1 prop

SavesO 24.5

23✗

Jack QuinnBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

0✗

Jakub DobesMontréal Canadiens

1 prop

SavesO 25.5

27✓

Cole CaufieldMontréal Canadiens

4 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

2✗

Tage ThompsonBuffalo Sabres

4 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 3.5

1✗

Alex TuchBuffalo Sabres

4 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

7✓

Nick SuzukiMontréal Canadiens

4 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 2.5

4✓

Jason ZuckerBuffalo Sabres

4 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

GoalsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

2✓

Bowen ByramBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

1✗

Rasmus DahlinBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 2.5

4✓

Josh NorrisBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

3✓

Noah DobsonMontréal Canadiens

4 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

5✓

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

4✓

Alexandre TexierMontréal Canadiens

3 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

0✗

Josh DoanBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

3✓

Josh AndersonMontréal Canadiens

3 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

Shots on GoalO 1.5

0✗

Mattias SamuelssonBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

3✓

Kirby DachMontréal Canadiens

2 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Conor TimminsBuffalo Sabres

1 prop

Blocked ShotsO 1.5

4✓

Mike MathesonMontréal Canadiens

4 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

3✓

Blocked ShotsO 2.5

5✓

Alexandre CarrierMontréal Canadiens

1 prop

Blocked ShotsO 2.5

1✗

Zach BensonBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

1✗

Owen PowerBuffalo Sabres

3 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

0✗

Alex NewhookMontréal Canadiens

3 props

PointsO 0.5

2✓

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

4✓

Ryan McLeodBuffalo Sabres

2 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Phillip DanaultMontréal Canadiens

2 props

PointsO 0.5

1✓

AssistsO 0.5

1✓

Zack BolducMontréal Canadiens

3 props

PointsO 0.5

0✗

AssistsO 0.5

0✗

Shots on GoalO 1.5

1✗

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