NHL Playoff Preview: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens with Line Combinations 05/16/2026 | Inside The Rink
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Buffalo Sabres (6-4-1) at Montreal Canadiens (7-3-2)
Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Saturday, May 16
Time: 8:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ABC/ESPN
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Buffalo Sabres News & Notes
The Sabres look to force a winner-take-all game seven and head back home. They’re averaging three goals per game while also allowing three goals per game. In the series they’re averaging 2.6 goals per game.
Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:
The Canadiens can advance to the Eastern Conference Finals with a win tonight on home ice. They’re averaging 3.1 goals per game while allowing 2.3 goals per game. They’re averaging 4.2 goals per game in the series.
Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines:
Krebs-Thompson-Tuch
Benson-Norris-Doan
Zucker-Helenius-Quinn
Greenway-McLeod-Malenstyn
Samuelsson-Dahlin
Byram-Power
Schenn-Timmins
Luukkonen
Lyon
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Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Evans-Demidov
Texier-Danault-Anderson
Bolduc-Veleno-Dach
Matheson-Carrier
Hutson-Dobson
Xhekaj-Guhle
Dobes
Fowler
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Players To Watch:
Buffalo Sabres
Josh Doan has a point in his last seven games on two goals and six assists. He has ten points in the playoffs on three goals and seven assists.
Montreal Canadiens
Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists in Thursday’s win. He has six points in the series and 12 points in the playoffs.
Injury Report:
Buffalo Sabres
F Justin Danforth – IR
F Jiri Kulich – IR
G Colten Ellis – DTD
C Noah Ostlund – Out
Montreal Canadiens
F Patrik Laine – IR
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