NHL Playoff Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 05/14/2026 | Inside The Rink
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Montreal Canadiens (6-3-2) at Buffalo Sabres (6-3-1)
Venue: KeyBank Center
Date: Thursday, May 14
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch:Â ESPN
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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:
The Canadiens dropped game four and now head to Buffalo with the series tied 2-2. They’re averaging 2.8 while allowing 2.7 goals per game. In the series they’re averaging 3.8 goals per game.
Buffalo Sabres News & Notes
The Sabres evened the series with Tuesday’s 3-2 win over Montreal. They’re averaging three goals per game while allowing 2.7 goals per game in the playoffs. They’re averaging 2.5 goals per game in the series.
Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines
Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Evans-Demidov
Texier-Danault-Anderson
Bolduc-Dach-Veleno
Matheson-Carrier
Hutson-Dobson
Xhekaj-Guhle
Dobes
Fowler
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Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines:
Krebs-Thompson-Tuch
Zucker-Helenius-Quinn
Benson-Norris-Doan
Greenway-McLeod-Malenstyn
Samuelsson-Dahlin
Byram-Power
Schenn-Timmins
Luukkonen
Lyon
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Players To Watch:
Montreal Canadiens
Alex Newhook is red hot with five goals in the last three games. He has six goals in the last five games and seven points in the playoffs on six goals and an assist.
Buffalo Sabres
Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist in back-to-back games. He has 11 points in the playoffs on four goals and seven assists.
Injury Report:
Montreal Canadiens
F Patrik Laine – IR
Buffalo Sabres
F Justin Danforth – IR
F Jiri Kulich – IR
G Colten Ellis – DTD
C Noah Ostlund – Out
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