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Sabres vs. Canadiens Prediction, Odds & Stats - May 12, 2026

Game Scheduled
Atlantic
May 12th, 7:00 PM EDT
Buffalo
Sabres
W W L W W
Montreal
Canadiens
W L W L W
VS
Buffalo Sabres
Montreal Canadiens
Scoreboard Spread Moneyline O/U
Buffalo Sabres 50-23-8-1      
Montreal Canadiens 48-24-5-5      

Latest Encounters

Date Result Competition Stats Recap
05/06/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )
2   -   4
 Atlantic
05/03/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 )
2   -   1
 Atlantic
05/01/26
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )
Boston Bruins BOS ( 45-27-7-3 )
4   -   1
 Atlantic
05/01/26
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 )
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
1   -   0
 Atlantic
04/29/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 )
3   -   2
 Atlantic
04/28/26
Boston Bruins BOS ( 45-27-7-3 )
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )
2   -   1
 Atlantic
04/26/26
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 )
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
3   -   2
 Atlantic
04/26/26
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )
Boston Bruins BOS ( 45-27-7-3 )
6   -   1
 Atlantic
04/24/26
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 50-26-4-2 )
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 48-24-5-5 )
2   -   3
 Atlantic
04/23/26
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )
Boston Bruins BOS ( 45-27-7-3 )
3   -   1
 Atlantic
04/21/26
Boston Bruins BOS ( 45-27-7-3 )
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 50-23-8-1 )
4   -   2
 Atlantic

Matchup Odds

Line History

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Line History

Team Leaders

Buffalo Sabres BUF
Montreal Canadiens MON
Nick Suzuki
Center Buffalo
101 Points 81
Tage Thompson
Center Montreal
Mattias Samuelsson
Defense Montreal
41 + / - 37
Nick Suzuki
Center Buffalo
Tage Thompson
Center Montreal
272 Shots 258
Cole Caufield
Right Wing Buffalo
Arber Xhekaj
Defense Buffalo
116 Penalty Mins 78
Peyton Krebs
Center Montreal
Jakub Dobes
Goaltender Buffalo
29 Wins 22
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goaltender Montreal
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Goaltender Montreal
2.5 GAA 2.4
Jacob Fowler
Goaltender Buffalo
Buffalo Sabres BUF
Montreal Canadiens MON
Nick Suzuki
Center Buffalo
7 Points 7
Tage Thompson
Center Montreal
Bowen Byram
Defense Montreal
7 + / - 5
Zachary Bolduc
Right Wing Buffalo
Tage Thompson
Center Montreal
26 Shots 22
Juraj Slafkovsky
Left Wing Buffalo
Zach Benson
Left Wing Montreal
28 Penalty Mins 14
Kaiden Guhle
Defense Buffalo
Jakub Dobes
Goaltender Buffalo
4 Wins 4
Alex Lyon
Goaltender Montreal
Jakub Dobes
Goaltender Buffalo
2.3 GAA 1.3
Alex Lyon
Goaltender Montreal

Matchup Details

team win loss last 10 w/l streak ats money home away total
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
54 24 6-3-0-1 1L 46-33 1305 27-11-5-1 27-13-4 35-35-9
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens
52 25 7-3-0 1L 46-33 1350 25-16-2-1 27-9-5-4 42-33-4

Recent Meetings

date home-away ats o/u MON:Shots MON:Goals MON:Assists BUF:Shots BUF:Goals BUF:Assists
05/06/2026 BUF 4 - MON 2 BUF Under 6 28 2 3 16 4 5
01/31/2026 BUF 2 - MON 4 MON Over 0 31 4 7 38 2 4
01/22/2026 MON 2 - BUF 4 BUF Under 6.5 34 2 3 17 4 6
01/15/2026 BUF 5 - MON 3 BUF Over 6 23 3 5 27 5 8
10/20/2025 MON 4 - BUF 2 MON Under 6 32 4 6 32 2 3
03/03/2025 MON 4 - BUF 3 MON Over 6.5 36 3 6 20 4 7
03/01/2025 BUF 2 - MON 4 MON Under 6.5 29 4 7 25 2 3
12/17/2024 MON 6 - BUF 1 MON Over 6 21 1 2 27 6 12
11/11/2024 BUF 5 - MON 7 MON Over 6.5 23 7 13 18 5 7
02/21/2024 MON 2 - BUF 3 BUF Under 6.5 23 3 4 31 2 4
01/04/2024 MON 1 - BUF 6 BUF Over 6.5 38 6 12 33 1 0
12/09/2023 BUF 2 - MON 2 MON Over 0 31 2 3 48 2 2
10/23/2023 BUF 1 - MON 3 MON Under 7 27 3 6 37 1 2
03/27/2023 BUF 3 - MON 3 MON Under 7 41 3 5 33 3 6
11/22/2022 MON 2 - BUF 7 BUF Over 6.5 38 7 14 31 2 4
10/27/2022 BUF 2 - MON 3 MON Under 6.5 34 3 5 45 2 4
02/23/2022 MON 4 - BUF 0 MON Under 6 32 0 0 29 4 4
02/13/2022 MON 3 - BUF 5 BUF Over 6 32 5 7 32 3 6
11/26/2021 BUF 4 - MON 1 BUF Under 6 26 1 0 39 4 6
10/14/2021 BUF 5 - MON 1 BUF Under 6 31 1 2 36 5 10
date score ats o/u Shots Goals Assists
05/06/2026 BUF 4 - MON 2 W Under 6 28 2 3
05/01/2026 BOS 1 - BUF 4 W Under 5.5 26 4 7
04/28/2026 BUF 1 - BOS 2 (OT) L Under 6 29 2 1
04/26/2026 BOS 1 - BUF 6 W Over 6 35 6 10
04/23/2026 BOS 1 - BUF 3 W Under 6 28 3 5
04/21/2026 BUF 2 - BOS 4 L Under 6 26 4 8
04/19/2026 BUF 4 - BOS 3 W Over 6 20 3 6
04/15/2026 BUF 3 - DAL 3 W Under 6 28 3 4
04/13/2026 CHI 1 - BUF 5 W Under 6.5 26 5 8
04/09/2026 BUF 5 - CLB 0 W Under 6 37 0 0
date score ats o/u Shots Goals Assists
05/06/2026 BUF 4 - MON 2 L Under 6 16 4 5
05/03/2026 TB 1 - MON 2 W Under 5 29 1 2
05/01/2026 MON 0 - TB 1 (OT) L Under 5.5 30 0 0
04/29/2026 TB 2 - MON 3 W Under 5.5 40 2 2
04/26/2026 MON 2 - TB 3 L Under 6 18 2 4
04/24/2026 MON 3 - TB 2 W Under 6 29 3 5
04/21/2026 TB 3 - MON 2 L Under 6 34 3 5
04/19/2026 TB 3 - MON 4 (OT) W Over 6 23 3 6
04/14/2026 PHI 4 - MON 2 L Under 6 25 4 5
04/12/2026 NYI 1 - MON 4 W Under 6.5 33 1 2

Matchup Edge - Scoring Stats

Buffalo Sabres BUF
Montreal Canadiens MON
avg rank edge in rank avg
3.4 5 Goals Per Game 8 2.3
2.0 2 Goals Against Per Game 5 2.4
29.4 6 Shots Per Game 16 23.0
25.6 2 Shots Against Per Game 5 26.5
11.7 4 Shooting % 6 9.8
7.8 3 Opponent Shooting % 6 9.0
3.86 4 Shot Differential Per Game 10 -3.5
11.7 4 Scoring Efficiency Ratio 6 9.8
.920 2 Save % 3 .910
.880 2 Opponent Save % 4 .900
13.9 5 Penalty Minutes Per Game 7 12.6
0.43 8 Power Play Goals Per Game 3 0.75
0.43 6 Power Play Goals Against Per Game 11 0.88
11.1 13 Power Play % 5 21.4
83.3 10 Penalty Kill % 13 78.1
1.88 6 Blocks To Shots On Goal Ratio 15 1.54

Odds Analysis

Team Rankings

offence
Buffalo Sabres BUF
Season stats rank
Goals 3.45 5
Shots 28.12 13
Power Play (%) 20 18
Faceoff (%) 46 31
Penalty Mins 797 7
Montreal Canadiens MON
Season stats rank
Goals 3.4 7
Shots 26.29 24
Power Play (%) 23 9
Faceoff (%) 51 9
Penalty Mins 849 5
defence
Buffalo Sabres BUF
Season stats rank
Goals 3.45 5
Shots 28.12 13
Power Play (%) 20 18
Faceoff (%) 46 31
Penalty Mins 797 7
Montreal Canadiens MON
Season stats rank
Goals 3.4 7
Shots 26.29 24
Power Play (%) 23 9
Faceoff (%) 51 9
Penalty Mins 849 5

Injuries

Buffalo Sabres BUF
Montreal Canadiens MON

Buffalo vs. Montreal Betting News

Buffalo Sabres BUF

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Montreal Canadiens MON

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Buffalo Vs Montreal Betting Trends

Buffalo Sabres BUF

Over is 4-0 in Sabres last 4 games as a road underdog of +201 or greater.

Over is 5-2-1 in Sabres last 8 Tuesday games.

Sabres are 7-1 in their last 8 games as a road favorite of -151 to -200.

Under is 3-1-1 in Sabres last 5 games as a favorite.

Sabres are 37-112 in their last 149 games as an underdog of +201 or greater.

Montreal Canadiens MON

Over is 18-7-2 in Canadiens last 27 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.

Over is 3-1-1 in Canadiens last 5 games as a favorite.

Canadiens are 9-42 in their last 51 games as an underdog of +201 or greater.

Under is 5-2-1 in Canadiens last 8 Second Round games.

Under is 4-0 in Canadiens last 4 games as a home underdog.

Atlantic Standings

Line Up - Last Game

Buffalo Sabres
Pitchers
POS Player
Hitters
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Montreal Canadiens
Pitchers
POS Player
Hitters
POS Player