Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, May 12, 2026 — W 3-2

Second Round, Game 4 · Tuesday, May 12

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Buffalo won 3-2

WAR Box

Every skater who dressed, graded against the other skaters on the ice that night. A C is an ordinary NHL performance.

Team gradeBWon by 13G · 5A · 22 shots · 23 blocks

Production: C+
Offense: B
Defense: A-
Power play: B+
Penalty kill: C-

Skater	TOI	Grade	Prod	Off	Def	PP	PK
Konsta Helenius	12:53	B+	C	A+	B
Tage Thompson	19:14	B	C+	C-	A+	B-	B-
Rasmus Dahlin	19:29	B	C	B+	A	B-
Peyton Krebs	15:47	B	F	B+	A+	B	C+
Jason Zucker	12:14	B-	C-	A+	B-	A
Mattias Samuelsson	23:47	B-	B-	B-	A-	C+	C
Jack Quinn	14:06	B-	D	A+	B	C+
Conor Timmins	21:38	B-	D	B+	A		C+
Owen Power	23:43	C+	F	A	B+	C-	D
Alex Tuch	21:58	C+	D	D+	A+	B+	B-
Zach Benson	14:21	C	B-	C+	D+	C+	C
Bowen Byram	20:42	C-	D	C	C+	B-	C+
Josh Norris	12:41	C-	C	D-	C	B+
Ryan McLeod	9:35	C-	F	C	D+	A	B+
Beck Malenstyn	10:52	C-	D	C+	D	C+	C-
Josh Doan	15:30	C-	C	D-	C-	C+
Luke Schenn	7:04	C-	D+	C	D+		D+
Jordan Greenway	9:58	D	F	C	C-		D

Goaltender	TOI	Grade	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	60:00	A-	31	2	.935	+1.63

A grade compares a skater with everyone who played that night, adjusted for how he was used — heavier minutes and defensive-zone starts raise the bar. Goaltenders are graded against expectation instead, on goals saved above expected. How this is calculated

Box score

Skaters · 18

Player	TOI	G	A	P	Shots	Blocks
Mattias Samuelsson	23:47	1	0	1	2	5
Owen Power	23:43	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Tuch	21:58	0	0	0	4	0
Conor Timmins	21:38	0	0	0	0	4
Bowen Byram	20:42	0	0	0	2	1
Rasmus Dahlin	19:29	0	1	1	2	4
Tage Thompson	19:14	1	1	2	2	0
Peyton Krebs	15:47	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Doan	15:30	0	2	2	0	0
Zach Benson	14:21	1	0	1	1	2
Jack Quinn	14:06	0	0	0	3	0
Konsta Helenius	12:53	0	0	0	3	1
Josh Norris	12:41	0	1	1	0	1
Jason Zucker	12:14	0	0	0	1	1
Beck Malenstyn	10:52	0	0	0	2	0
Jordan Greenway	9:58	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan McLeod	9:35	0	0	0	0	1
Luke Schenn	7:04	0	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

Player	TOI	Shots	GA	SV%	Saved
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenW	60:00	31	2	.935	+1.63