Juraj Slafkovsky and the Montreal Canadiens cannot afford to get ahead of themselves despite a 3-2 series lead over the Buffalo Sabres.

Montreal Canadiens rookie goalie Jakub Dobes shook off a rough start and feels indebted to coach Martin St. Louis for not yanking him.

The Montreal Canadiens moved within one win of the Eastern Conference semifinals after a 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 5 on Thursday night, with rookie goaltender Jakub Dobes starring in another milestone performance.

Cole Caufield, Josh Anderson, Ivan Demidov and Alexandre Texier also scored for Montreal, which will host Game 6 on Saturday night.

Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists for the Montreal Canadiens, who are on the verge of advancing to the Eastern Conference Final following a 6-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres in Game 5 of the second round at KeyBank Center on Thursday.

The Canadiens need just one more win to book their spot in the 2026 edition of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals.

Montreal goaltender Jakub Dobes steadied after giving up three goals on three consecutive shots and Buffalo ended up making a goalie change.

The Buffalo Sabres were unable to hold onto a trio of early leads and dropped Game 5 of their second-round playoff series with the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 at KeyBank Center on Thursday. The Canadiens lead the series 3-2.

The Montreal Canadiens host the Buffalo Sabres in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 3-2 lead in the series

After skating out to an early lead, the Sabres stumbled to the edge of elimination in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The visiting Montreal Canadiens scored

The Montreal Canadiens host the Buffalo Sabres for Game 6 of the NHL playoffs on Saturday, May 16. Here's how to buy tickets.

Almost everyone appears to agree that the Montreal Canadiens fans are the loudest and rowdiest of any team in the National Hockey League. And the “Habs fever” is only intensifying as the team pursues a second round battle in the Stanley Cup playoffs.