{"id":10312,"date":"2026-05-11T04:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=10312"},"modified":"2026-05-11T07:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:51:12","slug":"montreal-canadiens-take-control-of-series-with-commanding-6-2-win-over-buffalo-sabres-in-game-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/montreal-canadiens-take-control-of-series-with-commanding-6-2-win-over-buffalo-sabres-in-game-3","title":{"rendered":"Canadiens Take Control of Series With Commanding 6\u20132 Win Over Sabres in Game 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/cole-caufield-scores-key-goal-in-game-3-second-round-nhl-playoffs-2026-against-the-buffalo-sabres.jpg\" alt=\"Cole Caufield scores key goal in Game 3 second round NHL Playoffs 2026 against the Buffalo Sabres\" class=\"wp-image-10314\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Montr\u00e9al Canadiens Take Control of Series With Commanding 6\u20132 Win Over Buffalo Sabres in Game 3\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook led Montr\u00e9al with key goals and strong overall play.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Canadiens exploded in the second period to take full control of Game 3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Montreal now leads the series 2\u20131 with Game 4 returning to the Bell Centre.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Montr\u00e9al Canadiens<\/strong> offered one of their best performances of the postseason on Sunday night, <strong>beating the Buffalo Sabres 6\u20132 in Game 3<\/strong> to take a 2\u20131 lead in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/hockey\/nhl\">Stanley Cup 2026 second-round playoff series<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"back-on-track\">Back on Track<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The win also marked <strong>Montr\u00e9al\u2019s first stretch of back-to-back victories in this playoff run<\/strong>, a sign that the team is starting to find its rhythm at the right time after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/buffalo-sabres-strike-on-the-power-play-to-take-game-1-over-montreal-canadiens\">losing the first game of the series<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cole Caufield<\/strong> continued his strong playoff form, scoring his second goal of the postseason and adding an assist in a game that swung heavily in Montr\u00e9al\u2019s favour during a chaotic second period.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Voici Lane Hutson \u00e0 son meilleur, suivi de Cole Caufield qui nous donne l&#39;avance<br><br>Lane Hutson makes a sick play, Cole Caufield scores a sick goal<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoHabsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoHabsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GYqmHaXW1x\">pic.twitter.com\/GYqmHaXW1x<\/a><\/p>&mdash; x &#8211; Canadiens Montr\u00e9al (@CanadiensMTL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/2053632547121213464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alex Newhook<\/strong> also scored twice, including an empty net goal that sealed the deal for his side late in the third. <strong>Zachary Bolduc, Juraj Slafkovsky, and Kirby Dach<\/strong> also added to the scoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00c7a compte comme un but, \u00e7a!<br><br>And that&#39;s a good goal!<br><br>6-2 MONTR\u00c9AL!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoHabsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoHabsGo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dgo9iI7FZ9\">pic.twitter.com\/dgo9iI7FZ9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; x &#8211; Canadiens Montr\u00e9al (@CanadiensMTL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanadiensMTL\/status\/2053654638012907588?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadiens\u2019 young core showed confidence in front of a particularly loud home crowd at the Bell Centre. Lane Hutson and Jake Evans each chipped in with two assists, while goaltender <strong>Jakub Dobes stopped 26 shots<\/strong> to steady the team whenever Buffalo tried to respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buffalo briefly threatened early, with Tage Thompson opening the scoring just 53 seconds into the game and Rasmus Dahlin later contributing a goal and assist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the Sabres struggled to maintain control as Montr\u00e9al gradually took over the pace and physicality of the matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"montreal-offence-ruled-in-the-second-period\">Montr\u00e9al Offence Ruled in the Second Period<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The turning point was recorded in the second period, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/colecaufield\/\">Cole Caufield<\/a>\u2019s power play goal gave the Canadiens the lead they never gave back. From there, the game opened up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Montr\u00e9al\u2019s special teams went two for five on the power play, with highlights from Slafkovsky\u2019s midway through the second and Dach with a third-period finish that effectively put the game out of reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newhook\u2019s late empty net goal capped off a night where Montr\u00e9al\u2019s depth scoring and defensive structure finally clicked together. 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