Canadiens Highlights: Newhook wins series

Published on: 19 5 月, 2026 by admin

The Montreal Canadiens faced the Buffalo Sabers in Game 7 of their second round series, hoping to pick up another thrilling, upset victory.

Before puck drop, the Habs announced they would be making a lineup modification, replacing fourth-line forward Joe Veleno with rookie Oliver Kapanen, who made his series debut.

It was another exciting matchup, and the Habs managed to emerge with a 3–2 victory, qualifying for the Eastern Conference Finals in the process.

Let's look at the highlights!

veteran effect

The Canadiens got off to a great start, culminating in Philippe Danault's first goal of the playoffs. The veteran took advantage of an excellent forecheck from Josh Anderson, not to mention a very smart pass from defenseman Caden Guhle.

At that point in the game, high-danger scoring chances were already 3–0 in favor of the Habs, and it should be noted that when the team scored first in Game 7 their score was 12–2.

important goals

Depth players continued to play a key role in the game, as evidenced by Zachary Bolduc's third goal of the playoffs. Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki provided excellent assists in the game.

Considering that he had an up and down regular season, Bolduc's increase in effort and results throughout the playoffs is more than admirable.

He is still a very young player and has a long career ahead of him. Enjoying a relatively successful playoff run will go a long way in instilling a certain amount of confidence.

classic adversity

One thing that is crystal clear when analyzing the Canadiens is that they have the potential to be a world-class team.

They also put together some of the worst hockey you'll ever see, as it happened for much of the second period.

The Sabers took advantage when Jordan Greenway, with the help of several of his friends, found a way to beat Dobbs, who was creating havoc in front of the Sabers crease.

best referee on earth

The Sabers decided to restart Dobbs, and like the referees in most of these playoff games, the referees failed to do their job.

This was truly a terrible job done by experienced officers who should know better.

And this is clearly a recurring issue that has been plaguing the league.

Given that the refs decided to game manage, which is exactly what no one wants to see, the Sabers got the advantage of not killing a penalty.

Soon after, Rasmus Dahlin leveled the game.

need a hero

The final 10 minutes of the third period will go a long way in determining whether the Canadiens can truly rise to the occasion, as they have done so many times in the regular season, or whether they will showcase their lack of experience by blowing another lead in an elimination game.

The Habs played timidly for most of the second and third periods, which led to a lot of time in the defensive zone.

You could argue that he had no trace of murderous tendencies.

The good news is that they had a chance to win the game with just one more shot, as the teams were tied 2-2 in overtime.

Alex Newhook, one of the most important players for the Canadiens in the playoffs, played the hero, scoring with just a few minutes remaining in overtime.

All Montreal Canadiens stats are 5v5, via Natural Stat Trick, unless otherwise noted.

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