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A. Lyon	20	10	4	3	2.77	.907
U. Luukkonen	22	9	3	1	2.52	.910
C. Ellis	8	4	2	1	2.90	.903

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7:00 PM, May 6, 2026Coverage: TNT/truTV/HBO Max

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Points

Tage ThompsonC #72

81PTS

40G

41A

Goals

Tage ThompsonC #72

40G

6PPG

272S

Assists

Rasmus DahlinD #26

55A

16PPA

18+/-

Buffalo Sabres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Sam Carrick C	OUT	May 9
Logan Stanley D	Day-To-Day	May 6
Noah Ostlund C	OUT	May 18

Lightning/Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT

Sabres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
5/1/26	@BOS	W4-1
4/28/26	vsBOS	L2-1 OT
4/26/26	@BOS	W6-1
4/23/26	@BOS	W3-1
4/21/26	vsBOS	L4-2

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Playoff Series

Series starts 5/6

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Game 1

5/6

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Game 2

5/8

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Game 3

5/14

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Game 4

5/18

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Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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