Sabres vs. Canadiens Game 6 prediction: NHL odds, picks, best bet for Stanley Cup playoffs

Nypost · May 16, 2026 · 578 words · By Sean Treppedi

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The Sabres are walking the plank at the Bell Centre on Saturday, and it’s safe to expect another heavy dosage of high-octane hockey.

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What happened

The Sabres are walking the plank at the Bell Centre on Saturday, and it’s safe to expect another heavy dosage of high-octane hockey.

Why it matters

Montreal’s 6-3 victory in Game 5 wasn’t pretty by any means.

Common ground

The Canadiens fell down 3-2 in the first period with Buffalo having buried three of its first four shots on Montreal goaltender Jakub Dobes.

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Claim 1: “Buffalo having buried three of its first four shots on Montreal goaltender Jakub Dobes”

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Three independent web search results explicitly state that Buffalo scored three of their first four shots on Jakub Dobes in Game 5.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 NHL season was the 108th season of operation (107th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season started on October 4, 2024, when the Buffalo Sabres and New Jers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_NHL_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Montreal Canadiens season is the 117th for the club that was established on December 4, 1909, and their 109th season as a franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). After a three-year …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Montreal_Canadiens_sea…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs is the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18, 2026 and will conclude with the Stanley Cup Final wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Stanley_Cup_playoffs

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Claim 2: “Dobes, who has played all 11 postseason games”

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The provided evidence confirms Jakub Dobes is the goalie for Montreal, but there is no specific data in the search results confirming he played in exactly 11 postseason games.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a full list of ice hockey players who have played for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL). It includes players that have played at least one regular season or playoff ga…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Montreal_Canadiens_pla…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jakub Dobeš (born May 27, 2001) is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 136th …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakub_Dobeš

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Claim 3: “a 29-12 shot-attempt advantage for the Sabres on Thursday”

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Claim 4: “Jason Zucker, Josh Doan, and Konsta Helenius all scored in the first period of Game 5”

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Claim 5: “The Sabres have averaged a top-five mark of 29.9 shots on goal in the playoffs”

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Claim 6: “staring down a future Hall-of-Fame goalie in Andrei Vasilevsky in the first round”

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Web search results confirm the Canadiens played against Tampa Bay (where Vasilevsky is the goalie) in the first round and advanced to the second round to play Buffalo.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jakub Dobeš is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. He was selected in the fifth round, 136th overall, by the Canadiens …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakub_Dobeš

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web search NEUTRAL — Jacob Fowler and Jakub Dobes have played only three combined playoff games. In this regular season, Fowler posted a solid 2.43 goals-against average, while Dobes handled more starts but showed inconsi…
https://www.thebiglead.com/canadiens-brace-for-76m-nightmare…

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web search NEUTRAL — Our random thought of the night: The Canadiens are playing with house money from this juncture. They were slight underdogs against Tampa Bay and won’t be favoured in the next round against Buffalo. Th…
https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/montreal-canadiens…

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Claim 7: “His save prop Over/Under is set at 24.5 — a line he’s cleared in three games through this series and seven of 11 in the playoffs”

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Claim 8: “The Canadiens fell down 3-2 in the first period”

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While evidence confirms the game took place and the final score, the provided search results do not explicitly state the score was 3-2 at the end of the first period; one result mentions the Canadiens leading after the first period of Game 4, not Game 5.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Buffalo Sabres season is the 56th season of play for the Sabres in the National Hockey League (NHL). It is their second season since head coach Lindy Ruff returned to the team. On December…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Buffalo_Sabres_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gilbert Perreault (born November 13, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center who played for 17 seasons with the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres. He was the first draft pick o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Perreault

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Claim 9: “Montreal’s 6-3 victory in Game 5”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 in Game 5.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Scott Bowman (born September 18, 1933) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey head coach. He holds the record for most wins in National Hockey League (NHL) history, with 1,244 wins in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotty_Bowman

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Claim 10: “remain the better ranking team in both expected goals and shot attempt differential at five-on-five in these playoffs”

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Claim 11: “improving his Goals Saved Above Expected in these playoffs to 8.1 — third-best amongst goaltenders”

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Search results mention GSAx for other goalies in the 2026 playoffs and Dobes' save percentage in the 3rd period, but do not provide the specific GSAx value of 8.1 for Dobes.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jakub Dobes has a .951 SV% in the 3rd period this postseason including 58 straight 3rd-period saves in the last 6 GP.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Overall, he has probably been a bit below average (-2.0 GSAx). None of the Oilers current or former goalies were impressive in the 2026 playoffs: Connor Ingram (2-3, 0.876%) -2.9 GSAx. Tristan Jarry (…
https://goaliepost.com/ramblings/playoff-ramblings

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web search NEUTRAL — Jakub Dobes.StatMuse has game-level data for saves going back to the 1955-56 season.
https://www.statmuse.com/nhl/ask/nhl-goalie-stats-average-go…

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Claim 12: “he carries a high-danger save percentage of 92.7 percent in this series”

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Claim 13: “Dobes stopped the remaining 32 shots he faced”

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Evidence from 'Canadiens news: Jakub Dobes reaches Patrick Roy territory' states he stopped every attempt the rest of the way after the initial goals and finished with 33 saves on 36 shots. Since 3 goals were scored on the first 4 shots, the remaining 32 shots were saves.

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Claim 14: “They are 4-1 on the road this postseason”

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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.

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Claim 15: “Dobes and the Canadiens are pegged as hefty -160 favorites at FanDuel Sportsbook”

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No evidence in the provided search results mentions FanDuel Sportsbook odds or a -160 favorite status for Game 6.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Montreal Canadiens, officially Club de hockey Canadien and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens

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web search NEUTRAL — The Montreal Canadiens lose to the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in Game 4 of their 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs series, with goals scored by Mattias Samuelsson, Alex Newh...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhOlNsG-Dhw

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web search NEUTRAL — WATCH | Canadiens celebrate Game 7 win against Tampa. Canadiens advance to second round of playoffs.canadiens.com is the official Web site of the Montreal Canadiens.
https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/

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Claim 16: “improving to 5-0 following a loss in these playoffs”

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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.

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