NHL Recaps: Wednesday, May 6, 2026

2 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

Final

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Montreal Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Montreal Canadiens 4–2 at home. Josh Doan (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:13 together.

•Josh Doan had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:26.
•Ryan McLeod had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:33.
•Zach Benson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:56.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Anaheim Ducks beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1

Anaheim Ducks beat Vegas Golden Knights 3–1 at VGK. Leo Carlsson (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Theodore, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:04 together.

•VGK's first power-play unit (Stone, Theodore, Eichel, Marner and Dorofeyev) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 3:04 together.
•New look for ANA: Killorn–Granlund–Gauthier skated 10:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (82.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Beckett Sennecke (ANA) played 11:03, −6:27 down on his 17:30 season average over 11 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Jansen Harkins for ANA @ VGK, 68.9 mph. Full game report →

Jansen Harkins (ANA @ VGK): Rush, carried in, 0 passes, 68.9 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Josh Doan BUF	vs MTL	1	1	2	3	2	0	17:26	—
Ryan McLeod BUF	vs MTL	1	1	2	2	0	0	14:33	—
Zach Benson BUF	vs MTL	0	2	2	1	2	0	16:56	—
Ivan Barbashev VGK	vs ANA	0	0	0	5	8	0	17:33	—
Jacob Trouba ANA	at VGK	0	0	0	2	5	3	22:18	—

Line changes

New look for MTL: Evans–Newhook–Demidov skated 11:31 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Killorn–Granlund–Gauthier skated 10:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (82.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ANA: Johnston–Harkins–Washe skated 5:08 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Alex Lyon BUF	vs MTL	W	28	2	.929
Carter Hart VGK	vs ANA	L	27	2	.926
Lukas Dostal ANA	at VGK	W	22	1	.955
Jakub Dobes MTL	at BUF	L	16	4	.750

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