NHL Recaps: Tuesday, May 12, 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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Buffalo Sabres

3

Montreal Canadiens

2

Buffalo Sabres edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2

Buffalo Sabres beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 at MTL. Tage Thompson (BUF) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF's first power-play unit (Thompson, Dahlin, Quinn, Doan and Benson) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 3:12 together.

• •Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:14.
• •Josh Doan had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:30.
• •BUF's first power-play unit (Thompson, Dahlin, Quinn, Doan and Benson) scored 2 power-play goals on 5 attempts in 3:12 together.

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Final / OT

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Anaheim Ducks

2

Vegas Golden Knights

3

Vegas Golden Knights edge Anaheim Ducks 3–2 (OT)

Vegas Golden Knights beat Anaheim Ducks 3–2 in overtime at home. Pavel Dorofeyev (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A.

• •Pavel Dorofeyev had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:30.
• •Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:41.
• •Cutter Gauthier had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:05.

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