NHL Games on TV Today – Sunday, May 10, 2026 (ET)
Two games on Sunday, and both are pivotal. The Bell Centre hosts its first second-round playoff game in five years as Montreal and Buffalo meet with the series level, and later Anaheim tries to avoid falling into a 3-1 hole against Vegas – without Mark Stone in the Golden Knights lineup.
ESPN carries both games in the United States, with Sportsnet, SN360, CBC and TVA Sports covering them in Canada.
Sunday’s NHL Schedule at a Glance
| Time (ET) | Matchup | Series Status | US TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 PM | Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens (Game 3) | Series tied 1-1 | ESPN |
| 9:30 PM | Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks (Game 4) | Vegas leads 2-1 | ESPN |
🏒 Game of the Day: Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens (Game 3)
7:00 PM ET | ESPN (US) · Sportsnet / CBC / TVA Sports (Canada)
Montreal returns home for the first time in nearly two weeks, having stolen back home-ice advantage with a comprehensive 5-1 win in Game 2. Alex Newhook scored twice – the first just 1:36 into the game – with Mike Matheson adding another before the five-minute mark and Alexandre Carrier and Nick Suzuki finishing it in the third. Jakub Dobes bounced back with 28 saves.
The odd thing about Montreal’s run is its rhythm. The Canadiens have alternated wins and losses through the entire postseason, a pattern that held across all seven games against Tampa Bay and has continued here. By that logic, tonight belongs to Buffalo – though the Bell Centre may have something to say about it.
Montreal’s top-end scorers remain quiet. Cole Caufield’s point drought has reached five games and Juraj Slafkovsky has a single assist in his last eight. That the Habs are still level is a testament to their depth and to Dobes.
Buffalo, chasing its first conference final since 2007, has a puzzle of its own: the Sabres are 2-3 at home this postseason but won all three games in Boston, including the clincher. Alex Lyon allowed four goals on 27 shots in his sixth straight start, and captain Rasmus Dahlin did not sugarcoat the performance afterward, calling it unacceptable.
Prediction: A loud building and a rested Montreal team – Canadiens take Game 3 and the series lead.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Anaheim Ducks (Game 4)
9:30 PM ET | ESPN (US) · Sportsnet / SN360 / TVA Sports (Canada)
Vegas reclaimed control on Friday with a 6-2 rout at Honda Center, built on Mitch Marner’s first career playoff hat trick. Shea Theodore opened the scoring barely a minute in, Brayden McNabb added a short-handed goal, and the Golden Knights led 5-0 after two periods. Carter Hart stopped 31 of 33. Lukas Dostal was pulled after conceding three goals on nine shots in the first period, though he gets the net back tonight.
The complication for Vegas is significant: captain Mark Stone is out with an undisclosed injury suffered in the first period of Game 3. This season, the Golden Knights went 8-9-5 without him and 31-17-12 with him. Brandon Saad draws in for his first NHL game since April 11, and Pavel Dorofeyev moves up to the top line.
Anaheim also has reason to feel this is recoverable. Beckett Sennecke and Chris Kreider – the latter recording the 50th playoff goal of his career – scored in the third, and Alex Killorn admitted the group may have gotten a little comfortable. Mason McTavish returns after two games as a healthy scratch.
Vegas is chasing a fourth consecutive road playoff win, having outscored opponents 16-7 across its last three away from home. Its penalty kill remains the best in the postseason at 96.3 percent, with a league-high three short-handed goals.
Prediction: Anaheim answers with its best effort of the round and evens the series at 2-2.
One series is already over: Carolina completed a sweep of Philadelphia on Saturday to reach the Eastern Conference Final unbeaten. The Hurricanes now wait to see whether Montreal or Buffalo joins them.
