Danault Shadows Buffalo Goal Overturned After 10-Minute Review
danault is back in the center of the Canadiens-Sabres dispute after Montreal had Buffalo’s goal overturned in Game 4 on May 13, 2026. Martin St-Louis challenged Jack Quinn’s apparent go-ahead goal for goaltender interference, and officials erased it after more than ten minutes of review.
The sequence flipped the game from a Buffalo lead to a tie, and the teams were still in a 2-1 Montreal game when the first period ended. Cole Caufield added his second goal in two games, giving Montreal the edge as the series again turned on a review.
St-Louis Forces the Review
Buffalo had been ahead 1-0 when Quinn appeared to beat Jakub Dobes, and the goal was initially awarded. St-Louis immediately challenged, pushing the call to video review and putting the focus on whether goaltender interference had occurred.
After more than ten minutes, officials overturned the goal. They determined that Dobes’s glove with the puck had fully crossed the red line, so the puck did not count and play resumed tied. That left Montreal with a swing in a game that had already been tight before the review dragged on.
Game 3 And Danault
The challenge carried extra weight because of what happened in Game 3. Phillip Danault scored in the second period on a rebound of a Josh Anderson shot, but officials disallowed the goal that would have made it 3-1 for Montreal.
Officials ruled that Alex Lyon had been pushed into his net by Danault, even though a later camera angle showed the puck had clearly entered the net before any contact with the goaltender. Another angle suggested Danault was pushed toward Lyon by an opposing defender, and Rachel Lenzi said the goal should have counted.
Montreal’s Response In Game 4
Game 4 gave Montreal the answer on the scoreboard, if not on the clock. Caufield’s second goal in two games helped the Canadiens take control after the overturned Buffalo goal, and the first-period score sat at 2-1 when the period ended.
The larger issue is the review itself. A call that took more than ten minutes to sort out only added to the scrutiny around a series already framed by officiating controversy, with Montreal now holding the benefit of a video reversal after losing one the other way in Game 3.
