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Sabres score 7 straight goals, force Game 7 vs. Canadiens
Rasmus Dahlin tied a franchise postseason record with five points (one goal, four assists) and Tage Thompson posted one goal and three assists to pace the visiting Buffalo Sabres to a 8-3 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, forcing a seventh game in their Eastern Conference sem...

Sabres scores 7 straight goals, force Game 7 vs. Canadiens
Rasmus Dahlin scored once in a five-point game and Tage Thompson posted one goal and three assists to pace the visiting Buffalo Sabres to a 8-3 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday and force a seventh game in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.,Jack Quinn tallied twice in ...

Canadiens return home to raucous arena with chance to eliminate Sabres
The task facing the Buffalo Sabres is not easy, but it is straightforward.,The Sabres must drum up a win when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday or their season is over.,The Canadiens lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series 3-2 with a chance to close it out in front of ...

Nick Suzuki's goal, 2 assists send Habs home up 3-2 on Sabres
Nick Suzuki scored a goal and set up two others while Juraj Slafkovsky notched three assists, lifting the visiting Montreal Canadiens to a 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series.,The Canadiens closed the contest with four unanswered goals -- i...

Canadiens look to reclaim momentum from Sabres in pivotal Game 5
The Montreal Canadiens find themselves in a familiar situation.,The Canadiens, after all, dropped a 3-2 decision in Game 4 of their second straight series to once again reduce a once-best-of-seven set to a best-of-three. And Montreal's opponent once again has home-ice advantage to boot.,The Canadien...

Zach Benson's 3rd-period goal helps Sabres level series vs. Canadiens
Zach Benson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period of a 3-2 win for the visiting Buffalo Sabres against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference second-round series on Tuesday.,Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist and Josh Doan had two assists for the Sabres, who ti...

Bruins D Charlie McAvoy suspended 6 games next season for slashing
The NHL suspended Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy for six regular-season games without pay next season for slashing Buffalo's Zach Benson during the final moments of the Sabres' playoff series-clinching win on May 1.,The league's Department of Player Safety made the announcement on Tuesday, ...

Sabres G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to start Game 4 vs. Canadiens
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will return to the crease to start Game 4 of the Eastern Conference second-round series against the host Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.,Luukkonen will see his first action since allowing four goals on 20 shots in the Sabres' 4-2 loss to the Boston Bruin...

Sabres out to overcome 'self-inflicted' issues, pull even vs. Habs
The Buffalo Sabres know they have not been at the level that helped them get to the top of the Atlantic Division in the regular season.,After winning Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Montreal Canadiens, the Sabres fell 5-1 in Game 2 before a 6-2 setback in Game 3 on Su...

Canadiens clobber Sabres in Game 3, grab series lead
Cole Caufield broke a five-game scoring drought with a tiebreaking power-play goal as the Montreal Canadiens throttled the visiting Buffalo Sabres 6-2 in Game 3, taking a 2-1 best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series lead on Sunday night.,A 51-goal scorer in the regular season, Caufield, who...

Sabres, Habs knotted at a game apiece as series heads north
The Buffalo Sabres know they have to be much better with the puck Sunday night as their second-round series shifts north to Montreal for Game 3, all square at one game apiece with the Canadiens.,The Sabres played a heavy game against Montreal in Game 2 Friday night, but it was to no avail as the Can...

Alex Newhook, Canadiens level series vs. Sabres in Game 2
Alex Newhook posted his first two-goal postseason game for the Montreal Canadiens, who evened their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the host Buffalo Sabres on Friday thanks to a 5-1 victory in Game 2.,The Canadiens seized home-ice advantage in the best-of-seven set ahead of Game 3 in Montre...
