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The Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres are squaring off in a winner-take-all Game 7 in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The winner will advance to face the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference finals.
The Buffalo Sabres gave a quick hook to goalie Alex Lyon. They then poured in seven consecutive goals to force Game 7 vs. the Canadiens.
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he Sporting News tracked live updates from Monday's Game 7 between Montreal and Buffalo.
Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff offered words of wisdom for his team following their Game 7 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
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Buffalo is treating its biggest playoff game in more than a decade like a road matchup as the Sabres search for answers ahead of a decisive Game 7 against Montreal.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 17 saves after starter Alex Lyon stopped only one of the four shots he faced, and the Buffalo Sabres roared back to beat the Montreal Canadiens 8-3 on Saturday night and force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
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It wasn’t perfect, but the Sabres played a much cleaner game and came away with a 3-2 win on a third-period power-play goal from forward Zach Benson on his 21st birthday. The series will now head back to Buffalo tied 2-2 with Game 5 on Thursday night at KeyBank Center.
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