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05/16 23:44 CDT Sabres rally to beat the Canadiens 8-3 to force Game 7
Sabres rally to beat the Canadiens 8-3 to force Game 7
MONTREAL (AP) --- 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.
The winner Monday night in Buffalo will face Carolina for the conference title
and a chance to play for the Stanley Cup. The Hurricanes swept both of their
series, last playing May 9.
The Sabres came back after trailing 3-1 midway through the first period.
Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and four assists, Jack Quinn scored
twice and added an assist and Tage Thompson had three assists and an empty-net
goal. Zach Benson and Jack Quinn each had a goal and an assist and Konsta
Helenius and Zach Metsa also scored.
Arber Xhekaj, Ivan Demidov and Jake Evans scored for Montreal, which won a Game
7 at Tampa Bay in the first round. Jakub Dobes stopped 27 of 33 shots, and
Jacob Fowler made a save and allowed a goal in relief.
After Dahlin opened the scoring 32 seconds in, Montreal chased Lyon with the
three-goal burst.
Xhekaj tied it at 1:40, Demidov scored on a power play at 8:12 and Evans made
it 3-1 on a short-handed break with 9:46 left. Luukkonen then took over in
goal, and Zucker got one back for Buffalo on a power play with 6:04 to go in
the period.
Benson tied it a minute into the second, slipping in a short backhander from
the left side. Quinn put Buffalo ahead on a power play with 9:06 left in the
second, slapping a one-timer from the top of the right circle past Dobes.
Helenius made it 5-3 with 7:01 remaining in the period, striking from short
range.
Quinn added his second of the night on a power play midway through the third.
Thompson scored into the empty net, and Metsa capped the scoring on a late
power play.
Buffalo was 4 for 6 on the power play. Montreal was 1 for 3.
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