Canadiens Dominate Sabres at Home to Take 2-1 Series Lead
Jakub Dobes starts after a 28-save Game 2 as Montreal seeks its first back-to-back playoff wins and Buffalo plans lineup tweaks, coach Lindy Ruff said.
- Tonight at Bell Centre, the Montreal Canadiens host the Buffalo Sabres, attempting to secure a 2-1 lead in their second-round, best-of-seven playoff series.
- After splitting two games at KeyBank Center, the Canadiens enter tonight's matchup tied 1-1, following a 4-2 loss on Wednesday and a 5-1 win on Friday.
- Rookie netminder Jakub Dobes enters the game with a.917 save percentage, having joined Patrick Roy and Carey Price as the only rookie Montreal goalies with five playoff wins.
- Despite four wins after losses this post-season, the Canadiens have struggled on home ice, winning only one of three games in Montreal during their opening-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
- Coach Lindy Ruff said the Sabres plan to adjust their power-play units and tenacity for tonight's contest as they compete for a spot in the Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Spring of Dobes continues as Canadiens beat Sabres 6-2 to take 2-1 series lead
MONTREAL — Jakub Dobes looked up at the big screen and couldn’t help but crack a smile. With a little under three minutes remaining in the Montreal Canadiens’ dominant 6-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, the camera flipped to a fan holding a stop sign with “DOBES” written across it. The Bell Centre crowd swelled The post Spring of Dobes continues as Canadiens beat Sabres 6-2 to take 2-1 series lead appeared first on Medicine Hat News.
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Canadiens beat Sabres 6-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the second-round Eastern Conference series
Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the playoffs and added an assist as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 in a dominant Game 3 on Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in the second-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
Follow and comment live on the third game of the series between Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres with our journalist Simon-Olivier Lorange.
Game 3 Liveblog: Caufield, Slafkovsky bust slumps, Canadiens lead Sabres 4-1
The Montreal Canadiens will look to keep momentum going as their best-of-seven series against the Buffalo Sabres switches to the Bell Centre for Game 3 on Sunday. The second-round series is currently tied 1-1 after Montreal’s 5-1 win in Game 2. Here are the keys to tonight’s game: Heading to the Bell Centre to watch outside? The Canadiens have expanded their outdoor playoff watch party with a third screen. If not, chances are you’ll still find …
The series is equal to 1-1. The third game of the series will start at 7 p.m. (HAE) at the Bell Centre.
Montreal playoff fever rises as Canadiens host Sabres in Game 3
The Montreal Canadiens will look to take the series lead against the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday after splitting the opening two games of the series on the road, as the second-round matchup shifts to Montreal for Game 3 with the series tied 1-1 and fans in the city ready for the next chapter. Montreal responded […]
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