{"id":574,"date":"2026-05-17T05:33:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=574"},"modified":"2026-05-17T05:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:33:54","slug":"sabres-rally-to-beat-the-canadiens-8-3-to-force-game-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=574","title":{"rendered":"Sabres rally to beat the Canadiens 8-3 to force Game 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>MONTREAL (AP) \u2014 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.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=572\">Raleigh event \u2018Level Up\u2019 offers mental health resources for student athletes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The Sabres came back after trailing 3-1 midway through the first period.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>After Dahlin opened the scoring 32 seconds in, Montreal chased Lyon with the three-goal burst.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=570\">2 injured in Durham shooting on Hoover Road; woman hit by gunfire taken to hospital, man wounded by flying glass<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=568\">Harnett County teen accepted into 91 colleges, earns $3 million in scholarship offers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buffalo was 4 for 6 on the power play. 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