BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have battled their way to a deciding game seven in their series against the Montreal Canadiens, aiming to reach the Eastern Conference finals round for the first time since 2007.
The Sabres will host game seven on Monday. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. As with any home playoff game, the Sabres will host a block party outside the KeyBank Center and a watch party at Canalside.
The Sabres forced a game seven after beating the Canadiens in Montreal 8-3 on Saturday night. Here’s what to know about game seven:
How to watch or listen to the game
The game will be televised on ESPN. You can also listen to radio coverage of the game on WGR 550 or the Buffalo Sabres App. In addition, the Sabres App and the team’s official social media channels will livestream a pregame and postgame show. The pregame show starts at 7 p.m.
Game tickets and info on free viewing party
You can get tickets to the game at the KeyBank Center here. Tickets start at around $300 as of Monday morning. Three hours before the puck drops, there will be a free Sabrehood Block Party at the plaza outside the arena. It will feature music, photo opportunities, alumni appearances, food, and drinks.
If you can’t get tickets to the game, there will be a free watch party at Buffalo’s Canalside with a massive outdoor screen. It starts two hours before the game, and there will be food trucks. Chairs and outside food aren’t permitted. You can read more here.
How the Sabres forced a game seven
This marks the Sabres’ first playoff appearance in 15 years. In the first round of the playoffs, the Sabres beat the Boston Bruins in six games, winning four and losing two. After Saturday’s win, the Sabres’ second-round series became tied 3 to 3. Here’s a summary of the series against the Canadiens:
Game one
Buffalo beat Montreal 4-2 during the first game of the series on May 7. Buffalo started strong, scoring two goals in the first period, but Montreal also scored late in the period.
Buffalo extended their lead three minutes into the second period with a goal, followed by another goal nine minutes into the period. Montreal had the final goal of the game late into the second period.
READ MORE: ‘Starting off hot’; Sabres players react to 4-2 win in game one of series against Montreal (May 7)
Game two
During game two of the series, Buffalo dropped the game 5-1. Although the Sabres lost, fans still had a blast outside KeyBank Center. Some fans told News10NBC Sports Reporter Mat Mlodzinski they think this series will go down to the final game.
Game three
The Sabres fall to the Canadiens once again 6-2 during game three. Tage Thompson found the back of the net less than a minute into the game to give Buffalo a 1-0 lead.
But, the Canadiens followed that up with four-straight goals, a streak that began 15 minutes into the first with an Alex Newhook goal, making it 1-1, and that ended with a Juraj Slafkovsky power play finish 12 minutes into the second, to give Montreal a 4-1 lead.
READ MORE: Sabres drop game three in Montreal, trail 2-1 in second round series
Game four
The Sabres pulled it off Tuesday night, getting a 3-2 win over the Canadiens. It was a hot start for the Sabres, but it wasn’t without controversy, which shifted the momentum of the game. The refs awarded the Sabres a goal, putting them up by two.
Then Montreal challenged it, ultimately reversing the goal. It was a back and forth game from there, but the Sabres ended up on top.
Rookie Zach Benson capped another big playoff performance on his 21st birthday.
READ MORE: Benson breaks tie on birthday, Sabres beat Canadiens 3-2 in Game 4 to even series
Game five
The Sabres lost 6-3 in game five on Thursday night in Buffalo, putting the Canadiens up 3-2 in the series. New10NBC Sports’ Ian Mills described it as a rollercoaster game. There were five goals in just the first 10 minutes and 15 seconds of play, three from the Sabres and two from the Canadiens. However, the Sabres’ lead didn’t last.
In the second period, the Sabres struggled, surrendering three straight goals. Goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen had just 18 saves on 23 shots. He was pulled after the period. The Sabres’ goal-tending issues came back again in the third period, when the Canadiens scored 3:32 into the period.
READ MORE: ‘The whole team has to be better’; Sabres players look to game six after 6-3 loss at home
Game six
The Sabres won 8-3 on Saturday in Montreal. Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 18 saves after starter Alex Lyon stopped only one of the four shots he faced.
Buffalo came back after trailing 3-1 midway through the first period. Jack Quinn scored twice and added an assist, Thompson had three assists and an empty-net goal, and Zach Benson and Jack Quinn each had a goal and an assist. Konsta Helenius and Zach Metsa also scored.
READ MORE: Sabres rally to beat the Canadiens 8-3 to force Game 7
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