Buffalo Sabres face Montreal Canadiens in Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2
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Updated · NHL.com · May 4
Buffalo Sabres face Montreal Canadiens in Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2
3 articles · Updated · NHL.com · May 4
The series opens on 6 May at KeyBank Center after Montreal beat Tampa Bay in Game 7, with Buffalo holding home-ice advantage as Atlantic Division champions.
Montreal finished third in the division with 106 points, and the teams split four regular-season meetings 2-2-0, led by Nick Suzuki's eight points and Tage Thompson's seven.
It is their eighth playoff meeting, with Montreal leading the all-time series 4-3, though Buffalo won the most recent matchup with a 1998 conference semifinals sweep.
As two young rivals clash, will Buffalo's elite defense or Montreal's dynamic offense prove to be the winning formula?
With a key defenseman injured, do Montreal's young stars have enough depth to upset the powerful division champions?