17 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 10
The teams meet at Montreal's Bell Centre at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, with the series level at 1-1 and Montreal listed as a -125 moneyline favourite.
Montreal is without Patrik Laine, while Buffalo has three players out, including season-ending absences for Justin Danforth and Jiri Kulich; Sam Carrick is day-to-day.
The matchup features Montreal's Nick Suzuki, who posted 101 points this season, against Buffalo's Tage Thompson on 81, with goaltenders Jakub Dobes and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen also in focus.
Will Montreal's resilient young core finally secure back-to-back wins, or will their inconsistency allow the desperate Sabres to regain control?
Can Buffalo's slumping stars and dreadful power play rebound on the road to stun the favored Canadiens in a pivotal Game 3?