Sabres Beat Canadiens 3-2 to Tie Series 2-2 as Montreal Squanders 2-1 Lead

10 articles · Updated · Montreal Gazette · May 13

Buffalo erased a 2-1 first-period deficit and won 3-2 at the Bell Centre, turning the matchup into a best-of-three after Montreal missed a chance to seize series control.
22 shots over the final 40 minutes and a late second-period double minor produced no equalizer for the Canadiens, who finished just 1-for-7 on the power play.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, making his first appearance since April 21, stopped 28 shots for a .933 save percentage, while Buffalo blocked 27 more to protect the lead.
Tage Thompson tied the game on a strange long-range bounce in the second period, and Zach Benson scored the power-play winner early in the third on his 21st birthday.
Game 5 shifts to Buffalo on Thursday, with Montreal again needing a road win after surrendering home-ice advantage in a series it had led 2-1.

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