Mattias Samuelsson opened the scoring for the Buffalo Sabres, but markers from Alex Newhook and Cole Caufield have the Montreal Canadiens ahead 2-1 after the first period of Game 4 of their ...

Expert recap and game analysis of the Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens NHL game from May 6, 2026 on ESPN.

Hours before puck drop between the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens on Sunday, Lindy Ruff contemplated the insanity the team was anticipating from the Bell Centre crowd, the volume and intensity ...

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Sabres coach Lindy Ruff shut down any talk of putting forwards Tyson Kozak and Jason Zucker back in after injuries sent them to the locker room late in Game 4 of Buffalo’s first-round playoff series ...

The Sabres are trying to punch their first Eastern Conference Final ticket since 2007. The Canadiens' high-octane offense leaves Buffalo no margin for error.

MONTREAL — Lindy Ruff promised Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen his opportunity would arrive, and the Buffalo Sabres netminder delivered when it did on Tuesday night.

The Buffalo Sabres have come alive in the second period in a do-or-die Game 6, potting four unanswered to lead the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 through 40 minutes at the Bell Centre Saturday night.

MONTRÉAL—After a pair of brutal games in a row in Games 2 and 3 against the Montréal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff knew it was time to do something to change their mojo.