In the last three games, the Sabres have opened the scoring. Knowing the importance of tonight's Game 6 at home, the Habs say that they need to focus from puck drop and start the game on a better foot.
The Canadiens can punch a ticket to the Eastern Conference Final with a win tonight in Game 6 against the Sabres, but are aware of how hard it is to win the fourth game in a series. Last round, the Habs lost Game 6 at home before eventually beating Tampa in Game 7 to advance.
Tonight, the Canadiens have a chance to advance to the third round of the playoffs in what is their first Saturday night game of the post-season. Cole Caufield has put up 35 points in 23 Saturday games over the regular season, a stat he and his teammates can't explain, but are excited to see what's next.
Jermain Franklin and Adam Scully share their favourite Anytime Goal-Scorer picks for Saturday's NHL playoff game.
TSN Hockey analyst Martin Biron joins SportsCentre to discuss what the Habs need to do to wrap up their second round series against the Sabres at home Saturday night, and how Montreal has been able to shut down Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch.
The National Hockey League announced a stiff penalty for the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday a day after the team failed to make head coach John Tortorella to the media following its 5-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series. The Golden Knights will forfeit a second-round pick in next month’s NHL Entry Draft and Tortorella was fined $100,000 for what the league called “flagrant violations” of media regulations.
The Canadiens once again have an opportunity to close out a playoff series at home and after squandering their moment against the Lightning in a Game 6 in the first round, before ultimately prevailing, the Habs have a chance to eliminate the Sabres on Saturday night. Mark Masters is joined by TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun to discuss this, the mindset of both teams and the goaltending decision for Buffalo.
Jakub Dobes got off a rough start in Game 5 against the Sabres, allowing three goals on the first four shots he faced before stopping the final 32 and getting the win for the Canadiens. The Habs goaltender praised his teammates for stepping up and said he was proud of himself for not giving up.
In a new Ray & Dregs podcast, Ray Ferraro and Darren Dreger examine the new-look Canucks front office with Ryan Johnson and the Sedins.
Ivan Demidov finally got his first career playoff goal in Game 5 against the Sabres and his teammates were just as happy as the forward to see him get rewarded for all of his hard work.
The Canadiens and Sabres had an off day to prepare for Saturday's Game 6 in Montreal. For the Habs, it is another opportunity to give their fans a close out game worth remembering. TSN's Mark Masters has more on the mindset of both teams heading into the game.
After Montreal's decisive Game 5 victory in Buffalo, what do they need to do to finish the job in Game 6 and advance to the Eastern Conference Final against the Hurricanes? TSN Hockey analyst Bruce Boudreau gives us his three keys to a Canadiens' victory.
Mitch Marner scored a tremendous goal 62 seconds after the opening faceoff, Pavel Dorofeyev scored twice in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights cruised into the Western Conference final. VGK wins series 4-2.
After allowing three goals on the first four shots of the game, Montreal decided to leave Jakub Dobes in the game. Pierre LeBrun joins Mark Masters to explain that Martin St. Louis deferred the decision to someone else.
Nick Suzuki capped a three-goal second period for the Canadiens to give them a two-goal lead and they wouldn't look back from there, as they put the Sabres on the ropes. MTL leads series 3-2.
Mitch Marner scored his seventh goal of the playoffs and it may have been the best goal from the postseason, he earns Ultimate Performer Powered by Stihl honours for Thursday night.
The Sabres scored three goals on their first four shots of the game but the Canadiens flipped the script in the second period with three goals of their own. Who led the turnaround in Montreal's comeback win? Craig Button joins SportsCentre to discuss.
The Canadiens scored three goals in the second period to turn things around on the Sabres and take a 3-2 series lead heading back home to Montreal. The TSN Hockey panel discusses the Canadiens resiliency after a tough opening frame.
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