Cole Caufield scored his 44th goal of the season and Jakub Dobes made 41 saves as the Canadiens held off the Hurricanes. Juraj Slafkovsky and Ivan Demidov had a goal and an assist each, and Oliver Kapanen also scored as Montreal erased a two-goal deficit for its second consecutive win.
Frederik Andersen stood tall once again in net as the Senators struggled to find offence and dropped another game in their first round series against the Hurricanes. The TSN Hockey playoffs panel reacts.
Bowen Byram scored a minute after Boston missed a penalty shot, and Alex Tuch broke a third-period tie to help Buffalo come from behind and beat the Bruins 3-1 on Thursday night to take a lead in the first-round playoff series. BUF leads series 2-1.
Jackson Blake broke a tie late in the second period, Frederik Andersen made 21 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Thursday night in Game 3. CAR leads series 3-0.
Alex Tuch scored the game-winner for the Sabres in their Game 3 win over the Bruins, earning him Ultimate Performer Powered by Stihl honours for Thursday night.
TSN's Director of Scouting Craig Button joins SportsCentre to share his thoughts on what has gone wrong for the Senators, who now find themselves in an 0-3 hole against the Hurricanes.
Ahead of Game 3 in Ottawa, TSN's Claire Hanna is joined by Bruce Garrioch to discuss what Tyler Kleven can add to the Senators, the reunion of Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle and Drake Batherson on a line, what the Sens need to do to get to Frederik Andersen and more.
The TSN Hockey panel discusses how the Senators can get some offence from Tim Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk and get their power play going in Game 3, and if Linus Ullmark has silenced his doubters so far in the series.
Kirby Dach faced some backlash on social media after his play in Game 2 but the Canadiens stood by their teammate with the series shifting back to Montreal. Kenzie Lalonde has more.
The Senators have had their fair share of uphill battles this year and being down 2-0 to the Hurricanes is just another hill they have to climb. Head coach Travis Green says it's nothing new for their squad and they have the belief they can win.
Brady Tkachuk admits he wishes today's game was earlier, as the Senators are anxious to drop the puck on their first home game of the playoffs.
Senators head coach Travis Green says Tyler Kleven and Cameron Crotty will be in the lineup tonight for Game 3 against the Hurricanes.
Martin St. Louis explains how the Canadiens 'lost their way' as Game 2 unfolded but says they've regrouped and are excited for the boost of getting back on home ice.
Arber Xhekaj discusses Juraj Slafkovsky's fight from Game 2 and says they had a good chuckle afterwards. He also discusses the physicality of the series so far and why it fits right into his game.
Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch talks about the lack of production from Edmonton's lines outside of Leon Draisaitl's line, if their depth at centre is being tested in this series, and if he needs more from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for the Oilers to be successful.
Rod Brind'Amour shoots down the notion that they have a 2-0 lead and says they're only focused on tonight's game and the jobs not done until the series is over.
Connor McDavid has yet to find the scoresheet and the Oilers have lost home-ice advantage to the Ducks as the scene shifts to Anaheim in their first-round series. Carlo Colaiacovo joins Jermain Franklin to weigh in on the level of concern in Edmonton, discuss the belief the Ducks have been given and more.
Ryan Rishaug is joined by TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston to discuss Connor McDavid briefly leaving Game 2 against the Ducks with an injury in the second period as well as some uncharacteristic plays by McDavid over the first two games.
Wyatt Johnston scored on a power-play deflection at 12:10 of the second overtime to give the Stars a victory over the Wild. Matt Duchene tied it for Dallas on a power play midway through the third period, seconds after his backcheck on Matt Boldy averted a short-handed goal that would’ve put Minnesota up by two. DAL leads series 2-1
Cutter Gauthier broke a tie off a rebound with 4:52 left, and the Ducks beat the Oilers on Wednesday night in Game 2 to even the first-round series. Gauthier also scored on a first-period power play and set up Alex Killorn's second-period goal on a man advantage. Series tied 1-1.
TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button joins SportsCentre to share his thoughts on the Oilers' defensive play in their first two games against the Ducks, and discuss how he thinks Connor Ingram has performed so far in Round 1.
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