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00:00:03Субтитры сделал DimaTorzok
00:00:30And a chance as well for Quinn
00:00:32And finally it's covered by Dobish
00:00:39And Helena's got that whole thing started
00:00:42With a nice play off the wall
00:00:44Man this line's gotten a little bit of
00:00:47Kickstart from Helena's in the lineup
00:00:49We'll see Zucker and Quinn around the front of the net
00:00:52First off a great cross scene
00:00:54Slap pass from Power
00:00:56And Dobish has got to fight this off
00:00:59Man good work by Evans coming back
00:01:01This rebound you're going to see here
00:01:05As Zucker tips it
00:01:06This rebound is right there for Quinn
00:01:08But Evans ties him up
00:01:10Before he can drag it off the pad
00:01:12And tuck it in
00:01:13He tried to bank it in off Dobish as well
00:01:16As the
00:01:18Canadian's goaltender probably catches
00:01:19A little bit of a break
00:01:20He was out of position
00:01:21Had to fight
00:01:22Get some help and
00:01:24Keeps the puck
00:01:25Out of the net
00:01:26But a really good shift for
00:01:27The Helena's line here
00:01:29And now we'll see if the
00:01:30Big boys for Buffalo can back it up
00:01:35Thompson on the face off
00:01:36He works hard to possess the puck
00:01:38Off the draw with Evans
00:01:41Anderson trying to move it out
00:01:43Power holds his ground
00:01:44Now it's skated out by Evans
00:01:46Dano trying to join the rush
00:01:48Good back check by Krebs
00:01:51Along the goal line
00:01:52Dano off for Anderson
00:01:54Room up top for Carrier
00:01:56Had to move to field it
00:01:57Matheson hoping for a tip
00:01:59Dano got a stick on it
00:02:00But it didn't get to the net
00:02:02That's back to the line
00:02:03Kept in for a moment by
00:02:05Carrier
00:02:06Now Darlene
00:02:07Gets hit up high
00:02:09And
00:02:10Montreal will be penalized
00:02:12And Darlene
00:02:14Looks like he does have a little
00:02:15Blood on that lip
00:02:17They're trying to get a look at it
00:02:18As Carrier's stick
00:02:20Got him right in the mouth
00:02:21On the turnover
00:02:22Might be an old cut
00:02:23That he might be trying to
00:02:24Open up right now
00:02:30Little redness there
00:02:31But it looks like that might have
00:02:32Been there for a while
00:02:33Montreal penalty number 45
00:02:34It's a double minor
00:02:35Four minutes for high sticking
00:02:36They do give him four
00:02:37There's the high stick
00:02:39The puck's turned over
00:02:41And you'll see Carrier's stick
00:02:42Come up and
00:02:43Hit below the visor
00:02:45On Darlene
00:02:46And
00:02:47The evidence of blood
00:02:49Will give
00:02:49A double minor for the Sabres
00:02:52A chance to even this game up
00:02:53And
00:02:56They're discussing with Darlene
00:02:57Because he was cut
00:03:02Whether he can start the power play
00:03:04Or not
00:03:04They've got it cleaned up
00:03:05To their satisfaction
00:03:06So
00:03:07The Sabres captain will
00:03:08Go back on the
00:03:10The point on the power play
00:03:12And
00:03:12The Sabres will get a four minute
00:03:15Stretch here
00:03:15With a man advantage
00:03:17Well the officials having another conversation
00:03:21Matheson went over
00:03:23To eavesdrop or
00:03:25Offer his opinion
00:03:26Then Quinn tried to pick him off
00:03:28And they nearly started
00:03:29At it with each other
00:03:37So I think
00:03:38This is what I thought
00:03:39Is Darlene can't start
00:03:41The power play
00:03:42Because he was cut
00:03:44So
00:03:45He has to start
00:03:46On the bench
00:03:48And Byram's gonna start
00:03:50On the point
00:03:51In his place
00:03:53And so basically
00:03:54Darlene
00:03:55Kind of interesting
00:03:56Darlene's now down
00:03:57At the forwards
00:03:58End of the bench
00:03:58So as quickly as they can
00:04:00Make that change
00:04:01He'll get back out
00:04:02On the ice
00:04:06So four minutes
00:04:08Up for Carrier
00:04:0914 minutes to go
00:04:11Second period
00:04:12A huge opportunity
00:04:13For Buffalo
00:04:16For the last 12 games
00:04:18On the road
00:04:19Darlene has the only
00:04:20Two power play goals
00:04:23Quinn
00:04:24Somehow got it
00:04:25Through Newhook
00:04:26But they were offside
00:04:29Couple of the Sabres
00:04:30Especially Doan
00:04:31Looking around
00:04:32As if to say
00:04:32Who was it
00:04:33It wasn't me
00:04:35Chopped the largest
00:04:36Selection of Stanley Cup
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00:04:47Of the best uniforms
00:04:48To talk about apparel
00:04:49Ray
00:04:49These are two
00:04:50Of the sharpest uniforms
00:04:51In the entire NHL
00:04:53I love the Buffalo uniforms
00:04:56I love the gold
00:04:57Through the jersey
00:04:58And the Canadians
00:04:59Of course
00:05:01Historic and classy
00:05:05The Sabres logo
00:05:06With the Sabres
00:05:07In the Buffalo
00:05:08That's pretty cool
00:05:09Too in addition
00:05:10To great colors
00:05:12That was deflected out
00:05:15So Sean
00:05:16The last two entries
00:05:17Into the zone
00:05:18The Sabres
00:05:19Who changed their
00:05:20Power play units
00:05:21Before game three
00:05:22They struggled
00:05:23With both of these entries
00:05:25The faceoff
00:05:26Is critical for them
00:05:27Because they're not
00:05:28Really in sync
00:05:29I think
00:05:30It's five new guys
00:05:31Playing together
00:05:32So the faceoff
00:05:33Means you don't have
00:05:34To enter
00:05:35So Thompson's draw
00:05:36Here against Evans
00:05:38It's an important draw
00:05:39We've had a bad year
00:05:41At the faceoff
00:05:42But they've had the edge
00:05:43Tonight
00:05:43They've won 54%
00:05:44Of the faceoffs
00:05:45And the announcer
00:05:46Jakes in full effect
00:05:48There
00:05:48As the Habs won it
00:05:50And now
00:05:51Quinn and Newhook
00:05:52Jousting
00:05:53As Newhook
00:05:54Knocked down
00:05:55Quinn outside the line
00:05:58So here's Darlene
00:05:59Now being booed
00:06:00Every time he touches
00:06:01The puck
00:06:04Eighth year
00:06:05With Buffalo
00:06:06She saw the graphic
00:06:07Ooh that was a strange
00:06:08Go in
00:06:09It is in
00:06:10It hit the back wall
00:06:12Karam to the post
00:06:14Hit Dobish
00:06:15In the back of the leg
00:06:17And went into the net
00:06:19Wow
00:06:20What a break for Buffalo
00:06:21A power play goal
00:06:23And a tie game
00:06:24Seven minutes
00:06:25Into the second period
00:06:26And they'll still
00:06:28Stay on the power play
00:06:29As there was
00:06:30Two fifty seven left
00:06:31When they were
00:06:32Entering in
00:06:32I was thinking
00:06:33I like that they're
00:06:34Dumping the puck in
00:06:35Thompson's out
00:06:36At center right
00:06:36I'm like I like this
00:06:38This never happens
00:06:40Off the backside
00:06:42Of Dobish
00:06:42Out of the corner
00:06:44It hits him on
00:06:45The top of the pad
00:06:47And in the net
00:06:48And somehow
00:06:50This is a power play marker
00:06:52The Sabres
00:06:53Have erased the
00:06:54Two one deficit
00:06:55And they're still
00:06:55On the power play
00:06:56Just like a strange
00:06:58Bounce
00:06:59Out of the corner
00:07:00Maybe off one of those
00:07:01Stanchions that supports
00:07:02The glass
00:07:04So Taige Thompson
00:07:05Just his second power play goal
00:07:08In thirty four games
00:07:10So it's a tie game
00:07:12The power play continues
00:07:13Still a minute forty
00:07:16What a break for Buffalo
00:07:18Byram threw it
00:07:19Toward the net
00:07:20And the rebound
00:07:21Cleared away
00:07:22Gouley racing
00:07:24To go off
00:07:26For Montreal
00:07:27And now that Anderson
00:07:28Is close to the bench
00:07:29He started to go off
00:07:30And decide to stay on
00:07:34Here's Ryan McLeod
00:07:35Using his speed
00:07:36On the entry
00:07:37Tuck
00:07:38Nifty move
00:07:38Tuck down low
00:07:40Tried the
00:07:41Short side
00:07:42And Dobish
00:07:43Held the post
00:07:47Puck worked out
00:07:48Deneau
00:07:48The spirited penalty killer
00:07:50He heads off
00:07:51Down to a minute now
00:07:53On the
00:07:54Carrier
00:07:57Penalty
00:08:00Under twelve minutes to go
00:08:01Second period
00:08:02Byram
00:08:03Passed it off
00:08:04Quinn pressured back
00:08:06By Newhook
00:08:08Byram
00:08:09To Quinn
00:08:10Across for Norris
00:08:12Off his skate
00:08:12Evans starts to go
00:08:14Short-handed
00:08:15He was out of gas
00:08:17He'd like to dump it in
00:08:18Killmore
00:08:18The Carrier time
00:08:20Which has thirty
00:08:21Three seconds remaining
00:08:28Darlene
00:08:32Thompson
00:08:33Nifty pass out in front
00:08:35For Benson
00:08:36He couldn't get it on net
00:08:37And Deneau clears
00:08:41Two really sweet moves by
00:08:42Thompson to set up Benson
00:08:50That puck stays in the rink
00:08:53Goes the length of the ice
00:08:54And that's it
00:08:55For the four minutes for
00:08:56Carrier
00:08:59Benson with some speed
00:09:03Buffalo power play that was
00:09:05Woeful
00:09:05Has come to life
00:09:07Helped by that
00:09:09Crazy bounce out of the corner
00:09:10They've scored a power play goal
00:09:12In four of the last six games now
00:09:16Nearly midway through this one
00:09:20Tied at two
00:09:23Each team has had the lead
00:09:28Terry dumped it in
00:09:32From his knees
00:09:33Valeno kept it alive
00:09:34He's trying to shed Samuelson
00:09:37Then try to get it to
00:09:38Dock and Greenway
00:09:39Intercepted
00:09:40He's double teamed
00:09:41Valeno poked it along
00:09:43Bold Duke
00:09:44They're doing great work
00:09:46This line for Montreal
00:09:47Behind the goal line
00:09:48Having trouble getting it
00:09:50Out in front
00:09:51Now it's Samuelson
00:09:53Dock went down
00:09:54Crowd want an interference call
00:09:56But they won't get
00:09:58Here's McLeod
00:10:01Malenstein
00:10:02That might have been deflected
00:10:03Up high by Carrier
00:10:05Power the defenseman
00:10:07Is in behind the net
00:10:09Quinn trying to wall off
00:10:11Bold Duke
00:10:11And he did
00:10:14Jack guy there now
00:10:15For Montreal
00:10:16He goes down
00:10:17And it comes to Slavkovsky
00:10:23And it's spun in
00:10:24By Valeno
00:10:2726 year old
00:10:28Montreal native
00:10:29They have five players
00:10:31Dressed tonight
00:10:32Who hail from the
00:10:33Province of Quebec
00:10:34What a thrill it is
00:10:35For them to
00:10:36Play for the
00:10:37Montreal Canadiens
00:10:41Slavkovsky
00:10:42Long ahead
00:10:42For Caulfield
00:10:44Back rink wide
00:10:45For Slavkovsky
00:10:46His shot stopped
00:10:47By Lukaden
00:10:52Halfway through the game
00:10:53We're tied at two
00:10:55The Sabres
00:10:56Down 2-1
00:10:57Get a four minute
00:10:58Power play
00:10:59Taige Thompson's
00:11:00Dump in
00:11:00Rings around the glass
00:11:02Pops out in front
00:11:03And hits the pad
00:11:05Of Jakob Dobish
00:11:06It's Thompson's
00:11:07Second goal
00:11:08In two games
00:11:09And the Sabres
00:11:10Have evened this game
00:11:11Up at two
00:11:12Here in game four
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00:11:31Taige Thompson
00:11:32The goal in consecutive games
00:11:35After going seven without one
00:11:37The second one
00:11:38The product of
00:11:39Very good fortune
00:11:40On the strange carom
00:11:42Out of the corner
00:11:43Right to
00:11:43The goal mouth
00:11:45Off Dobish
00:11:46In
00:11:52Suzuki
00:11:52A clean win
00:11:53Of the faceoff
00:11:54From Benson
00:11:57And
00:11:57Lukaden
00:11:58A glove save
00:12:00On the shot
00:12:00From Hudson
00:12:04The quest begins
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00:12:21Suzuki and Norris
00:12:22The faceoff
00:12:23This time
00:12:23Controlled by Montreal
00:12:25Dobson for Hudson
00:12:29Another Sabres penalty
00:12:30Yeah it was
00:12:31Caulfield
00:12:32Who got knocked down
00:12:33I believe
00:12:33By Darlene
00:12:34Dovis just saw
00:12:35The arm in the air
00:12:36Now he heads
00:12:37To the bench
00:12:38For the extra attacker
00:12:41Buffalo
00:12:42It's own worst enemy
00:12:43With all these penalties
00:12:44Every time they seem
00:12:45To get a little traction
00:12:47Somebody heads back
00:12:48To the box
00:12:48This is an interference call
00:12:52And Darlene
00:12:53Has been at the center
00:12:54Of a lot of the drama
00:12:56Second penalty
00:12:57Tonight for Darlene
00:12:59Buffalo penalty
00:12:59Number 26
00:13:00Two minutes for interference
00:13:03As he takes out
00:13:04Caulfield
00:13:05To the side
00:13:06Of
00:13:06The Buffalo net
00:13:09Montreal will go
00:13:10On their fifth power play
00:13:16The puck's nowhere near him
00:13:18And that's
00:13:19Going to get called
00:13:20All the time
00:13:21So now
00:13:21Montreal
00:13:22Who has
00:13:23Has a Caulfield
00:13:24Power play goal
00:13:25Already tonight
00:13:26We're going to have a chance
00:13:27To take the lead again
00:13:31Seven power play points
00:13:33For Caulfield
00:13:34Time for the lead
00:13:34In these playoffs
00:13:35Looking for another
00:13:36A backhand right on
00:13:38Great move
00:13:39To clear himself
00:13:41For a shot
00:13:41And the sabers clear
00:13:46Darlene off for the second time
00:13:48Tonight
00:13:49Both have been for interference
00:13:50Caulfield again
00:13:53Taken away by Timmons
00:13:54Hudson in the corner
00:13:56He couldn't play it
00:13:57The puck hit
00:13:58Kelly Sutherland
00:14:00Ricocheted to Demidob
00:14:02And pinballs around
00:14:04To Slavkovsky
00:14:05Thought about powering
00:14:06To the net front
00:14:07Found Demidob instead
00:14:08And now Hudson
00:14:11Moved quickly
00:14:12To Slavkovsky
00:14:16He missed the net
00:14:17From point blank range
00:14:20A minute ten
00:14:21On the Darlene penalty
00:14:22Seven forty five
00:14:24Second period
00:14:24Tied at two
00:14:27Slavkovsky
00:14:27Goes after it himself
00:14:29In the corner
00:14:29Timmons is there
00:14:31Played back by Caulfield
00:14:32Hudson to Demidob
00:14:33He lets it go
00:14:34Rebound free
00:14:36Knocked away by Timmons
00:14:38With Caulfield
00:14:39Eyeing the
00:14:39Bouncing
00:14:40Puck
00:14:41Hudson
00:14:42Always seems to know
00:14:43The right place
00:14:44To go with the puck
00:14:44This time it's Demidob
00:14:46Down low
00:14:48Slavkovsky
00:14:48Creeping toward the net
00:14:50Suzuki
00:14:51Trying to get Slavkovsky
00:14:53On the back door
00:14:53And Samuelson
00:14:54Tied him up
00:14:57A half minute
00:14:58On the power play
00:14:59Bolduc just on
00:15:01Off for Dock
00:15:02And he couldn't handle it
00:15:04Comes hard around
00:15:05There's nobody
00:15:06At the near point
00:15:07For Montreal
00:15:08Ball and
00:15:09Mallenstein played it out
00:15:10Twenty more to kill
00:15:12For Buffalo
00:15:13Under seven to go
00:15:14In the second period
00:15:15Dock for Newhook
00:15:46Dobson
00:15:47And he misses the net
00:15:48And he misses the net
00:15:48The Canadians love this
00:15:50Cross crease play
00:15:51They scored in game
00:15:52Three on it
00:15:53Suzuki goes to
00:15:54Slavkovsky
00:15:55That's nice work
00:15:56By Samuelson
00:15:57To lean on his stick
00:15:58So he can't get a clean
00:16:01Whack at it
00:16:02And
00:16:02Luka
00:16:03And finally able to
00:16:04Corral the puck
00:16:06The Sabre
00:16:06Six seconds away
00:16:07From killing another penalty
00:16:11And they win the faceoff
00:16:13And power
00:16:14Sent it down the ice
00:16:17Darlene exits
00:16:18The penalty box
00:16:23Here's Evans
00:16:24Played four years at Notre Dame
00:16:26Seventh round draft pick
00:16:28Who made his way to the NHL
00:16:30Is a very nice seven year
00:16:32Career now with Montreal
00:16:34Thompson
00:16:36Maddison came over to stop the
00:16:37rush
00:16:40And that one is out of the
00:16:42Rink
00:16:45Faceoff will be in the neutral
00:16:46Zone when we come back and
00:16:47When we're finished here
00:16:48Leo Carlson
00:16:50And the Young Ducks
00:16:52Taking on Jack Geichel
00:16:54In Vegas
00:16:55That series tied
00:16:56At 2-2
00:17:02There's lots been going on here
00:17:04At the Bell Center tonight
00:17:05In a 2-2 game
00:17:06The Sabres scored the game's
00:17:08First goal
00:17:10Matias Samuelson
00:17:11And then looks like
00:17:12They take a 2-0 lead
00:17:15Hellenus' shot is rebounded
00:17:17By Quinn
00:17:17They review it
00:17:18They say it's over the line
00:17:20It's a goal
00:17:21The review shows
00:17:23Goaltender interference
00:17:24Off the Canadians challenge
00:17:26The Habs get out of the first period
00:17:28Up 2-1
00:17:29And then Tate Thompson
00:17:30Rings this one on the power play
00:17:32It hits the corner boards
00:17:35Bounces off of Jakob Dobish
00:17:37And the Sabres power play goal
00:17:39Makes it 2-2
00:17:40And that's where we stand now
00:17:45Deneau won the faceoff
00:17:47He's been one of the best faceoff men
00:17:49In the entire playoffs
00:17:50Fourth at better than 61%
00:17:54They've benefited has Montreal from playing two poor faceoff teams in the playoffs
00:17:59Tampa Bay and Buffalo
00:18:02Texier
00:18:02Little too hot to handle for Matheson
00:18:06And he sent it back in pursuit
00:18:08Was Alex Tuck
00:18:11Like Matheson a former Boston College Eagle
00:18:14Tuck
00:18:15Touched it in
00:18:17Now he missed it
00:18:18So we'll go back for an icing
00:18:19Look from here
00:18:20Like he touched it
00:18:20They say no
00:18:21And it's icing
00:18:23So an offensive zone faceoff
00:18:25Off the long clear
00:18:26And tip pass
00:18:28Tuck just whiffed it
00:18:29He thought game 3
00:18:31Was his worst defensive game of the playoffs
00:18:33And said he'd be much better
00:18:34He has been
00:18:35Like many of the Sabres
00:18:37Have been much much better here
00:18:38Tonight
00:18:39They've given themselves a chance here
00:18:41As we move into the last bit of the second period
00:18:51Tage Thompson
00:18:52The faceoff win
00:18:55Doc and Bolduc
00:18:57Quickly go to work on Darlene
00:18:59They force the take away
00:19:01The hard around
00:19:02Too hard for Kerry to get to the point in time
00:19:07Touched in by Doc
00:19:10Long pass broken up by Matheson
00:19:12Or Benson might have gone in alone
00:19:15Played in by Thompson
00:19:17He goes off
00:19:21Benson out there with Norris and Tuck for the moment
00:19:25And Tuck's going to head off
00:19:26To complete the line change
00:19:29Bolduc racing in with power
00:19:31Power got there
00:19:32Up to the line
00:19:33Docs and pinched in
00:19:35Now slap Kofsky in the neutral zone
00:19:40Gooley
00:19:41And Valeno
00:19:42Brims it around at its power
00:19:47Long ahead
00:19:48Nice pass to Benson
00:19:50Benson puts the brakes on
00:19:52And whiffed
00:19:53As he tried to snap on toward Dobish
00:19:58Here's slap Kofsky waits for
00:20:01Caulfield to clear
00:20:02Top angle shot
00:20:04Rebounds
00:20:05Also stopped by Lukin
00:20:112-2 to the score
00:20:12In game four
00:20:14Of the second round series from Montreal
00:20:24Here we go
00:20:25Here we go
00:20:2615 goal game
00:20:28What a thrill to watch
00:20:29Mitch Marner
00:20:30A hat trick
00:20:31What a load
00:20:33Absolute madness
00:20:35It's over
00:20:37Carolina has swept the first two rounds
00:20:40Was that ever awesome?
00:20:45As usual
00:20:46Great action
00:20:47Throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs
00:20:4816 teams made it to the postseason
00:20:51Seven remain
00:20:52Carolina has already advanced
00:20:54After back-to-back sweeps
00:20:56Of Ottawa and Philadelphia
00:20:57They might have to wait a while
00:20:58For their opponent
00:20:59In the Eastern Conference Final
00:21:00Colorado can eliminate Minnesota
00:21:03Tomorrow night
00:21:05On TNT
00:21:06Vegas and Anaheim
00:21:08Coming up next
00:21:12Here we're tied at two
00:21:14In game four
00:21:17And a stoppage in play
00:21:19A lot of people reaching for blood
00:21:22Tonight
00:21:22This time it's Jake Evans
00:21:24And the officials
00:21:26Well acquainted
00:21:27Are chatting again
00:21:32Evans went down
00:21:34As
00:21:36He and Quinn were
00:21:37Close together
00:21:38I believe it was Quinn
00:21:41The officials are in a huddle here
00:21:44To determine
00:21:45What exactly happened here
00:21:47So there's Timmons and Evans
00:21:49Fighting for the puck
00:21:52Yeah, Timmons
00:21:59So I'd like to see it again
00:22:01I don't know if he's trying to clear the puck or what
00:22:03But his stick comes up on Evans
00:22:07There apparently is not going to be a penalty here
00:22:09To the dismay of the crowd
00:22:11Now Kelly Sutherland
00:22:12Who's right in front of me
00:22:13He was looking directly down at the play
00:22:15He's the official that would make that call
00:22:18And he said right away
00:22:20No, it wasn't a penalty
00:22:22So the discussion led to the same conclusion
00:22:32New hook plays it off for Hudson
00:22:38Up to the line Evans
00:22:39And he touches it in
00:22:40Samuelson
00:22:41On it for Buffalo
00:22:48Saturday pass
00:22:49Quinn
00:22:49And it missed Zucker
00:22:50They both remain snake
00:22:52But neither has a goal in these playoffs
00:22:56Evans
00:22:56Gets closer
00:22:59Had a lot of room
00:23:00Now it bounces back to him
00:23:02Swept away by Luganen
00:23:04But not out
00:23:06Carrier
00:23:06Took a bump from Zucker
00:23:08Carrier lost his stick
00:23:10He kicked it along
00:23:13Back of the line
00:23:14Slavkovsky
00:23:15Gouley
00:23:17Carrier went to the net front
00:23:19Got knocked down
00:23:20Cross ice pass off the skate of Slavkovsky
00:23:25And that's cleared by Zucker
00:23:28Who's desperate to get off
00:23:29And heads to the Buffalo bench
00:23:32Gouley back into the zone
00:23:33Bothered from behind by Benson
00:23:35It comes to Slavkovsky
00:23:37Rolled off his stick
00:23:38As he eyed the net front
00:23:39Gouley
00:23:40Lots of room
00:23:41And that got the fleck at one
00:23:45Slavkovsky
00:23:45The top line
00:23:46Back out
00:23:48For Montreal
00:23:49But this group's done just about all of its work
00:23:51On the power play
00:23:52Can it score
00:23:53Five on five
00:23:58Puck moved up and out
00:24:00Gouley
00:24:03Looks tired as he goes back
00:24:05It looked like he gestured to Dovish
00:24:07To give it to Carrier instead
00:24:09Man what a play by Timmons
00:24:11He had no stick
00:24:11He's swimming on the ice
00:24:13And he ends up kicking the puck to the corner
00:24:15So the Sabres can clear the zone
00:24:192.20 to go
00:24:20In the period
00:24:22Everybody throwing it toward the net
00:24:24Matheson
00:24:25Sent it down low
00:24:26That's deflected out of the rink
00:24:32In every game
00:24:33There's a time
00:24:34When you're the road team
00:24:36That you have to withstand a challenge
00:24:38The push from the home team
00:24:40This is it
00:24:41Watch Timmons
00:24:42He's got no stick
00:24:42He's just swimming around
00:24:44Trying to take as much room
00:24:46As he can
00:24:47And he ends up kicking it to the corner
00:24:49To Samuelson
00:24:50Here's this long stretch pass
00:24:53Power to Quinn
00:24:54And he wants to find
00:24:55Zucker across the front of the net
00:24:57He just airmailed it a little bit too far
00:24:59But the Sabres are trying to withstand this push
00:25:02Get their feet back on the ground
00:25:04And try and get a little more offensive zone time again
00:25:08Oh yeah
00:25:09Same characters
00:25:11They're back at it again
00:25:12Jack eye for Montreal
00:25:13And this time it's Samuelson
00:25:15They're going back and forth
00:25:21Matheson
00:25:22Pondering the options
00:25:23Walks the line
00:25:24Into the circle
00:25:25Let's it go
00:25:26Stopped by UPL
00:25:28And cleared away
00:25:29By Darlene
00:25:32Icing
00:25:34Against Buffalo
00:25:35With 1.56 to go on the period
00:25:38And the
00:25:38Shots now even at 17
00:25:40Time for some numbers
00:25:42Powered by the SAP
00:25:43Coaching Insights app
00:25:46Top six forwards
00:25:48In the last two games
00:25:51Buffalo Sabres with two goals
00:25:53Both from Tej Thompson
00:25:56He is the first
00:25:58Sabre in this series
00:25:59With more than one goal
00:26:02Newhook now has five
00:26:04In a three game span
00:26:06First Montreal player to do that
00:26:08In the playoffs
00:26:08Since Yvonne Lambert
00:26:10Scored six in three games
00:26:12Against Hartford
00:26:13In 1980
00:26:14I don't think you were there yet
00:26:16Ray
00:26:16We can't blame you for that
00:26:17No it would have been seven
00:26:18If I was there
00:26:22Here's another penalty
00:26:23On Buffalo
00:26:24Texier got knocked down
00:26:26Near the net
00:26:26They're going to check
00:26:28On him
00:26:31Telly Sutherland
00:26:32And these other officials
00:26:33Have been medics
00:26:34As much as they've been
00:26:35Officials here tonight
00:26:38Buffalo
00:26:39Telly number four
00:26:40Four minute double
00:26:41Miner for high
00:26:42Wow
00:26:45So Carrier
00:26:46Took one of those
00:26:48Earlier in the period
00:26:49For Montreal
00:26:50And now it's
00:26:51Bowen off for four
00:26:52Bowen Byram
00:26:53For that
00:26:54Bottom right of your screen
00:26:56Yeah there's the high stick
00:26:57Byram had a
00:26:58High sticking penalty
00:26:59Earlier in the period
00:27:00Right about the same area
00:27:02That was two minutes
00:27:03This is four
00:27:04And so the Sabres
00:27:06Will have to withstand this
00:27:07In the last 90 seconds
00:27:09In this period
00:27:13In this period
00:27:14For two minutes earlier
00:27:15For Lindy Ruff
00:27:16In this period
00:27:16For high sticking
00:27:18Uka Pekka Lukanen is getting
00:27:20His mask repaired here
00:27:22At the bench
00:27:23Right beside me
00:27:23The Sabres went to
00:27:25Lukanen today
00:27:26After Alex Lyon
00:27:28Had started six straight games
00:27:31This building is on fire
00:27:33As they try to perk their team
00:27:36Here with a four minute power play
00:27:38Lukanen has really done the job
00:27:40Tonight
00:27:40So far
00:27:4138 minutes
00:27:42He's been really good
00:27:44Don't you think he's also
00:27:46Had a little easier go over
00:27:48Than Lion had
00:27:48Especially in the last game
00:27:50It seems to me
00:27:51Ray that Buffalo's
00:27:52Done a much better job
00:27:54Preventing Montreal
00:27:55From flying through
00:27:57The neutral zone
00:27:58Time and time again
00:27:59I don't think there's
00:28:00Anything the Sabres
00:28:01Did better in game three
00:28:03Than they have in game four
00:28:04They've been a way better team
00:28:06Lindy Ruff said
00:28:07We haven't played
00:28:08Our best game yet
00:28:10I think this is
00:28:11As close to their best game
00:28:13As they played in this series
00:28:15Except for this
00:28:16Penalty after penalty
00:28:18After penalty
00:28:19This is an unnecessary penalty
00:28:21For Zucker
00:28:22There's a power play
00:28:23That goes away from Darlene
00:28:25This led to a power play goal
00:28:27From Thompson
00:28:28At the end of the first period
00:28:29There's Byram
00:28:30A careless stick
00:28:33Darlene penalty in the second
00:28:35And then Byram takes a
00:28:36Four minute minor here
00:28:38On Texier
00:28:39And the Sabres
00:28:41Gonna hang tough here
00:28:42This Montreal power play
00:28:43Can be really dangerous
00:28:49And they have a power play goal
00:28:50Tonight they had two last night
00:28:51Caulfield wins the faceoff
00:28:53Hux in a two power play assist
00:28:56Last night
00:28:57He has another tonight
00:29:02Suzuki
00:29:03To Slavkovsky
00:29:06Broken up by Timmons
00:29:07Has been in the right place
00:29:08At the right time
00:29:09Regularly tonight
00:29:10For Buffalo
00:29:12Slavkovsky
00:29:12Down low
00:29:14Demidoff
00:29:14Sent it through the blue paint
00:29:16They've loved that
00:29:17Cross crease pass
00:29:20Caulfield
00:29:20Slid it for Hudson
00:29:22And moved to the wall
00:29:23To play it
00:29:23Under a minute to go
00:29:24In the period
00:29:25Second period
00:29:26We're tied at two
00:29:27In game four
00:29:29Good
00:29:29Saved by Hudson
00:29:32Greenway
00:29:32In the way
00:29:35Slavkovsky
00:29:37Keeps it
00:29:37Moves away from Malenstein
00:29:39Then a centering pass
00:29:40Deflected by Greenway
00:29:41Who broke his stick
00:29:42He drops it
00:29:43Now heads to the bench
00:29:45Malenstein goes off
00:29:46As well
00:29:46Buffalo
00:29:47A little shorthanded
00:29:48Even more
00:29:48With the line change
00:29:50But they got into the play
00:29:51Quickly
00:29:54Out in front
00:29:55Played away by Tuck
00:29:56Scooped up by Demidoff
00:29:59Down to 20 seconds
00:30:00In the period
00:30:022.50
00:30:03On the
00:30:04Four minutes
00:30:05For Byram
00:30:06Slavkovsky
00:30:07Broke his stick
00:30:08On the shot
00:30:08Timmons has it
00:30:10He clears
00:30:10Man he's had
00:30:12All kinds of
00:30:13Shorthanded time
00:30:14Tonight
00:30:14And done a really
00:30:16Good job
00:30:16For the Sabres
00:30:18We've basically
00:30:19Played with
00:30:20Five defensemen
00:30:21We've seen
00:30:22Very little of
00:30:23Luke Shin
00:30:23In his first appearance
00:30:24In the playoffs
00:30:27So 2.31
00:30:28Left for Byram
00:30:30When the third period
00:30:31Begins
00:30:33Buffalo and Montreal
00:30:34Tied at 2
00:30:35End of 2
00:30:38Here's Steve Levy
00:30:39All right Sean
00:30:42What a period
00:30:43What an odd game
00:30:45This has been
00:30:46For a Stanley Cup
00:30:46Playoff game
00:30:47We're going to
00:30:47Break it all down
00:30:48With PK Subban
00:30:50And TJ Oshie
00:30:52PK of course
00:30:53Stands for
00:30:54Pernell
00:30:54Kara
00:30:56TJ stands for
00:30:57Timothy Jimothy
00:30:59It's actually online
00:31:01So it has to be true
00:31:02Yeah it's true
00:31:03Besides the Buffalo
00:31:04March into the penalty box
00:31:05What's your take away
00:31:06On that second period
00:31:08Buffalo March into the penalty box
00:31:09I said besides
00:31:10Well you've got to
00:31:11Stay out of the box
00:31:11It's insanity to me
00:31:13You're shooting yourself
00:31:14In the foot
00:31:14How is this 2-2
00:31:16It shouldn't be
00:31:17Well Pekka
00:31:18Uka
00:31:18Lukanen
00:31:19No
00:31:19He's plugged all
00:31:20Of his holes
00:31:21Uka
00:31:21Pekka
00:31:22Oh sorry
00:31:22Uka
00:31:23Pekka
00:31:23Lukanen
00:31:24I'm sorry about that
00:31:25We talk about him
00:31:25Being leaky
00:31:26He's plugged all
00:31:27Of his holes
00:31:27He's phenomenal
00:31:28Buffalo's not in this game
00:31:30Without him tonight
00:31:31No we've got to say that
00:31:32Yeah
00:31:32Alex Lyons
00:31:32Been great
00:31:33He's been great
00:31:33He's come into a tough
00:31:34Situation
00:31:34He's done really well
00:31:35Osh
00:31:36I mean he covered it all
00:31:39The penalties
00:31:40The saves
00:31:42If I'm Buffalo right now
00:31:43And I'm going in the locker room
00:31:45I'm saying let's rally around
00:31:46Lukanen
00:31:47Yep
00:31:47Because he just
00:31:48He just saved us there
00:31:50On multiple occasions
00:31:52And please
00:31:53Like with the stick penalties
00:31:55Right
00:31:56Like it's got to stop
00:31:57We're going to show
00:31:57We're going to show
00:31:58A couple of times
00:31:58Libby's snapping in the room
00:31:59He's got to be snapping
00:32:00His friends call him UPL by the way
00:32:02It's perfect
00:32:03We got TJPK
00:32:04We got to show him love man
00:32:05Because he's playing a hell of a game tonight
00:32:07We'll get you an update
00:32:08From Vegas as well
00:32:09We should pick up that game
00:32:11In about the third period
00:32:12At the rate of our game
00:32:13Stand by for the
00:32:14Discover second intermission report
00:32:16Timmy
00:32:20You've got to try
00:32:22You've got to bring
00:32:23On the floor
00:32:26I'm going to play
00:32:27Look at this game
00:32:29And I'm stopping
00:32:30Do it all day
00:32:33What happened
00:32:34You've got to bring
00:32:42Right here in downtown Montreal
00:32:44The Stanley Cup playoffs
00:32:46At ESPN
00:32:46Presented by Geico
00:32:49The game tied at two
00:32:50In game four of this series
00:32:52Montreal leads two games to one
00:32:54And Ray Ferraro
00:32:55As the third period begins
00:32:57Montreal two minutes
00:32:58Thirty-one seconds
00:32:59On a power play
00:33:00And they have one power play
00:33:02Mark of the night
00:33:02Cole Caulfield
00:33:03In the first period
00:33:04One thing to look for
00:33:05They love this cross crease pass
00:33:07They have really good movement
00:33:09And when it gets up on the half wall
00:33:11They'll attack the middle
00:33:12And go across the front of the net
00:33:14That's one of their options
00:33:15The Sabres will have to be aware of
00:33:19Jordan Greenway
00:33:20Clears at the length of the ice
00:33:24Jakob Dobish
00:33:25Leaves it
00:33:25Hudson will start the rush
00:33:29He now has ten points
00:33:31In these playoffs
00:33:32As Lane Hudson
00:33:33Only Quinn Hughes is more
00:33:35Among defensemen 14
00:33:36Slap Koski
00:33:38Stopped by Lukan
00:33:40And it squirted through him
00:33:41And he didn't know it
00:33:42And the Sabres able to clear
00:33:44He just pointed at Samuelson
00:33:47And said thanks
00:33:47And Samuelson was the first one
00:33:49To see that loose puck
00:33:50They're offside
00:33:51The pass went back outside the line
00:33:53And then it was carried back in
00:33:55By Demidoff
00:34:00There's the stop of Lukan
00:34:02And he thinks he has it for a moment
00:34:03Then he looks behind him
00:34:05Because he somehow feels it's not there
00:34:07It goes through his legs
00:34:08And it's Samuelson
00:34:09Who swats it to safety
00:34:11Now you're inside the last two minutes
00:34:14Of the power play
00:34:14So the Sabres have killed the
00:34:17First minor of the double minor
00:34:19To Byram
00:34:22Bowen Byram off
00:34:25Caulfield
00:34:25Snaps it to Hudson
00:34:31Caulfield the entry
00:34:32And the handoff to Demidoff
00:34:34Suzuki just nudged it along to Hudson
00:34:36His pass deflected by Tuck
00:34:38Demidoff harassed by Owen Power
00:34:40Now room for Suzuki
00:34:42Bottom of the circle
00:34:43Out in front off the skate of Tuck
00:34:45Hudson moves it
00:34:47Demidoff a drive
00:34:48Turned aside by Lukan
00:34:49Then Demidoff fanned on the pass to the point
00:34:52Hudson hustled to race it
00:34:56And the officials are saying that that went out of play
00:35:00By the Buffalo bench
00:35:04And they're conferring again about where the faceoff should be
00:35:11Man there's been a lot of conferences tonight is there
00:35:13Yeah sure have been
00:35:15Been some odd plays
00:35:16There's the
00:35:17One timer by Demidoff
00:35:19It goes all the way
00:35:20Past shin
00:35:21And Lukan and Lukan just gets a pad on it
00:35:24And is able to deflect it wider than that is
00:35:27Demidoff continues to look for his first playoff goal
00:35:34San Luis says it's just a matter of time
00:35:36He loves the way Demidoff's been playing
00:35:39Hudson's down low now
00:35:40There's a chance and a shot by Suzuki
00:35:44That wound up off the back wall
00:35:47He was all alone in a great position
00:35:49Hudson setting up people from everywhere
00:35:55Here he comes again
00:35:58All the way behind the net
00:36:00Shoved by Samuelson
00:36:01Greenway clears
00:36:04I saw a little bit of the mobility of a
00:36:06Six foot four Matias Samuelson
00:36:10Hudson's got the outside lane
00:36:11And Samuelson was able to close him off
00:36:14Push him to the boards and get the clear
00:36:19First power play unit is off for Montreal
00:36:21Buffalo
00:36:23Is 15 seconds away from killing off all four minutes
00:36:28Free puck for Doc for a moment
00:36:30He lost it
00:36:31And it's cleared out by Tuck
00:36:35Just two shots on goal over those four minutes
00:36:38A man up for Montreal
00:36:40Both teams are in even strength
00:36:4217 and a half to go
00:36:43Kirby Doc threw it on net
00:36:44Chases the rebound to the near wall
00:36:46It comes free to Boldu
00:36:50Texier
00:36:50Matheson
00:36:53Back for Dobson
00:36:54And it slid past him
00:36:58One of Buffalo's
00:36:59Strikes this season
00:37:00Regular season and playoffs
00:37:03Has been their penalty kill
00:37:04They really taxed them tonight
00:37:05And that was a gigantic kill for them
00:37:08They were fourth best in the
00:37:10NHL in the regular season
00:37:13At 82%
00:37:15And 11 shorthanded goals
00:37:18Here's Anderson running it down
00:37:21Stopped by
00:37:23UPL
00:37:23Anderson again
00:37:25Room out in front
00:37:26As he backhands one
00:37:28Again Buffalo scrambling a bit in its own zone
00:37:32And they're content to ice the puck
00:37:35Here's Emily Kaplan
00:37:36Well Paige Thompson's tying goal was one of the flukier ones you'll ever see
00:37:40And the belt tender is known to have some of the best ice in the league
00:37:44But this stanchion by the Zamboni door is known to have some funky bounces
00:37:48Habs coach Trevor Litowski told me that they've actually talked to Jacob Dobish about it
00:37:52And he stayed back in the net which they've told him to do because he's been caught going up before
00:37:56The irony they feel is if he actually came out of the net that might not have gone in
00:38:04Always around the Zamboni there's a an odd fit if there's going to be anywhere it's going to be that
00:38:11spot
00:38:12Terry had a stick tied up
00:38:16Helen is there now
00:38:19For Buffalo to handle himself very well in his playoff debut in his 10th NHL game overall
00:38:25There's an offensive zone penalty for the Canadians and
00:38:28Buffalo after all these kills is going to get a chance on the power play
00:38:35This is penalty number 71
00:38:37Two-minute minor for Holden
00:38:39This is not a good penalty for Evans to take
00:38:43He's got plenty of support in front of them as the Sabres are carrying the puck out of the zone
00:38:48There's nowhere
00:38:51For Krebs to go and Evans is trying to work back into the play and he ends up pulling him
00:38:56down
00:38:58Again we'll talk about the faceoff here because I think it's critical for Buffalo
00:39:02Their power play is still working through their entries
00:39:05But when they're in zone they're far more dangerous
00:39:08This draw for Thompson's a big one again
00:39:12Evans is also an important penalty killer and their best faceoff man for the year in the regular season
00:39:16Quinn
00:39:17That stopped by Dovish might have been going wide but
00:39:20He handled it nonetheless
00:39:25So we when we talked about Montreal's power play we talked about how they like that cross crease play
00:39:32When Buffalo's more urgent in their movement Dalleen across the blue line Thompson over the top
00:39:38That's when they open up some chances
00:39:40Sometimes they go a little slow and that allows the penalty killers to read along with them
00:39:47See they don't have another centerman on the ice Thompson's out now Quinn will have to take the draw no
00:39:52dole's gonna take it
00:39:53So without another center puts them at a disadvantage
00:39:56That shot was Buffalo's first on goal from the offensive zone in 16 minutes
00:40:04Quinn for Dalleen
00:40:07Right into the midsection of Delbysh who seemed to see that all the way
00:40:14Suzuki is going to come out to replace Deneau
00:40:17And Deneau takes the draws on the left side this one's on the right so out comes Suzuki and
00:40:24You know Montreal's a it's a really great faceoff team and they've got lots of options in the circle Buffalo
00:40:30just doesn't have that same luxury
00:40:35Under 16 minutes to go third period tied at two
00:40:42Series goes back to Buffalo for game five Thursday night the Sabres hoping they go home tied at two
00:40:48And with home ice advantage back on their side
00:40:51After a long battle it comes loose to Dalleen
00:40:55He has it back from Quinn
00:40:59Thompson
00:41:01With Carrier nearby
00:41:04Sabres crowding the front of that they work it to the front
00:41:07Zach Benson scores
00:41:09Zach Benson
00:41:11A power play goal and a three to two Buffalo lead
00:41:19Matt Benson's had a great playoff he and Doe are like these
00:41:24Energy twins that produce for the Sabres. I think Doe's been the best player in the series for Buffalo
00:41:30But the one thing that happens here is when Thompson comes over top
00:41:35They've got to make sure he doesn't shoot the puck
00:41:38So that opens up enough room for Doe
00:41:40That gives enough room for him to take a step to Benson
00:41:43Look at that off the right skate
00:41:46Poised to hold it and the backhand up over Dobish
00:41:49The Sabres have two power play goals and they've got the lead here with five minutes gone in the third
00:41:55period
00:41:56What a sweet play from Doe to Benson and a great finish
00:42:02Benson's goal is fourth
00:42:04Of the playoffs his first a man up
00:42:07Lindy Ruff moved him to that first group because he attacks the net and he's good and
00:42:13tight spaces
00:42:17Hudson played it across
00:42:19Dobson set it toward the net
00:42:21Zach Benson the go-ahead goal on his 21st birthday
00:42:27From Doe another assist for him to tonight six points in the series that leads Buffalo
00:42:34An assist for Thompson. He has a goal and an assist for the second game in a row
00:42:40At 441 both power plays which have been stagnant through much of these playoffs
00:42:46Have come to life
00:42:50Suzuki dump and chase
00:42:52Bowen Byram there first took a little hit from Suzuki
00:42:56Pitch back to carry a crisply to Gouley
00:43:01And carried it well to keep that in off the feed from Suzuki that caught him a tough place
00:43:07Banked into the corner by Caulfield Byram stepped in front of Suzuki and then chose to play it back to
00:43:15power
00:43:16Up off the stick of dome but he was across the red line and that'll be an icing call
00:43:23So three things to look at on this power play is when Thompson comes over top
00:43:28Now Montreal's got to front the shot
00:43:30Watch carry come out to get in the shooting lane
00:43:33That gives Doan a little more room
00:43:35And then when Doan has the attack open
00:43:40Matheson has to step out
00:43:41When he steps out the birthday boy is in the middle of the ice to put that away
00:43:46Compare it a little bit to Brad Marchand and I think there's so many similarities
00:43:50He's tough. He's an agitator. He drives people crazy, but he's got skill to score
00:43:55And Benson just on the very beginning of his career
00:43:59Man, he's a good player
00:44:02Just 21 today, but
00:44:04Finishing his third year
00:44:06Hope he has more than a month left in his third season in the NHL
00:44:10Came straight into the NHL out of the 2023 draft
00:44:15Only three other players did that from that draft year
00:44:18Conor Bedard Adam Fantilli and Leo Carlson
00:44:21So that's a pretty impressive company as well
00:44:23They are all well-established NHL players
00:44:29Here's Evans
00:44:31Demi Dobb centered it off the stick of Dobson
00:44:33Pass a little bit too far ahead of him
00:44:39Sweat back by Evans
00:44:41Krebs lost his stick for Buffalo might have been broken
00:44:44He's going off anyway
00:44:4613 minutes to go for one of the few times in these two games here
00:44:51The crowd is quiet and anxious
00:44:56Here comes Zucker has help with him
00:44:59Hell it is! What a stop!
00:45:01By Dobish
00:45:03Robbing the rookie of a playoff goal in his postseason debut
00:45:08Now the counter stopped by Zucker on a good stick and it popped into the glove
00:45:12Rob looking in
00:45:15Sean you said the building's quiet
00:45:18Well they're not anymore and it's because of Jakob Dobish
00:45:21A 2-2 tie coming into the third period
00:45:24Buffalo's power play cashes in
00:45:27Zach Benson from Josh Doan
00:45:30And the Sabres take a 3-2 lead
00:45:32Now they've got a chance to stretch this out
00:45:34A great play from Zucker
00:45:37To Helena's
00:45:38His first playoff game
00:45:40And Jakob Dobish makes a brilliant save
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00:46:06Back inside the Bell Center in Montreal
00:46:0912.40 to go third period
00:46:11Buffalo leading 3-2
00:46:13Trying to tie up this series at 2 wins apiece
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00:46:28Noah Dobson set it wide
00:46:30Tough angle flipped by Hudson
00:46:33And the Sabres able to clear
00:46:35Samuelson got it out now
00:46:36A race for the puck Suzuki and Benson
00:46:39And Benson put a check in to Suzuki
00:46:49Buffalo went one for 42 on the power play in the month of April
00:46:55Now they have five power play goals
00:46:59In this series
00:47:01The go ahead by Benson
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00:47:18There's lots of players that play with lots of energy
00:47:22But they don't have the skill to take advantage of their energy
00:47:26And just watch Benson skate 200 feet to finish Suzuki behind the net
00:47:30He comes over a hundred feet to finish Hudson on the boards
00:47:34Then he gets in the scrum down at the other end
00:47:36Oh, yeah, and he's got the go ahead goal
00:47:38He's just a terrific player for the Sabres
00:47:42And he's only just scratching what he's gonna be
00:47:46Gritty and skill
00:47:49Here's done all
00:47:50Drops it for taxi a
00:47:53And it's smothered
00:47:54By looking in
00:48:02Friday if the game is necessary game six between the avalanche
00:48:06And the wild will be right here on ESPN at 8 p.m.
00:48:11Minnesota will have to win
00:48:12Game five in Denver first as Colorado leads that series three games to one
00:48:20Colorado went with Mackenzie Blackwood and goal
00:48:23In the last game so many teams using two goaltenders this year in the playoffs
00:48:30Jared Bednar
00:48:32Jumbled up the lines to great effect had to do it in part because of the some injury
00:48:38Here's Quinn survived a couple of hits from Matheson then turned it over
00:48:42Some numbers for Montreal four on three across the red line
00:48:45Blind backhand pass by Texier a bit too fancy
00:48:50And now it's Buffalo on the counter
00:48:53Hellenus
00:48:53The 20 year old Finn
00:48:57First round pick a couple of years ago
00:49:00Number 14 overall
00:49:04Demidoff played it in has it himself now
00:49:07Hard around
00:49:08For Dobson
00:49:11Played across by Evans to Gouley
00:49:14Rebound free for Newhook
00:49:16And that was covered
00:49:20And then some pushing and shoving
00:49:22But there's been much less stuff after the whistle than some of the previous games
00:49:29Lukanen gets a good look at this
00:49:30It's gonna be an easy catch until Newhook gets a tip on it
00:49:34And now it's scramble time but he's able to
00:49:37To cover it up now
00:49:39We've talked a couple of times about the advantage Montreal has in the face-off circle
00:49:45Buffalo's the worst face-off team in the playoffs
00:49:48So these are offensive zone face-offs they become
00:49:52Potentially more close to a scoring chance right off the drop
00:49:56Newhook and Thompson here
00:49:58Clean win
00:49:59Newhook the one only one out of seven
00:50:01He has another tip that one's off the glove of Lukanen into the corner
00:50:06And locked it out by Krebs
00:50:08Played back by Hudson
00:50:09Swept in by Newhook
00:50:13Newhook
00:50:14Has twice broken his ankle
00:50:17He's still coming back from the most recent
00:50:21Ankle injury
00:50:23Just 25 years old
00:50:26Tuck
00:50:26Tuck
00:50:27Trying to spin and fire toward the front
00:50:29He got pinned by Dobson
00:50:31Hudson up the wall
00:50:32Demidoff trying to work it out past a couple of sabers
00:50:35He gets it out of the second trap
00:50:37Past Power
00:50:39In on the four check Evans
00:50:41Newhook there to try to dig it free
00:50:43Took a shove from Power
00:50:45And now Power with Newhook right on him
00:50:48Dock there to help
00:50:49For Montreal
00:50:51Nearing the midpoint of the third period
00:50:56Go Habs go but it's not
00:50:59Fully throated by this crowd
00:51:03Their team down by one
00:51:06Carrier
00:51:08That looked offside
00:51:11Bold Duke went in on Byron and missed
00:51:13Went hard into the boards
00:51:14Dock a turnaround
00:51:16And a free puck on the near wall
00:51:18Colliding Bolduc and Darlene
00:51:20Spun around by Valeno
00:51:22Space for Carrier
00:51:25And that's snatched out of the air
00:51:28By Lucanen
00:51:319.35 to go here
00:51:33Buffalo leading 3-2
00:51:35And then out to Vegas
00:51:38Jack Eichel
00:51:3913 points in this postseason
00:51:41He and the Knights battling the Ducks
00:51:52Attention building
00:51:55As we head to the second half of this third period in game four
00:51:59Pivotal game
00:52:01Will Demi Doff in Montreal
00:52:02Go to Buffalo with the three games to one lead
00:52:05And a chance to clinch it
00:52:06Or will the Sabres be playing on home ice in a 2-2 series in front of that raucous
00:52:12Home crowd in western New York
00:52:15Last eight shot attempts from Montreal as they press to get the equalizer
00:52:20Suzuki wins the draw
00:52:22Dobson that's off the stick of Benson and out of the rink
00:52:27Norris is the Sabres best face off guys having a chat here with Matt McPherson
00:52:33There's so much
00:52:35Small detail that goes into this draw
00:52:37He might not have liked the way the puck was dropped last time
00:52:40He's trying to get a feel for how it's going to hit the ice
00:52:43He wins that one
00:52:45Everybody drops it a little different
00:52:48Here's Hudson
00:52:49Spinning away from Benson was right on his tail
00:52:52Well, Coffield got hit in the throat here
00:52:54He just come back to the Canadians bench
00:52:58He's being looked at by the trainer rigged to my left here
00:53:02Doubled over in pain
00:53:06Puzuki and Slavkovsky his linemates still out there
00:53:10And it is Bolduc who's joined them
00:53:15Nine minutes to go
00:53:19Trick for Buffalo check as much up the ice as you can
00:53:23Try to spend as little time of course in your zone
00:53:26But keep that
00:53:28Four-man group that they got in the back end of the ice here
00:53:31As high as you can
00:53:32Don't let Montreal in easily
00:53:36Deneau shot blocked by Darlene
00:53:41And a puck battle won by Deneau
00:53:43Sends it deeper into the corner
00:53:45And deeper again
00:53:48Anderson
00:53:49Matheson right at the blue line
00:53:51That's deflected
00:53:52Into the corner for Zucker
00:53:54Deneau hits him
00:53:56Anderson takes it away
00:53:57Tried to feed Deneau
00:53:59Good stick by Byram
00:54:01Then Hellenus got upended
00:54:03He went looking at TJ Luxmore for a call
00:54:05Anderson plays it back
00:54:07Dobson's rest are blocked
00:54:09That crumpled Zucker
00:54:12Dobson with eight minutes to go in the third period
00:54:14Finds room again
00:54:16Blocked by Darlene
00:54:18Matheson
00:54:20Anderson
00:54:22Deflected and batted out by Darlene
00:54:24They will take the icing call
00:54:26And this group will have to stay on
00:54:29Although Zucker's hoping they'll let him go off
00:54:32Because he's doubled over in pain
00:54:34He'll be able to come off as he is
00:54:37Clearly banged up
00:54:38Caulfield you saw coming back on the ice
00:54:41Whoa!
00:54:42Takes a high stick
00:54:44As he and Timmons are fencing for position
00:54:48And Timmons catches him
00:54:51High
00:54:52No penalty on the play
00:54:53I think it should have been
00:54:54I don't think anyone's gonna see it
00:54:56They both bring their feet
00:54:57Their hands up on replay sure
00:54:59But not live
00:55:01Gouley
00:55:02That one wobbled off his stick
00:55:04As he went
00:55:04Trying to wrist it toward the net
00:55:06He has it back
00:55:07He's on defense with Hudson
00:55:11Suzuki
00:55:12Dropped it for Gouley
00:55:13Scraining out in front slap Kowski
00:55:16Gouley's behind the goal line
00:55:18And Caulfield is back out there
00:55:21After taking the shot in the throat
00:55:25Gouley
00:55:26Trying to get it through
00:55:27And he couldn't get it through greenways
00:55:29Another good game defensively
00:55:31Last 15 shot attempts have come off Montreal sticks
00:55:35A big hit by Malenstein on Suzuki
00:55:38The Sabres you'll see a little bit of
00:55:42Malenstein and Greenway for sure
00:55:43As they try to defend this lead
00:55:48Greenway played it up
00:55:50Went past Gouley
00:55:54Icing the call against Buffalo
00:55:57On their heels a bit here
00:56:00Just about to get started on ESPN 2
00:56:04Anaheim and Vegas
00:56:05With the series tied at 2 apiece
00:56:08Tomorrow night game 5 on TNT
00:56:10For Minnesota and Colorado
00:56:12The Avalanche trying to wrap up that series
00:56:15That's at 8
00:56:16TNT will also have game 5 of this series
00:56:18Back in Buffalo on Thursday night
00:56:19That's at 7 followed by game 6
00:56:22From Anaheim, Vegas and the Ducks
00:56:23At approximately 9.30
00:56:25I would take the over on that one
00:56:27The way these have gone
00:56:32Power up the wall
00:56:34Dobson
00:56:35That hit bodies at the top of the circle
00:56:37Malenstein has some room
00:56:39Didn't get it out
00:56:40Matheson to Dobson
00:56:41That clanged off his stick
00:56:43Good pass
00:56:44He just couldn't handle it
00:56:46Buffalo has not had a shot attempt
00:56:48In more than 6 minutes
00:56:50Down low
00:56:51New hook
00:56:52Tied up by Power
00:56:55Damidoff tried to feed the point
00:56:56It skated out by Krebs
00:56:58He tries to bank it around Matheson
00:57:00And does
00:57:00Tobson trying to get there
00:57:02This defense pair tired for
00:57:04Montreal
00:57:05They've been on for a while
00:57:07Darlene just did keep it in
00:57:10Krebs
00:57:10Do to do something for Buffalo
00:57:13Sends it in behind the goal line
00:57:15Thompson lost the battle
00:57:17To Matheson who'd like to get off
00:57:21Evans
00:57:22Circling
00:57:24And letting Montreal complete the line change
00:57:27Under 6 minutes to go
00:57:30Lindy Ruff says they've met the challenges all season long
00:57:34Trying to do it again tonight in this
00:57:36Critical game 4
00:57:39Anderson
00:57:42Battling Byram
00:57:43Now it's Samuelson and Doc
00:57:45Benson who has the go-ahead goal
00:57:49Two power play goals tonight
00:57:51For Buffalo
00:57:54After it seemed like they would never score
00:57:56A man up goal again
00:57:57In April
00:58:01Interception by Timmons
00:58:02Right down the slot
00:58:03Quinn and a good stick by Gouley
00:58:05Just as Quinn was winding up
00:58:08Quinn's another guy who's due for Buffalo
00:58:11Carrier
00:58:13He waits
00:58:15As the forward line changes
00:58:18And Marty Sanlui gets the top guns out
00:58:21Suzuki with Caulfield
00:58:23And Slavkovsky
00:58:25Under 5 minutes to go
00:58:26The final 5 minutes
00:58:27Brought to you by
00:58:30Kayak
00:58:31Zucker
00:58:31That's batted out of mid-air by Hudson
00:58:35Caulfield retreating
00:58:37Heleneuse out there in crunch time for
00:58:40Lindy Ruff
00:58:40And that kid hasn't taken a backward step tonight
00:58:43It's been an impressive debut for him
00:58:45Well he was impressive in the 9 games
00:58:47That he played in the regular season
00:58:49Did not look out of place
00:58:51Caulfield
00:58:52Under 4 and a half minutes to go now
00:58:56Malenstein riding him all the way
00:58:57That's thrown toward the net
00:58:59By Dobson
00:59:01Down in a heap of Slavkovsky grabbing his face
00:59:05The officials are stopping the play and they're going to check
00:59:09On Slavkovsky
00:59:11Who's telling Luxmore that he was elbowed
00:59:20As they check on Slavkovsky will step aside
00:59:26Back for the final 415
00:59:30Of the third period
00:59:31With Buffalo
00:59:33Leading 3-2
00:59:34He got the butt end of the stick
00:59:36From Lukan in the face
00:59:43Hockey studios
00:59:44Anaheim Vegas game 5 is just underway
00:59:47Watch it all on ESPN 2
00:59:49But now back to Montreal
00:59:51For the fantastic conclusion
00:59:53Sean it's all yours bring us home
00:59:56All right Steve
00:59:59Should be an excellent finish
01:00:01Been a very entertaining game from the start
01:00:03Lots to unpack afterwards
01:00:05For these coaches
01:00:06They'll be asked about a lot of twists and turns
01:00:09Some of them involving
01:00:11Officiating and challenges
01:00:14Buffalo paying the price tonight
01:00:15Trying to even the series
01:00:1623 block shots
01:00:18To help Lukan in a long
01:00:20For the the roughs team
01:00:22That's their most in a playoff game this season
01:00:25Metson the go-ahead goal on his 21st birthday
01:00:29A couple of shifts ago Sean to your point about the block shots
01:00:33Darlene had two
01:00:34Zucker had one all in a span of about 15 or 20 seconds when they were hemmed in their zone
01:00:39And they're laying it on the line trying to bring home a 2-2 series
01:00:45On the strength of two power play goals
01:00:47First time they've done that in a road game since December 9th at Edmonton
01:00:52Well that's when their big streak started was December 9th
01:00:55That's correct that's when after a really rough start to the season they won 10 in a row
01:01:02Roundup going all the way to the top of the Atlantic Division into the playoffs for the first time in
01:01:0614 years
01:01:08Won a playoff round for the first time since 07
01:01:13Trying to even this second round series at 2 apiece
01:01:16As they will head back to Western New York
01:01:20New hook
01:01:20Written to the back wall by Samuelson
01:01:23Who's had a very strong night
01:01:24He has 5 of those blocked shots
01:01:26Matheson
01:01:28Tuck and New hook there
01:01:30Tuck spins into some traffic
01:01:32And the puck dangerously went toward the slot
01:01:35Skated away by Krebs
01:01:36Again trying to back it around the defender
01:01:39He did
01:01:39Used his speed to get there but then couldn't center it
01:01:42As Carrier came over to help Matheson
01:01:48Now Demidov
01:01:49Time running up
01:01:52On Montreal
01:01:543-10 to go in regulation
01:01:57And Buffalo has Hellenus back on the ice again
01:02:00Here's Anderson
01:02:02Stopped by Lukaden
01:02:04I just point that out in this
01:02:06In this moment of the game they have so much faith on this young kid
01:02:10He's gonna be up on a 2-1-1 here
01:02:12With Zucker, Zucker out in front
01:02:13Hellenus!
01:02:14Sliding across
01:02:16Sliding across was Dovish
01:02:17It looked like it hit the goal post
01:02:18It did
01:02:20Zucker centers
01:02:21And a jam by Quinn
01:02:23Stopped
01:02:24By Dovish
01:02:28That's twice on the same play
01:02:32Zucker and Hellenus on the 2-1-1
01:02:35Earlier was Dovish making an amazing pad stop
01:02:39This pass on
01:02:41The stick of Hellenus
01:02:43He's gotta dig it out of his feet
01:02:44He beats Dovish
01:02:45Hits the goal post
01:02:49And they just tell this morning he was not
01:02:52Going to be
01:02:54Impacted by the stage tonight
01:02:56He was ready to go
01:02:57Man the way he walked out into his presser
01:03:00He just
01:03:00He's confident
01:03:03He was sure of himself
01:03:04He's played a terrific game here
01:03:09The first thing he was asked
01:03:10How do you pronounce your name?
01:03:12Because for a while he was Hellenus
01:03:15For versions thereof
01:03:17And he told the gathered media it is Hellenus
01:03:24Kept in by Dovish
01:03:27Under two and a half to go
01:03:28And Ray Zucker's had a good night for Buffalo
01:03:31With his playing time dwindling
01:03:33He played six and a half minutes
01:03:34And game three is lowest in any game this season
01:03:37Regular season or playoffs
01:03:38He's been better tonight
01:03:39The Canadians just get Suzuki and Hudson
01:03:43Caulfield will be next on the ice
01:03:45And the goalie won't be far behind here
01:03:47He's heading toward the net
01:03:48Dobson lets it fly
01:03:50The net is empty
01:03:51Dovish out
01:03:52The extra attacker is on for Montreal
01:03:55Newhook goes to the bench
01:03:57He looked like he was shaking up a bit
01:03:58Hudson point to point for Dobson
01:04:01Caulfield who just replaced Newhook
01:04:03Back for Dobson
01:04:07Here's Hudson
01:04:09Dobson a one-timer
01:04:10That hit bodies out in front
01:04:12Tucked toward the empty net
01:04:13And it's blocked by Dobson
01:04:16Montreal races to clear
01:04:18Some of them go off
01:04:19Dobson back into the zone
01:04:21Blocked by Timmons
01:04:22Another huge block for him
01:04:24Slavkovsky with under a minute and a half to go
01:04:27Three to two Buffalo trying to even the series
01:04:29Dobson just kept it in
01:04:31Caulfield
01:04:32That one's deflected up and out of the rink
01:04:34As Samuelson moved in on the shooter
01:04:40Oh Buffalo can take a deep breath
01:04:42They can get the right people on the ice that they feel comfortable with
01:04:50I'm looking over
01:04:51Doesn't look like Montreal is going to call a timeout
01:04:54Oh now they are
01:04:55Marty Sanluigi just
01:04:58Made the motion
01:04:59They'll get their six guys over at the bench
01:05:02Buffalo will be able to
01:05:05Square up how they want that faceoff to be taken
01:05:11That's been a difference tonight for Lindy Ruff for the first time in this series
01:05:14They had the edge in faceoffs and
01:05:17Marty Sanluigi wanted the timeout Suzuki
01:05:21Hudson Dobson have all been on for nearly a minute
01:05:29As
01:05:29As Lindy Ruff talks to his team St. Louis is talking to his
01:05:34They have the option with the faceoff over on that left side to put Phil Deneau out for the draw
01:05:41Deneau is one of the best faceoff guys in the league
01:05:46He's gonna sit
01:05:47And so this will be Suzuki
01:05:49Oh actually it's not Deneau is gonna come on the ice here
01:05:55He's gonna take the draw
01:05:56This is
01:05:58One of the reasons they paid a second round draft pick for Phil Deneau to try and win draws like
01:06:03this
01:06:04For the Sabres
01:06:06They don't have a great right-handed centerman on the draw
01:06:11So it'll be Josh Norris on his weak side
01:06:14He's got to try and tie this draw at the very least
01:06:19Norris said a good night at the dot but this one won by Deneau
01:06:23Caulfield
01:06:24The net is empty
01:06:26Dobson
01:06:27Hudson passed up
01:06:28the one-timer
01:06:30He doesn't shoot it very often
01:06:31Pass first defenseman
01:06:35Deneau shoved into the wall by Samuelson
01:06:37Under a minute to go now
01:06:39Kept in by Dobson
01:06:40Hudson has some room
01:06:42Forced back by Greenway
01:06:45Dobson lets it fly another block this one by Doan
01:06:48Poked along by Caulfield
01:06:49Puck squirts free out in front
01:06:51Empty net for Norris
01:06:54He's content to pitch it down
01:06:55Won't go far enough for icing
01:06:59Here's Dobson
01:07:00He looks tired
01:07:02That's touched in by Caulfield
01:07:05Lukanen
01:07:06Elected not to hold on to it
01:07:08Banked out to the line
01:07:09Kept in by Hudson
01:07:10Then cleared by Krebs
01:07:12Net is empty for Thompson
01:07:14He missed the net
01:07:15But he was across the red line
01:07:17No icing
01:07:18Montreal's down to 17 seconds
01:07:20Time perhaps for one last push
01:07:23It's to the right man for them Suzuki
01:07:25And now Hudson
01:07:27Suzuki trying to pass it back
01:07:28He whiffed
01:07:29The Sabres clear
01:07:31The Buffalo Sabres are going to even this series
01:07:36Whistle with eight tenths of a second
01:07:38And now that runs off
01:07:40And the horn sounds
01:07:42And they're not going to put the time back on the clock
01:07:45Buffalo a huge road win
01:07:48Answering another challenge
01:07:51We started the show talking about the Sabres making lineup changes
01:07:55Starting with their goaltender
01:07:57And Uka Pekka Lukanen was terrific
01:07:59Outshot 12 to 5
01:08:01In the third period
01:08:03Lukanen makes 28 stops to backstop this 3-2 win
01:08:08Credit, Lindy Ruff for that decision
01:08:10That was probably easier than putting Heleneus in
01:08:13And Heleneus will certainly be out there again
01:08:16When they go back to Buffalo for game 5
01:08:21Sabres beat Montreal 3-2
01:08:22For Emily Kaplan, Ray Ferraro, Dave Jackson and our great crew
01:08:25Sean McDonough, thanks for joining us
01:08:27Let's send you now to Anaheim
01:08:30Here's John Puchigrasse
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