Sabres rally to beat the Canadiens 8-3 to force Game 7
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 17 saves after starter Alex Lyon stopped only one of the four shots he faced, and the Buffalo Sabres roared back to beat the Montreal Canadiens 8-3 on Saturday night and force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
The winner Monday night in Buffalo will face Carolina for the conference title and a chance to play for the Stanley Cup.
The Sabres came back after trailing 3-1 midway through the first period.
Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and four assists, Jack Quinn scored twice and added an assist and Tage Thompson had three assists and an empty-net goal.
Zach Benson and Jack Quinn each had a goal and an assist and Konsta Helenius and Zach Metsa also scored.
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