The Canadiens might not win this series tonight in Buffalo. That’s just the reality of playoff hockey—nothing is guaranteed, especially on the road in a Game 7-type atmosphere.
Game 7 on the road is as tough as it gets: no excuses, no next game, no hiding. One bad sequence and your season dies. For the Montreal Canadiens to survive in that building, they need a cleaner, meaner 60-minute game than they’ve shown lately.
In recent days, Alexander Zharovsky participated in a tournament in Russia. The Canadiens prospect played for Russia's U20 team, and the competition also featured three other teams: Belarus's U20 team, Russia's U18 team, and another team made up of young players competing at the university level in Russia.
It's game day for the Montreal Canadiens. And let's just say this is a pretty… important game. Emotions are running high, since the team that wins tonight will secure its spot in the next round of the playoffs.
The Montreal Canadiens may not have been viewed as one of the Stanley Cup favourites entering the playoffs, but through the first two rounds, they have proven they belong among the NHL’s remaining contenders.
There have been successful rookie seasons in NHL history, and there have been superior efforts worth celebrating time and time again. Here's our list of the 25 notable seasons from those with official rookie status, as deemed by the NHL, in reverse chronological order.
Ivan Demidov came into the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs carrying enormous expectations. The 20-year-old winger had just wrapped up a breakout rookie season with 62 points (19 goals and 43 assists) and was widely viewed as one of the most dangerous young forwards in the Eastern Conference.
It is one of the most exciting events in all of sports, a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Buffalo Sabres evened the series with the Montreal Canadiens in Game 6.
Another winner-take-all Game 7 awaits the Montreal Canadiens tonight in Buffalo, in a situation that has repeatedly shaped the franchise’s modern playoff history.
Today's topic is whether Martin St-Louis will make a change to his lineup for Game 7. Naturally, Brendan Gallagher's name comes up often. After all, if there's an offensive change, he's the one most likely to make an impact tonight.
You thought that was it, but it wasn’t. I'm talking about a Saturday night playoff game at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens took their worst beating since December 9 in Tampa (6–1).
The Sabres and the Canadiens will play a crucial game tonight. Naturally, both young teams will be looking to gain experience. And this is true even though the Canadiens have played a Game 7 in recent weeks… It will be interesting to see which team is able to take control of the game at the right moment.
Since the start of the playoffs, all Montreal Canadiens fans have expected to see fairly easy wins at the Bell Centre. In fact, it's been quite the opposite.
The Montreal Canadiens had a chance to advance to the Eastern Conference Final with a Saturday night home game at the Bell Centre against the Buffalo Sabres.
The Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens are set for a Game 7 showdown to settle their Eastern Conference second-round matchup on Monday night. The Sabres scored seven unanswered goals in an 8-3 win in Game 6 on Saturday night in Montreal, forcing the deciding game back in Buffalo.
The Montreal Canadiens failed to close out their second-round series against the Buffalo Sabers on home ice, setting up a Game 7 back in Buffalo for the right to face the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final.
The Montreal Canadiens let a golden opportunity slip away Saturday night, falling 8-3 to the Buffalo Sabres in Game 6 at the Bell Centre and forcing a decisive Game 7.
While this wasn’t the outcome Montreal Canadiens had hoped for, they can find comfort in the fact their 8-3 Game 6 loss to the Buffalo Sabres represented yet another lopsided battle in this ongoing war.
There’s a real electric vibe around Montreal right now, and it mostly comes down to two Montreal Canadiens players: Ivan Demidov and Nick Suzuki. Demidov’s been everywhere — scoring his first playoff goal in Game 5, buzzing the net, firing shots, and setting up plays.
Jakub Dobes hit his first real stumbling block during these Stanley Cup Playoffs on Thursday night. Having allowed more than three goals just once all postseason, the Montreal Canadiens’ netminder was beaten three times in the first period of Game 5 in Buffalo, which led many to question whether backup Jacob Fowler would see the net.
BUFFALO – “Sorry, what the f—- was that? He’s insane!” Yes, Buffalo Sabres fan in the Buffaslug jersey. Yes, he is. Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson is a human highlight reel, worth every penny you spent to watch him up close.
BUFFALO – Heading into Game 5, 11 players at least one goal for the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Evans made it 12 early in the second. Ivan Demidov, though?
The second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs continued on Tuesday night, with the Buffalo Sabres facing the Montreal Canadiens on the road and the Vegas Golden Knights hosting the Anaheim Ducks.