Buffalo Just Ended 19 Years of Playoff Agony, and the Rest of the East Should Be Worried
The Buffalo Sabres walked into TD Garden on Friday night and showed the Boston Bruins exactly why they belong in the second round. A dominant 4-1 victory in Game 6 clinched their first playoff series win since 2007, and this team looks like they came to play.
Two goals in the opening frame set the tone early. Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson built that 2-0 lead before Zach Benson and Josh Norris added third-period insurance to seal it. Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin were setting up plays all night, each collecting two assists. Goaltender Alex Lyon was lights out in net, stopping 25 shots and winning all three games Buffalo played in Boston during the series. That's the kind of road dominance that wins championships.
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Out west, the Golden Knights made quick work of Utah in Game 6, winning 5-1 in Salt Lake City to advance to the second round. Mitch Marner was the star, scoring two goals and adding an assist for his sixth career three-point playoff game, tying his postseason high. Brett Howden scored his third straight game to keep the momentum rolling. Carter Hart made 22 saves for Vegas, who now face Anaheim in the Western Conference semifinals. This is Vegas's sixth trip to the second round in their nine-year history.
Lightning Force Game 7 in Overtime Thriller
Tampa Bay survived Montreal in a goaltending clinic that went to overtime. Gage Goncalves buried the game-winning goal at 9:03 of OT, forcing a Game 7 back in Tampa on Sunday. Andrei Vasilevskiy, who struggled earlier in the series, delivered his best performance with 30 saves for his eighth career playoff shutout. Montreal's Jakub Dobes was equally impressive with 32 saves in a match that could have gone either way. These teams are heading back to Florida with everything on the line.
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