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Sabres beat Canadiens 3-2, tie second-round series 2-2

sportsMay 13, 202619190

Zach Benson scored on a third-period power play on his 21st birthday as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in Game 4. Benson's power-play goal proved the game-winner, and Tage Thompson scored the only goal of the second period. The victory evens the second-round series at 2-2 and sets up a pivotal Game 5.

Brian Wilde
@bwildemtl.bsky.social

The series is even. The Canadiens started poorly, but a terrible bounce was even more vital than the start. The Call Of The Wilde is written for Global Montreal. globalnews.ca/news/1184636...

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ConcheFlyer5

Slaf was off all game. The team didnโ€™t look sharp. But, theyโ€™re a good road team. A win on Thursday night will be absolute madness in Montreal on Saturday night.

Michael Perino5

Good read Brian, was not pleased with Habs sense of urgency in this one! pp was lax at moments (the 4 min opportunity really sticks out), felt they held onto puck too long, too many shots blocked due to holding onto puck too long! Not one shot attempt towards net in that final 1:17!Frustrating night

T-Fish๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ5

Excellent read Mr Wilde. Didnโ€™t have a good vibe the way they came out tonight. Not enough early shots on a struggling goalie. Special teams killed them and the refs missed 2 more blatant penalties. Sabres are reckless and it will cost them this series

Shakeyshakois ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ4

Started poorly and didnโ€™t really ever play great. PP let them down. PK too kind of. Evans with a bad penalty. Slaf was out of sync all night trying to do too much. Might be time for Gally again on the road.

Paul R.2

I have to remind myself that Slaf is 22 and Demidov is 20. They both can be brilliant and then so maddening. Slaf has games where he can't seem to handle the puck - unfortunately tonight was one of those. Demi was decent but he has to learn that he doesn't always have to laser a pass to a teammate.

Denis Fournier ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Habs fan2

Iโ€™m still confident they will win the seriesโ€ฆ terrible bounce, and PP not scoring even though the opportunities were there โ€ฆseries could be 3-1

Chuck ๐Ÿ2

The bad bounce was a backbreaker, but it's like you have to get a 2-3 goal lead to prevent the officials from managing the game against you. How, even after a discussion, do 4 officials miss muktiple high sticks? The replay is on the scoreboard... do they not WANT to get the call right?

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