We saw a strange first period between the Habs and the Sabres tonight. A disallowed goal (after 10 minutes of review), a significant shift in momentum, and penalties allowed the Habs to take a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes.

The Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens enter Game 5 with a tied series, with Tage Thompson scoring a remarkable goal in the Sabres' 3-2 win on Tuesday

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves on the night, Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres tied the series at two games apiece with a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. MONTREAL — The Buffalo Sabres evened their second-round series against the Montreal Canadiens with a gutsy victory on Tuesday night Zach Benson scored the winner and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 28 shots as the Sabres held off the Canadiens 3-2 in an intense Game 4 of long reviews,

Tage Thompson hasn’t been himself since the start of the series against the Canadiens. In two games, the 6-foot-6 forward has zero points, just one shot on goal, and, most notably, a -5 plus/minus rating.

Buffalo Sabres star Tage Thompson explains the team's "Everybody Ropes, Everybody Rides" slogan as they face the Canadiens in the second round.

It would be easy to suggest the puck bouncing off the stanchion by the Zamboni door before caroming off Jakub Dobes’ pad was the difference. But there was more to why the Canadiens lost on Tuesday, resulting in a 2-2 series tie against the Sabres.

Watching Mitch Marner from afar coaching other teams, John Tortorella saw a difference-making hockey player and heard all the criticism about a lack of playoff success and production. Now together with the Vegas Golden Knights,

Yesterday, the Canadiens were the better team on the ice. Martin St. Louis's team may have had a goal disallowed or may not have seen the Sabres penalized as they deserved, particularly when Jakub Dobes was shoved,