Saturday, May 02, 2026

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Sabres, Golden Knights Win Opening-Round Series, Advance To Conference Semis; Lightning Force Game 7 With Habs

 Three games were decided on Friday with the continuation of the Stanley Cup Playoffs:


EASTERN CONFERECE:


At Bell Centre, Montreal:


Gage Goncalves scored the game's lone goal at 9:03 of overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning squared their conference quarterfinal series with the homestanding Montreal Canadiens 1-0 to square this series at three games apiece.


This series will be decided in Tampa on Sunday at 3:00 PM (TNT, TruTV, HBO Max).  The winner would face the Buffalo Sabres in a conference semifinal series.


At TD Center, Boston:


Alex Tuch, Mattias Samuelsson, Zach Benson, and Josh Norris (empty net) each tallied once as the Buffalo Sabres posted a 4-2 road win over the Boston Bruins to win their opening-round series four games to two.


For the Sabres, it marks their first playoff series victory since 2007.  


Buffalo will face the winner of the Tampa Bay-Montreal series, which is currently deadlocked at three games apiece.




WESTERN CONFERENCE:


At Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah:


Mitch Mamer scored twice (once on the power play) as the Vegas Golden Knights, on the road, overpowered the Utah Mammoth 5-1 to win their series four games to two.


Carter Hart saved 22 of 23 Utah shots.


The Golden Knights will take on the Anaheim Ducks in a conference semifinal series, opening at the T-Mobile Arena in suburban Paradise, Nevada, with date, time, and network and/or streaming service to be determined.


The Ducks won all three regular-season games amongst the clubs.

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