Holy mother of mary, the Sabres are slicing the habcakes!!! Helenius scores for a 5-3 lead, Niagara Rises!

Yay, we get a game 7. This playoff has had a disappointing lack of overtime and game 7s so far.

Roll the Bones said:

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Yay, we get a game 7. This playoff has had a disappointing lack of overtime and game 7s so far.

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Amen to that Roll the Bones!

****The Decider: GAME 7!!!****

**Lord Stanley's Monday Night Cup Quest! 18 May 2026**

Per NHL.com:
" Neither team held a morning skate. … The Canadiens are expected to use the same lineup for the seventh straight game. ... Luukkonen could start for the Sabres after stopping all 18 shots he faced in relief of Lyon in Buffalo's 8-3 win in Game 6."

Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres - 6:30pm CST ESPN
--Current Series: even-steven
--Starting Netminders:
****Jakub "Doberman" Dobes #75 (MTL)
****Ukko-Pekka "6K's" Luukkonen #1 (BUF)

- I hope we get a cold a$$ filthy barnburner tonight!!! Let's go Buffalo!!!

Scoring/Game Updates: Danault gets the 1st and Bolduc top shelfs the 2nd for a PP Goal - 5:00 1st period
Game Update: 2-0 Les Habitants - 1st Intermission
Scoring Update: Guess what hockey fans...Samuelsson assists Greenway who gets the Sabres within a 1 goal difference. 2-1 - 1:40 2nd period
Scoring Update: Rasmus Dahlin climbs up Niagara and equalizes the Falls! 2-2 13:00 3rd period

**Over-Time!!! AKA 3rd Intermission**
- Hab hammy's look cooked; Sabre noses look cold, wet, and nasty. I'll take the swords!
*Final Scoring Update - A St. Johns Newfoundland and Labradorian flicks the 2 hole buffalo bean for an OT Ice Breaker!
- 3-2 Habbies survive & keep Canada alive. Cold A$$ Alex Newhook!

"Oooooooooooooooooohhh Caaanaddaaaaaaaaaaahhhh, Ehhhhhhhhh?"


*Edits cuz' Updates

2nd Intermission! 2-1 Sabres clawing back with some beautiful biscuit chances!

Cheese, Chiclets, Chirps & Clappers w/ a few Dusty Dirty Dangles

I've always been skeptical about a doberman in cold weather.

Rasmus Baby!!!! Equalizes for the SabreSwords

Game 7 OT!!!!!

I don't have any good Montreal music to post. That was a great Game 7 for the non-denominational hockey fan or sparsely populated Tim Horton loving Aggies reading this. Nice job Habs, Go Looney in The City of Saints tonight!!!

Due to this thread's original purpose of rooting for the 2026 Buffalo Sabres, there will be no more posts from myself on this thread since Habs advance.
However, as a Phoenix rises from the Ashes, so too will continue the fulfillment of Lord Stanley's Quest tomorrow prior to a mile high puck drop. See y'all there! I'll be in the "Other Sports" forum.

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