The Sabres scored seven straight objectives to return again after trailing 3-1 within the first interval to tie the best-of-7 sequence 3-3 whereas successful their fifth of six street video games in these playoffs.
“I feel we simplify our sport on the street,” Dahlin mentioned. “We’re taking part in extra aggressive, stuff that you need to be doing at dwelling additionally, however I like our street sport.”
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped the 18 photographs he confronted after changing Alex Lyon at 10:14 of the primary, when Jake Evans’ short-handed objective put the Canadiens up 3-1. Lyon allowed three objectives on 4 photographs.
“5 factors is fairly good, I don’t assume there’s a lot else so that you can say about that,” Luukkonen mentioned about Dahlin’s contribution to the win. “I imply it’s an elimination sport for us, our captain steps up and that’s the way you lead a workforce. I feel that’s been the entire 12 months how nicely he has performed. He’s not all the time the loudest on the bench or within the locker room however you are taking issues over when that you must and he very a lot confirmed it immediately.”
Evans had a objective and an help and Arber Xhekaj and Ivan Demidov scored for Montreal, the No. 3 seed within the Atlantic.
“We didn’t play an excellent sport,” Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis mentioned. “We had just a few little moments, however not many. They’re an excellent workforce. They performed an excellent sport.”
Jakub Dobes allowed six objectives on 33 photographs earlier than he was changed halfway by means of the third interval by Jacob Fowler, who saved considered one of two photographs over the ultimate 10:02.
Recreation 7 is in Buffalo on Monday (7:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC).
“We’ve been on this state of affairs all season the place folks have doubted us, had us out, had our backs in opposition to the wall all season,” Thompson mentioned. “So it’s no completely different. Clearly the stage is greater and the stakes are larger right here, however on the finish of the day it’s nonetheless the identical sport.
“So nothing actually adjustments for us. We’re an excellent workforce, we all know that, and I feel that perception on this room is basically the one factor that issues.”
St. Louis mentioned he’s searching for the Canadiens to “bounce ahead” in Recreation 7.
“I simply really feel ‘bounce again,’ you come again to the place you have been,” St. Louis mentioned. “’Bounce ahead,’ you’re truly additional than the place you have been,” earlier than including “physics” as an evidence.