Scenes from Game 5 of the second-round Stanley Cup playoff series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres, courtesy of The Buffalo News.
Fans arrive before the game at Keybank Centre. Joed Viera / Buffalo News
Daughter and father Sarah and Dave Datema from Saskatchewan sport rival jerseys.
Joed Viera / Buffalo News
A Montreal Canadiens fan heads into Game 5. Joed Viera / Buffalo News
Montreal Canadiens fans head into Game 5. Joed Viera / Buffalo News
The Buffalo Blade Gang hypes up the crowd before the match. Libby March / Buffalo News
Young Montreal Canadiens fans watch warmups before the game. Joed Viera / Buffalo News
Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens players pause for a moment of silence in remembrance for those who lost their lives in a mass shooting in Buffalo in 2022, prior to the first period. Harry Scull Jr. / Buffalo News
Buffalo Sabres left winger Jason Zucker (17) checks Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle (21) during the first period. Harry Scull Jr. / Buffalo News
Ata Czaja and Clara Alex celebrate a first period goal as they watched from St. Jax church in Montreal. John Kenney / Montreal Gazette
Montreal Canadiens right winger Cole Caufield (13) celebrates his goal against the Buffalo Sabres during the first period. Harry Scull Jr. / Buffalo News
Christopher Melo Costa celebrates a first-period goal while watching from St. Jax church in Montreal. John Kenney / Montreal Gazette
Buffalo Sabres left wing Jason Zucker (17) scores on Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) in the first period. Joed Viera / Buffalo News
There were some tense moments for Habs fans Lara Barclay (left) and Bonnie Thomson in the first- period goal as they watched from St. Jax church in Montreal. John Kenney / Montreal Gazette
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1) makes a save in the first period. Joed Viera / Buffalo News
Buffalo Sabres players celebrate a goal by Konsta Helenius (94) against the Montreal Canadiens during the first period. Harry Scull Jr. / Buffalo News
Buffalo Sabres left wing Zach Benson (6) and Montreal Canadiens center Alex Newhook (15) race for the puck in the second period. Joed Viera / Buffalo News
Montreal Canadiens fans celebrate a goal in the second period. Joed Viera / Buffalo News
Buffalo Sabres left wing Jordan Greenway (12) chases Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson (48) in the second period. Joed Viera / Buffalo News
People watch action in St. Jax church in Montreal. John Kenney / Montreal Gazette
Marie-Eve Guérin watches the action at St. Jax church in Montreal. John Kenney / Montreal Gazette