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Buffalo Sabres (6-4-1) at Montreal Canadiens (7-3-2) <\/p>\n

Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Saturday, May 16
Time: 8:00 pm EST
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Buffalo Sabres News & Notes<\/p>\n

The Sabres look to force a winner-take-all game seven and head back home. They\u2019re averaging three goals per game while also allowing three goals per game. In the series they\u2019re averaging 2.6 goals per game.<\/p>\n

Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:<\/p>\n

The Canadiens can advance to the Eastern Conference Finals with a win tonight on home ice. They\u2019re averaging 3.1 goals per game while allowing 2.3 goals per game. They\u2019re averaging 4.2 goals per game in the series.<\/p>\n

Buffalo Sabres Projected Lines:<\/p>\n

Krebs-Thompson-Tuch
Benson-Norris-Doan
Zucker-Helenius-Quinn
Greenway-McLeod-Malenstyn<\/p>\n

Samuelsson-Dahlin
Byram-Power
Schenn-Timmins<\/p>\n

Luukkonen
Lyon<\/p>\n

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Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines<\/p>\n

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Evans-Demidov
Texier-Danault-Anderson
Bolduc-Veleno-Dach<\/p>\n

Matheson-Carrier
Hutson-Dobson
Xhekaj-Guhle<\/p>\n

Dobes
Fowler<\/p>\n

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Players To Watch:<\/p>\n

Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n

Josh Doan has a point in his last seven games on two goals and six assists. He has ten points in the playoffs on three goals and seven assists. <\/p>\n

Montreal Canadiens<\/p>\n

Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists in Thursday\u2019s win. He has six points in the series and 12 points in the playoffs. <\/p>\n

Injury Report:<\/p>\n

Buffalo Sabres<\/p>\n

F\u00a0Justin Danforth<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 IR
F Jiri Kulich \u2013 IR
G Colten Ellis \u2013 DTD
C Noah Ostlund \u2013 Out<\/p>\n

Montreal Canadiens<\/p>\n

F Patrik Laine \u2013 IR<\/p>\n

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