The Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres have played a chaotic, entertaining series, and the two will battle it out one last time in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in Buffalo tonight.
Montreal led 3-2 in the series after winning Game 5 in Buffalo, and led by a score of 3-2 in Game 6 at home, but an onslaught of goals by the Sabres forced a Game 7.
Buffalo scored six unanswered goals, eight goals in total, as seven different Sabs scored.
Game 7s are usually tight, and no one is ever expecting an outburst like that, but there should still be plenty of goals scored in this one tonight.
Montreal has scored 24 times in six games, while Buffalo has scored 21. Last time in Buffalo, six different Canadiens scored.
Montreal's top line of Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, and Juraj Slafkovsky have played at an elite level this postseason, with each recording four goals.
For Buffalo, Alex Tuch and Peyton Krebs have gone completely silent, putting up zero points in the series between the two of them.
Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson, and Josh Doan have carried the load offensively instead, with each recording 7+ points.
Ahead of Game 7, which starts at 7:40 PM EST, here's a look at the goalscorer odds, provided by bet365:
Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres Game 7 - Goalscorer Odds
Player | Anytime | First | 2+ |
Tage Thompson | +165 | +900 | +1000 |
Cole Caufield | +175 | +950 | +1100 |
Nick Suzuki | +230 | +1200 | +1650 |
Juraj Slafkovsky | +230 | +1200 | +1650 |
Alex Tuch | +240 | +1250 | +1800 |
Zach Benson | +310 | +1600 | +2500 |
Ivan Demidov | +320 | +1650 | +2800 |
Alex Newhook | +350 | +1800 | +3300 |
Josh Doan | +250 | +1800 | +3300 |
Jack Quinn | +350 | +1800 | +3500 |
Josh Norris | +400 | +2000 | +4000 |
Jason Zucker | +450 | +2200 | +5000 |
Rasmus Dahlin | +475 | +2200 | +5000 |
Ryan McLeod | +475 | +2200 | +5000 |
Josh Anderson | +500 | +2500 | +6000 |
Alex Texier | +550 | +2500 | +6500 |
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