Montreal Canadiens advance to Eastern Conference final with OT win
sportsMay 19, 202624481
Alex Newhook scored 11:22 into overtime to beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in Game 7 at KeyBank Center, sending the Montreal Canadiens to the Eastern Conference final. Philip Danault and Zach Bolduc scored Montreal’s other goals, and Newhook’s winner was his second Game 7-clinching goal of the postseason. Celebrations at Montreal’s Bell Centre produced measurable seismic activity of magnitude 0.5; the Canadiens now face the Carolina Hurricanes in the ECF for a chance to reach the Stanley Cup Final.