The third game of the Stanley Cup quarterfinal series between the Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres is underway at the Bell Centre in Montreal.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres – Game 3
Final Score: 6-2
0:1 – Thompson (Dahlin) – 00:53
1:1 – Newhook (Evans) – 15:31
2:1 – Caufield (Hutson, Demidov) – 26:05 (PP)
3:1 – Boldy (Veleno, Carrier) – 30:43
4:1 – Slafkovsky (Hutson, Caufield) – 32:17 (PP)
4:2 – Dahlin (Thompson, DeBrusk) – 34:46 (PP)
5:2 – Dac (Texier, Dano) – 48:46
6:2 – Newhook (Suzuki, Evans) – 55:14
Tage Thompson put Buffalo on the board just 53 seconds into the first period. That goal now stands as the fifth-fastest from the start of a game in Sabres playoff history. The only quicker goals were scored by Derek Roy (9 seconds, Game 4 of the 2007 Conference Final), Henrik Tallinder (33 seconds, Game 5 of the 2006 Conference Semifinal), Mike Grier (35 seconds, Game 1 of the 2006 Conference Semifinal), and Curtis Brown (37 seconds, Game 5 of the 1999 Conference Semifinal).
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