Sabers at Canadiens – Game 4 | How to watch, lineup notes, and storylines

MONTREAL – The Buffalo Sabers will look to even their second-spherical playoff sequence with the Montreal Canadiens once they play Game 4 at Bell Center on Tuesday at 7 pm

Montreal leads the very best-of-seven sequence 2-1.

It’s the primary time the Sabers have trailed a sequence in these playoffs, however a season’s price of overcoming adversity – together with clawing their manner out final place within the Eastern Conference in early December – has them assured of their means to reply.

(*4*) coach Lindy Ruff mentioned. “Playoffs is in regards to the subsequent sport. It’s not in regards to the final one. The solely factor we will management now could be Game 4.

“We’ve answered a lot of questions this year about tough situations and adversity early in the year. … I’m really confident in the group.”

The Sabres’ choice making with the puck has been a degree of emphasis of their final two losses (and at factors of their Game 1 win). Turnovers fueled the Canadiens’ rush offense, some of the harmful within the league. The problem in Game 3 was compounded by 5 offensive-zone penalties, which led to two energy-play targets for Montreal.

“I think we’ve just got to get back to our game,” Zach Benson mentioned. “I don’t think we’ve played our best this series yet. We’ve just got to get back to our game: playing predictable, playing quick, and just compete all over the ice.”