Sabres Take 1-0 Lead over Canadiens (S7 E40)

About this episode

The episode discusses the Sabres' strong start in the playoff series against the Canadiens and various aspects of their performance.

On today's episode, we discuss the Sabres taking a 1-0 series lead over the Montreal Canadiens, their strong performance in game 1, the continued dominance of Benson-Norris-Doan, finding sustained success on the powerplay, the 4th line's game, what to do when Carrick is ready to return, the Sabres blueline being the difference, taking advantage of Dobes' aggressive play, what to do when Montreal's top line finds its scoring touch, and more!

People in this episode

Host: Straight Up Sabres

Topics covered

• Sabres performance
• playoff series
• powerplay success
• 4th line analysis
• blueline impact
• Montreal's scoring

Keywords

• Sabres
• Montreal Canadiens
• playoffs
• powerplay
• Benson
• Norris
• Doan
• Carrick
• Dobes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sabres, Montreal Canadiens

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