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teams.ie Editorial TeamThe Montreal Canadiens are locked in a playoff battle with the Buffalo Sabres, but they face an uphill climb after dropping Game 1 by 4-2, stumbling out of the gates with a sluggish opening that left them chasing the game throughout. Captain Nick Suzuki and head coach Martin St. Louis are central to Montreal's hopes of bouncing back, with St. Louis praising Suzuki's leadership and two-way play as the engine driving the team forward. Despite the defeat, the Canadiens aren't hitting the panic button—analysts like Elliotte Friedman suggest the team built through smart drafting has the resilience to recover—though they'll need to match the intensity and poise of Buffalo's young captain Rasmus Dahlin if they're to level this series.
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Elliotte Friedman joins David Amber to discuss the Canadiens’ Game 1 loss and why they’re not panicking after going down by a game, and if Montreal should be co
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Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis discusses Nick Suzuki’s leadership, two-way play, and overall impact after the Canadiens’ Game 1 loss to the Buff
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NHL Game 1 Highlights: Sabres 4, Canadiens 2
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Gionta laughs off boos from Canadiens fans after his towel wave in Buffalo
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Canadiens’ Dach gets rebound, pots acrobatic goal vs. Sabres
Watch as Montreal Canadiens forward Kirby Dach cuts the Buffalo Sabres’ lead in half with an acrobatic goal from his knees off of a rebound during Game 1.
Suzuki gets Canadiens on scoreboard with backdoor tap-in goal
Watch as Juraj Slafkovsky creates just enough space to find Nick Suzuki for the tap-in goal to get the Canadiens on the scoreboard in Game 1 of their series aga
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