Luukkonen

Jack Quinn tallies goal for Buffalo Sabres on the power play (0:41)

MONTREAL -- Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 17 saves after starter Alex Lyon stopped only one of the four shots he faced, and the Buffalo Sabres roared back to beat the Montreal Canadiens 8-3 on Saturday night and force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

The winner Monday night in Buffalo will face Carolina for the conference title and a chance to play for the Stanley Cup. The Hurricanes swept both of their series.

The Sabres came back after trailing 3-1 midway through the first period. Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and four assists, Jack Quinn scored twice and added an assist, and Tage Thompson had three assists and an empty-net goal. Zach Benson and Jason Zucker each had a goal and an assist, and Konsta Helenius and Zach Metsa also scored.

Arber Xhekaj , Ivan Demidov and Jake Evans scored for Montreal. Jakub Dobes stopped 27 of 33 shots, and Jacob Fowler made a save and allowed a goal in relief.

After Dahlin opened the scoring 32 seconds in, Montreal chased Lyon with the three-goal burst.

Xhekaj tied it at 1:40, Demidov scored on a power play at 8:12 and Evans made it 3-1 on a short-handed break with 9:46 left. Luukkonen then took over in goal, and Zucker got one back for Buffalo on a power play with 6:04 to go in the period.

Benson tied it a minute into the second, slipping in a short backhander from the left side. Quinn put Buffalo ahead on a power play with 9:06 left in the second, slapping a one-timer from the top of the right circle past Dobes. Helenius made it 5-3 with 7:01 remaining in the period, scoring from short range.

Quinn added his second of the night on a power play midway through the third. Metsa capped the scoring on a power play with 2:13 to go.

Buffalo was 4-for-6 on the power play. Montreal was 1-for-3.

_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/48792712/goaltender-change-sparks-buffalo-sabres-rally-game-6)._