Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadians Playoff History

The Buffalo Sabres are moving on to the 2nd round of the NHL playoffs, and they will face off against a familiar team, the Montreal Canadiens.

Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadians Playoff History

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins in 6 games to get to the next round, while the Montreal Canadians beat Tampa Bay in 7 games to advance.

Despite these two teams playing each other a lot during the regular season, they really haven't faced each other in the playoffs. According to the website statmuse.com, these two teams have been pretty balanced against each other in the playoffs. The Canadians won 18 games while losing 17 games.

The last time these two teams played in the playoffs was back in 1991 in the semi-finals of the Adams Division. The Canadians won that series four games to two.

Buffalo Sabres Playoff Odds

Now that the Sabres have moved on to the second round of the NHL playoffs, they are one of the favorites to win the whole thing this year.

The Sabres have a 57.7% chance of beating the Canadians and moving on to the 3rd round of the playoffs this year, according to the website moneypuck.com.

They have a 28.7% chance of making it to the Stanley Cup finals and a 14.2% chance of winning the Cup.

READ MORE: HERE IS ALL THE INFORMATION FOR THE BUFFALO SABRES/MONTREAL PLAYOFF SERIES

The Carolina Hurricanes have the best odds of winning the Cup with a 24.3% chance of winning it. Colorado had the 2nd-best odds, and Las Vegas has the 3rd-best odds.

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