Three teams had the opportunity to move a single win away from the conference finals during the two games on Tuesday's NHL playoff slate.

The Montreal Canadiens are moving on to the Eastern Conference final after defeating the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in overtime tonight to win their second-round, best-of-seven playoff series in seven games.

But for many of the Sabres, it’s their first crack at such a situation with only eight members of their team having previously played in a Game 7.