Canadiens’ Kaiden Guhle knows what has to change in Game 7 after Game 6 embarrassment

Even though the Montreal Canadiens entered Saturday evening’s Game 6 against the Buffalo Sabres with a chance to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Final against the Carolina Hurricanes, they couldn’t get the job done.

The Canadiens, who took a 3-1 lead by the end of the first period, gave up seven unanswered goals to the Sabres, losing by an 8-3 final score and setting up a winner-takes-all Game 7 in Buffalo on Monday evening.

According to Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle, they have to go out and play as professionals.

“I mean, it’s tight,” Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle said via NHL.com. “Obviously, we didn’t probably play our best game. (Goalie) Jakub Dobes played great for us. I just think we might have gripped our sticks a little too tight.”

“We have to just go out and play,” Guhle continued. “I mean, if you told us in September that we’d be in the second round and have a Game 7 in Buffalo, we’d be pretty happy. So, just go play and have fun and leave it all out there.”

The Canadiens are attempting to get back to the third round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since their miracle run to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final, a series they lost in five games to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Meanwhile, the Sabres are trying to get back to the third round for the first time in 19 years. Game 7 between the Canadiens and Sabres is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET with national coverage in the United States being offered on ESPN.

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