KeyBank Center is the site of the best story in the NHL: the Buffalo Sabres. And after it looked like they might be left for dead on Sunday night in their first playoff game in 15 years, the third period happened.

It’s now do-or-die time. On Sunday evening, the Edmonton Oilers were looking to tie up their series with the Anaheim Ducks. Unfortunately, the Ducks picked up the 4-3 overtime victory, taking a 3-1 stranglehold of the series.

The first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs continued on Sunday. Four separate Game 1 clashes highlighted the NHL postseason action, beginning with a matchup between the Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings.

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In the third straight overtime game of the tightly contested first-round playoff series, Lane Hutson scored the winner for Montreal.

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