Buffalo Sabres right wing Josh Doan, left, is stopped by Montréal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) during the first period in Game 1 of a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

Montreal Canadiens center Nick Suzuki, front left, and Buffalo Sabres center Peyton Krebs (19) battle after a face-off during the second period in Game 1 of a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

Buffalo Sabres right wing Josh Doan, right, celebrates his goal with center Josh Norris, during the first period in Game 1 of a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes, right, watches the puck shot by Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch (89) during the first period in Game 1 of a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

Hockey fans head into Ball Arena as a spring snow storm sweeps over the intermountain West before the first period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series between the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche center Martin Necas, left, looks on as Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson allows a goal by Colorado center Nathan MacKinnon in the third period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar, back right, confers with center Nathan MacKinnon, front right, and left wing Gabriel Landeskog in the third period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Minnesota Wild Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, right, redirects the puck at Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson in the third period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)