Sabres at Canadiens - Game 3 | How to watch, lineup notes, and storylines

The Buffalo Sabres play Game 3 of their second-round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Sunday at 7 p.m.

The Sabres will be looking to rebound from a 5-1 loss in Game 2. It was an uncharacteristic performance marked by costly puck decisions as they tried to overcome an early two-goal deficit.

The team convened for a full practice on Saturday in an effort to put that game behind them.

“We got skating out there, I think everyone loosened up a little bit,” Alex Tuch said. “Getting back into playing hockey, some good laughs and just trying to stay loose. Trying to build up each other’s confidence and get back to how we know we can play.”

• Read Saturday's practice report

Here’s what you need to know going into Game 3.

How to watch

TV (national): ESPN

Radio: WGR 550 / Buffalo Sabres App (Dan Dunleavy and Rob Ray on the call)

Pregame and Postgame Shows featuring Brian Duff and Martin Biron will air on MSG and the Sabres App along with the team's X, Facebook and YouTube channels. The pregame show begins at 6:30 p.m.

Lineup notes (updated 6:40 p.m.)

Sam Carrick will make his Sabres playoff debut, slotting into the fourth line for Tyson Kozak. Carrick has been out since injuring his left arm in a fight with New York Islanders captain Anders Lee on March 31. The forward had five goals and won 57.3 percent of his faceoffs in 13 games for the Sabres after being acquired from the New York Rangers at the trade deadline.

The rest of the lineup is unchanged from Games 1 and 2. The team did tweak its power-play units in practice following an 0-for-5 performance in Game 2, with Zach Benson, Josh Doan and Jack Quinn moving up to the top unit alongside Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin.

The second unit consisted of Jason Zucker, Josh Norris, Tuch, Ryan McLeod and Bowen Byram.

Here's the full lineup from warmups:

Numbers to know

• Benson (2+3) and Doan (1+3) both enter tonight on three-game point streaks.
• The Sabres are 3-0 on the road in these playoffs, having outscored the Bruins 13-3 in those games during Round 1.
• Lyon had a .960 save percentage (72 saves on 75 shots) in those three road contests.

Morning media

Lindy Ruff on keeping the Bell Centre crowd in check:

“I’d love to shut down the crowd by putting one in the back of the net right away.”

Beck Malenstyn on the Sabres’ road success these playoffs:

“I think we have a confidence in our group that we can play on the road. Obviously, that’s a tough thing to do at times, but it’s a huge thing for us to able to lean on, knowing that were able to play our game in a hostile environment (in Boston). And it’s something we’ll lean on moving forward here.”

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