East Round 2 - Game 3
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Sabres @ Canadiens

Sunday, 7:00 PM ET | Montreal

The NHL's official second-round schedule lists Buffalo at Montreal for Sunday, May 10 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN. The useful preview frame is not a guessed goalie sheet or stale market number. It is the venue change: Buffalo opened the series at home, and Montreal now gets the crowd and last-change environment that can tighten matchups against the Sabres' top six.

Starting goalies, confirmed scratches, and live betting prices were not verified at publication, so this preview does not invent them. Buffalo's path is pace through the neutral zone, clean exits from the Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Power defensive core, and enough net-front pressure to prevent Montreal from turning the game into a low-event Bell Centre grind.

Montreal's path is structure. The Canadiens need disciplined defensive layers, strong puck support below the goal line, and enough transition offense from Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, and the young blue line to make Buffalo defend rush chances instead of only set pieces. In a Game 3 setting, the team that controls the first ten minutes likely controls the emotional temperature of the night.

West Round 2 - Game 4
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Golden Knights @ Ducks

Sunday, 9:30 PM ET | Honda Center, Anaheim

The NHL schedule lists Vegas at Anaheim for Sunday, May 10 at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN. This is the late playoff window and the matchup hinges on whether Anaheim can keep the game in a young, fast, high-energy home script or whether Vegas turns it into a veteran possession game.

Goalie confirmations and betting odds were not verified at publication. That matters in hockey more than almost any sport, so this article avoids presenting a projected starter or price as known. The Golden Knights' verified edge is experience, defensive structure, and the ability to manage playoff shifts when the game gets compressed late.

Anaheim's case is home ice, transition pressure, and the confidence that comes from extending a second-round series deep enough to make the favorite uncomfortable. The Ducks need disciplined exits and a power play that forces Vegas to defend in layers. If they chase the game early, Vegas has the roster maturity to bleed minutes and shorten the bench.