Buffalo Forces Game Seven

The Buffalo Sabres forced a Stanley Cup playoff game seven tonight with a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Buffalo.

The Buffalo Sabres' Daniel Briere scored a goal on Carolina Hurricane's Cam Ward less than five minutes into overtime and tied the Eastern Conference series 3-3.

The Carolina Hurricanes were hoping to put this series to rest tonight, but the Sabres were not going to go away so easily.

The Scoring started early in the 1st period with a goal by Buffalo Sabre J.P. Dumont at 4:56 of the 1st period, but after that, there wasn't much scoring. There was plenty of goaltender showcasing going on, with brilliant saves from both Cam Ward and Ryan Miller.

With less than four minutes in regulation, Carolina's Brent Hedican tied the game, giving his team an emotional lift at the end of regulation as the teams went into the locker room.

Early into overtime, Carolina's Doug Weight took a penalty for boarding and Buffalo took full advantage on the power play, scoring the game deciding goal.

Game seven of the Stanley Cup Eastern Conference playoffs will be at the RBC center in Raleigh, North Carolina on Thursday. The winner of this series will be playing the NHL Western Conference Champions Edmonton Oilers, who won their series against Anaheim on May 27th.