Sabres to air 2006 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Senators

Sabres-Senators 2006
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The Buffalo Sabres have announced the next round of classic games to air on MSG with their 2006 Eastern Conference Semifinal round against the Ottawa Senators, starting Monday, April 13.

On to Ottawa!Starting Monday, #SabresClassics will feature the 2006 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Ottawa Senators.The schedule: https://t.co/1JWfdsLRgQ pic.twitter.com/2OiyFztRHB

— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 9, 2020

Monday will feature Game 1 of the series, which may be the most thrilling win for the Sabres in franchise history. Both teams exchanged the lead multiple times in this contest, and they eventually ended up tied at 6-6 as time expired in regulation. It was forward Tim Connolly who tied the game with just 10.7 seconds remaining in the third period after Senators forward Bryan Smolinski had given Ottawa a 6-5 lead just 1:02 earlier. It took Buffalo just 18 seconds to end in Ottawa it as Chris Drury fired home the game-winning goal to give the Sabres the 7-6 win and the early series advantage.

Game 2 was the breakout game for Ryan Miller in goal as he turned away 43 of 44 Senators shots faced to help Buffalo grab a 2-1 win and a 2-0 series lead on the road. Buffalo got all of its scoring in the second period as J.P. Dumont and Jochen Hecht scored early in the period to give Buffalo a 2-0 advantage. That game will be shown on Tuesday night.

Wednesday night will broadcast Game 3 of the series where Dumont played hero for the Sabres with an overtime game-winning goal to give Buffalo a 3-0 series lead in front of the home faithful at, then, HSBC Arena.

After a loss in Game 4 on home ice, the Sabres wrapped up the series in Game 5 back in Ottawa with a memorable series-clinching, overtime goal from Jason Pominville. The Buffalo winger was able to speed past Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson and then tuck the puck around Emery to score an all-time classic Sabres goal to push the Sabres into the Eastern Conference Final. That game will air on Thursday night.

Then on Friday, the Sabres will air a "Sabres Legends" compilation. This is an hour long special that will feature the "Beyond Blue and Gold: Founding of the Franchise" episode, focusing on the legacy of the team's original owners, Seymour H. Knox III and Northrup R. Knox. It will also feature "Rick Jeanneret Through the Years," a highlight package of his most memorable calls, as well as "Sabres Memories: Ted Darling," honoring the Sabres' original play-by-play announcer.

Each broadcast will begin at 8 p.m. on MSG.