Golden Knights Punch West Final Ticket, Canadiens Stalk Sabres

Vegas keeps barreling through the bracket, and the Golden Knights are now one win cycle away from the West Final while the pressure around them keeps building. Montreal, meanwhile, has the kind of edge that makes every shift feel expensive, and the Canadiens have Buffalo leaning on the ropes. In the playoffs, that is how the temperature changes fast - one team starts dictating terms, and the other starts looking for answers in the hallway outside the locker room.