Sabres quiet Bell Centre crowd with 7 unanswered, beat Habs to force Game 7

The Montreal Canadiens are headed to another Game 7 after blowing a two-goal lead — and a chance to advance to the NHL's Eastern Conference final.

Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and four assists as the Buffalo Sabres stormed back after swapping goalies to thump the Canadiens 8-3 in Game 6 on Saturday night, tying the second-round, best-of-seven playoff series at three games apiece.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped all 17 shots he faced in relief for Alex Lyon, who gave up three goals on four shots before he was pulled.

Tage Thompson had one goal and three assists, while Jack Quinn added two goals and an assist to help the Sabres spoil the party inside and outside the Bell Centre, preventing the Canadiens from clinching the series — at least for now.

Zach Benson and Jason Zucker had a goal and an assist each, and Konsta Helenius and Zach Metsa also scored in Buffalo's comeback effort.

The series shifts back to Buffalo's KeyBank Center for the decisive Game 7 on Monday. The winner will take on the Carolina Hurricanes, who haven't played since sweeping the Philadelphia Flyers on May 9.

Jakub Dobes gave up six goals on 33 shots before Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis pulled him with 10:02 remaining. Jacob Fowler then stopped one of two shots in his NHL playoff debut.

Jake Evans — with an assist — Arber Xhekaj and Ivan Demidov scored for the Canadiens, who jumped out to a 3-1 lead and chased Lyon midway through the first period.

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The Sabres then scored seven unanswered goals to more than erase the Canadiens' advantage.

Zucker brought one back on the power play at 13:56 in the first on a setup from Josh Norris. Benson then sparked a dominant second