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Zach Benson etched yet another signature moment in his heroic first playoffs, scoring the deciding goal on a third-period power play to send the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of their second-round series at Bell Centre on Tuesday. The series is tied 2-2 as it returns to Buffalo for Game 5 on Thursday. Benson, celebrating his 21st birthday on Tuesday, stopped a pass from Josh Doan with his skate in front of the Montreal net and flicked a backhand shot past goaltender Jakub Dobes to break a 2-2 tie with 15:19 remaining. Benson has four goals and seven points in these playoffs, including four points in this series against the Canadiens. Doan had two assists on Tuesday and now has helpers in five straight games, the longest such streak by a Sabres player in the playoffs since Tim Connolly in 2006. Doan leads Buffalo with six points in the second round. Mattias Samuelsson and Tage Thompson also scored goals for the Sabres, who entered Tuesday trailing...

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