The Buffalo Sabres raced to an early lead and never surrendered it in their Game 1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at KeyBank Center on Wednesday.

Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov scored on the power play and Jalen Chatfield added a short-handed goal, keying a special teams effort that helped the Carolina Hurricanes win their seventh straight ...

The Sabres took Game 1, 4-2, behind Ryan McLeod and Zach Benson each getting 2 points.

Cade Cunningham is off to a historic start to his postseason career, while James Harden is making the wrong kind of history.

The Detroit Pistons punched Cleveland in the mouth in Game 1, beating the Cavaliers 111-101 at Little Caesars Arena.

The top-seeded Pistons looked to be cruising to a comfortable opening win after dominating in the first half and taking a 17-point lead in the third period.