{"id":575389,"date":"2026-05-15T08:24:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/575389\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T08:24:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:24:19","slug":"sabres-jason-zucker-deflection-goal-sparks-insanely-chaotic-1st-period-in-game-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/575389\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabres\u2019 Jason Zucker deflection goal sparks insanely chaotic 1st period in Game 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nhl\/buffalo-sabres\/jason-zucker-deflection-sabres-game-5-lead-canadiens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sabres\u2019 Jason Zucker deflection goal sparks insanely chaotic 1st period in Game 5;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sabres\u2019 Jason Zucker deflection goal sparks insanely chaotic 1st period in Game 5&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sabres\u2019 Jason Zucker deflection goal sparks insanely chaotic 1st period in Game 5<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/wild-video-shows-indiana-football-011010999.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:ClutchPoints;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ClutchPoints&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Preferred Source by clicking here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nhl\/buffalo-sabres\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Buffalo Sabres;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Buffalo Sabres&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Buffalo Sabres<\/a> and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/teams\/montreal\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Montreal Canadiens;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Montreal Canadiens&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a> are playing Game 5 of their second-round series on Thursday night. It\u2019s a game both teams desperately want to win <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/canadiens-cole-caufield-drops-striking-060129057.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:before heading back to Montreal for Game 6;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;before heading back to Montreal for Game 6&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">before heading back to Montreal for Game 6<\/a>. On Thursday, it was the Sabres who opened the scoring thanks to an incredible deflection from <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/players\/5032\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jason Zucker;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jason Zucker&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Zucker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Sabres were applying pressure in the offensive zone and looking for something to go their way. <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/players\/8648\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jack Quinn;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jack Quinn&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Quinn<\/a> took a shot on goal that eventually found its way into the net. Upon review, it was shown <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GinoHard_\/status\/2055064334292721889\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:that the puck deflected;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;that the puck deflected&quot;}\" class=\"link \">that the puck deflected<\/a> off Zucker and another player before going into the net.<\/p>\n<p>It was a big shot of momentum for Buffalo. However, this lead did not last long. <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/players\/8293\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cole Caufield;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cole Caufield&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cole Caufield<\/a> scored his fourth goal of the postseason to make it 1-1 in the first period. But they were able to reclaim the lead after <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/players\/30109\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Josh Doan;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Josh Doan&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Doan<\/a> found the back of the net with a little over 12 minutes remaining in the opening frame.<\/p>\n<p>No lead is safe in this game, though. Seconds after Doan scored, the Canadiens once again tied the game. <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/players\/7560\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alexandre Texier;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Alexandre Texier&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexandre Texier<\/a> found the back of the net to make it a 2-2 game in this chaotic first period of play. Buffalo once again took the lead as Konsta Helenius scored his first career playoff goal to make it 3-2.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Sabres and Canadiens are fighting for a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals. Both teams have traded blowout wins, and they played a close affair in Game 4. It appears as if Game 5 will be another tight affair between two extremely talented teams.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nhl\/buffalo-sabres\/sabres-news-lindy-ruff-comments-lost-confidence-canadiens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sabres\u2019 Lindy Ruff comments on star who\u2019s lost confidence amid Habs series;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sabres\u2019 Lindy Ruff comments on star who\u2019s lost confidence amid Habs series&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sabres\u2019 Lindy Ruff comments on star who\u2019s lost confidence amid Habs series<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nhl\/buffalo-sabres\/sabres-news-owen-power-injury-scare-canadiens-game-5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sabres\u2019 Owen Power suffers injury scare in Canadiens Game 5;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sabres\u2019 Owen Power suffers injury scare in Canadiens Game 5&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sabres\u2019 Owen Power suffers injury scare in Canadiens Game 5<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sabres\u2019 Jason Zucker deflection goal sparks insanely chaotic 1st period in Game 5 appeared first on ClutchPoints. 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