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Welcome back to the daily Hockey Inside/Out newsletter, where all the news is good: The Montreal Canadiens have claimed a 3-2 series lead over the Buffalo Sabres and the Montreal Victoire won Game 1 of the Walter Cup final in thrilling fashion.

Cowan: Coach Martin St. Louis’s faith in Jakub Dobes pays off in Game 5 win

"Dobes and the Canadiens now have a 5-0 record in the playoffs after a loss and the rookie goalie improved his playoff record to 7-5 with a 2.28 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage."

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Todd: Martin St. Louis presses all the right buttons as Canadiens’ belief grows

“St. Louis is getting the most out of this team because he is both father and friend, as you saw in that touching moment after Demidov scored.”

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What the Puck: Canadiens fans transform St Jax Church into house of Habs worship

“The Canadiens is the only religion we didn’t drop,” said Patrick Léonard, one of the founders of the local circus group Les 7 Doigts Léonard. “And it’s coming back. There’s something happening.”

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‘Just so exciting’: Victoire ties game late, notches 3-2 OT win over Charge

Abby Roque, who scored the Victoire's winning goal, described the final minutes of Game 1 as "definitely a crazy sequence of events."

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May 6: The Montreal Canadiens outshot the Buffalo Sabres, but still lost 4-2 in Game 1 (Hidden Game, About Last Night)

May 8: Jakub Dobes stoned the Sabres as the Canadiens tied the series with a 5-1 win in Game 2 (Hidden Game, About Last Night)

May 10: The Canadiens’ offence exploded for a second consecutive game in a 6-2 win in Game 3 against the Sabres (Hidden Game, About Last Night)

May 12: The Canadiens were unable to grab a strangehold of the series in a 3-2 loss in Game 4 to the Sabres (Hidden Game, About Last Night)

May 14: The Canadiens bounced back after a rough first period to record a 6-3 win in Game 5 over the Sabres. (Hidden Game, About Last Night)

May 16: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Game 6, (8 p.m., CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM)

May 18: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Game 7, if necessary, TBD

May 14: The Victoire mounted a late comeback on their way to a 3-2 overtime win in Game 1 against the Ottawa Charge. 1 (Game report)

May 16: Ottawa Charge at Montreal Victoire, Game 2 (2 p.m., TSN, RDS)

May 18: Montreal Victoire at Ottawa Charge, Game 3 (6 p.m., TSN, RDS)

May 20: Montreal Victoire at Ottawa Charge, Game 4 (7 p.m., TSN, RDS) (if necessary)

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