That’s a wrap on the season. Thanks for following along. Up next: the scouting combine. But first, a week-long nap.

Jarmo Kekäläinen: “Real proud of everything that we’ve accomplished so far, but this is just the beginning.” He said he gets chills just thinking about the atmosphere at KeyBank Center and the buzz around the city. “Even I got stopped at Wegmans.”

Lindy Ruff said he’s “really excited” to keep going here. He said one of the biggest decisions was talking with his assistant coach — his wife. “I probably wouldn’t be sitting here if it wasn’t for her, too. … She said ‘You’ve got the disease, you’ve got to continue.”

The Sabres announce they've signed Lindy Ruff to a two-year contract extension.

Noah Östlund said he started skating and was hopeful he could return later in the Conference Final.

Tage Thompson on Alex Tuch: “I don’t think it’s a secret that everyone in the room wants him to come back. He’s a huge piece of this team and a massive reason why we got to where we did.”

Alex Tuch

The captain up first today.

Good morning from Day 2 of locker cleanout. More players this morning. Lindy Ruff and Jarmo Kekäläinen will speak later this afternoon.

The Sabres got a taste of success this season and understand what it takes to achieve it. Now they want more. “I think we've really started to build something special here, and the job’s not finished either.” www.nhl.com/news/topic/p...

The Sabres got a taste of success this season and understand what it takes to achieve it. Now they want more. “I think we've really started to build something special here, and the job’s not finished either.” www.nhl.com/news/topic/p...

Jiri Kulich said he will be able to play hockey again. He had a procedure to remove the blood clot a few months ago at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.

Good afternoon from the KeyBank Center media room. Locker clean-out begins today.

Handshakes

Canadiens win. Alex Newhook. Sabres' season comes to an end.

After 60: Sabres and Canadiens tied 2-2. Shots on goal are 34-22 for Buffalo. Off to overtime.

Byram's point shot trickles through Dobes and Malenstyn pokes it across the line, but the ref waves it off.

2-2 Dahlin takes a short feed from Power low in the left circle and buries it short side to tie this one up.

A "Just f---ing go" chant from the crowd.

Danault with a high stick on Samuelsson. Sabres to their first power play of the game, just over a minute and a half into the third.

After 40: Canadiens lead the Sabres 2-1. Shots on goal are 22-18 for Buffalo.

Luukkonen with another big save on Caufield, who got a chance with Sabres caught on a line change

2-1 The fourth line with pressure in the zone, and it ends with Sniper Samuelsson firing one from the slot through lots of traffic in front.

Josh Anderson with a breakaway from the Buffalo blue line, but his shot goes high and he crashes into the post. Was down for a bit.

Oh, hello again.

All is quiet… for now.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen going through his usual starting pre-game routine, taping his stick at the bench.

Game 7 and this weather? Yes, please.

Via NHL PR, Rasmus Dahlin is the first defenseman in NHL history with five points in a game when facing elimination. He's the first skater to do so since Sean Couturier in 2018 (Game 6, first round).

Final: Sabres win 8-3. Series tied 3-3. Game 7 at KeyBank Center on Monday.

Some more penalties four seconds into the Sabres power play. And the Sabres convert on the man advantage. Metsa with a point shot, 8-3

Xhekaj was already being called for interference, then gets an additional 10-minute misconduct.

And the point after is good. Thompson sends the puck the length of the ice into the empty net. 7-3

Canadiens pull Fowler for the extra attacker with over seven minutes to go.

Via Sabres PR: With four points (1+3) tonight, Rasmus Dahlin has joined Lindy Ruff (April 16, 1985 at Quebec; 1+3) as the only defensemen in franchise history to record four points in a single playoff game.

6-3 Sabres Quinn rips a one-timer from low in the left circle on the power play.

Anderson with a slash on Benson. Sabres to the power play.

After 40: Sabres lead the Canadiens 5-3. Shots on goal are 28-15 for Buffalo.

Tuch with a breakaway out of the box, stopped by Dobes.

Tuch called for hooking. Canadiens to the power play.

5-3 Sabres Helenius buries a feed from Zucker on a short 2-on-1.

4-3 Sabres Lots of passing and looking for a play before Quinn fires from above the right circle on the power play.

Carrier impedes Zucker entering the zone and heads off for interference. Sabres to the power play.

Luukkonen with a big stop on Anderson. And seconds later, the Sabres get called for too many men. Canadiens to the power play.

3-3 Thompson deflects a Byram point shot that goes through Dobes, and Benson is there to clean it up and put it in the net one minute into the second.

After 20: Canadiens lead the Sabres 3-2. Shots on goal are 11-4 for Buffalo.

Canadiens appeared to be getting a power play after Norris was called for a penalty on Lane Hutson, but Hutson then went after Norris and it'll be 4-on-4.

Sabres struggle to clear the zone, and Canadiens with a couple of close chances.

3-2 Norris with a nice centering feed to Zucker in front on the power play.

Matheson catches Norris with a high stick, and it's a double-minor. Sabres to the power play.