Getty Montreal Canadiens netminder Jakub Dobes silenced critics with a brilliant Game 7 performance against the Buffalo Sabres. A new series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs is about to begin, and it’s the Eastern Conference finals between the Carolina Hurricanes and Montreal Canadiens, with a chance to advance to the Stanley Cup Final. How did they get here? The Canadiens have won back-to-back seven-game series against the Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres to advance to the ECF. Alex Newhook