Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens
· National Hockey League
Sabres beat Canadiens 4-2 for their 17th victory in 21 games
Peyton Krebs added an empty-netter in the third. The Sabres improved to 28-17-5, beating Montreal for the second time in eight days.
Cole Caufield scored for the fourth straight game for Montreal, and Nick Suzuki also connected, The Canadiens dropped to 28-16-7. They had won two in a row.
Samuel Montembeault stopped 13 shots in his first regulation loss since being called up from a conditioning assignment with Laval of the AHL on Dec. 27.
Buffalo is two points behind Montreal for third place in the Atlantic Division.
Canadiens: At Boston on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesBUF leads series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 0:44 | Jason Zucker Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (18), Ryan McLeod (21) |
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Goal | 1st Period 14:58 | Beck Malenstyn Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (18) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:25 | Zach Benson Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Konsta Helenius (3), Noah Ostlund (9) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:56 | Cole Caufield Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (41), Mike Matheson (19) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:20 | Nick Suzuki Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Zachary Bolduc (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:16 | Peyton Krebs Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (26) |
Statistics
 BUF |
 MTL |
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|---|---|---|
| 18 | Blocked Shots | 16 |
| 26 | Hits | 28 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 17 | Shots | 34 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 20 | Faceoffs Won | 36 |
| 35.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 64.3 |
| 9 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 10 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kirby Dach, C | Out | Nov 3 |
| Mike Matheson, D | Out | Oct 31 |
| Sam Montembeault, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 31 |
| Nick Suzuki, C | Out | Oct 22 |
| Ivan Demidov, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jiri Kulich, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 3 |
| Konsta Helenius, C | Out | Nov 2 |
| Justin Danforth, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Alex Lyon, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
| Matt Grzelcyk, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 13 |
