Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
· National Hockey League
Cole Caufield scores twice, leads Canadiens to 4-2 win over Sabres
Caufield scored his 31st and 32nd goals of the season in the third period to help Montreal overcome a 2-1 deficit for their third straight win.
Juraj Slafkovsky and Oliver Kapanen also scored for the Canadiens and Jakub Dobes made 36 saves.
Owen Power and Noah Ostlund scored for the Sabres who had a five-game win streak snapped. Alex Lyon made 27 saves.
Slafkovsky scored a power-play goal that opened the scoring with 8:40 left in the first period.
Power tied the game about 7 1/2 minutes into the second period with a slap shot with the extra man during a delayed penalty. Ostlund gave the Sabres a 2-1 lead with a power-play goal with 1:02 left in the second.
Caufield made it 2-2 with 15:46 to play when he redirected a shot by Noah Dobson and capped the scoring with 10:13 left.
Kapanen scored an empty-net goal with 47 seconds left to make it 4-2.
Sabres: Visit Florida on Monday.
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 2-2
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 11:20 | Juraj Slafkovský Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (45), Cole Caufield (25) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:36 | Owen Power Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (28), Rasmus Dahlin (33) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:58 | Noah Ostlund Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (25), Bowen Byram (17) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:14 | Cole Caufield Goal (31) Tip-In, assists: Noah Dobson (24), Lane Hutson (47) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 10:13 | Cole Caufield Goal (32) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (46), Kirby Dach (4) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:12 | Oliver Kapanen Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (25) |
Statistics
 MTL |
 BUF |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 29 | Hits | 24 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 31 | Shots | 38 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 40 | Faceoffs Won | 17 |
| 70.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 29.8 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 16 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Benson, LW | Day-To-Day | Nov 2 |
| 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 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kirby Dach, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 2 |
| 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 |
