Canadiens Edge Sabres 3-2 in Shootout

Primeau's career-high 46 saves and Slafkovsky's decisive goal secure victory for Montreal.

Cayden Primeau made a career-high 46 saves and Juraj Slafkovsky scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres.
Jayden Struble and Nick Suzuki scored for the Canadiens, giving them a 2-0 lead in the second period.
Jeff Skinner and Kyle Okposo each had a goal for the Sabres, with Okposo's goal marking his 600th NHL point.
Canadiens forward Tanner Pearson left the game with an upper-body injury after the first period and did not return.
Sabres star defenseman Rasmus Dahlin returned to the lineup after a one-game absence due to a nagging undisclosed injury.