Overview
- Lane Hutson buried his first of the season at 11:38 of the third for the decisive goal, with Alex Newhook and Nick Suzuki each recording two assists.
- Jakub Dobeš made 29 saves for Montreal, including 13 in the third period, while Buffalo’s Alex Lyon stopped 27.
- Oliver Kapanen opened the scoring and leads NHL rookies in goals, and with Ivan Demidov contributing the Canadiens lead the league in rookie points this season.
- Both clubs went 0-for-1 on the power play, cooling a Buffalo man-advantage that had surged in recent games.
- Jiri Kulich and Kozak scored for the Sabres, who fell to 2-4-0 with key absences continuing, as Montreal improved to 5-2-0.