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Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

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Cole Caufield scores twice to lead Canadiens over Sabres 7-5

Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres: Game Highlights

The win snapped a six-game losing streak for the Canadiens, and ended a three-game winning streak for the Sabres.

Caufield’s two goals put him at a league-leading 12 for the season. His second was a power-play goal with 7:02 left in the third period that put the Canadiens ahead to stay.

Buffalo leading-scorer Tage Thompson and defenseman Mattias Samuelsson exited the game with lower-body injuries and did not return.

Rasmus Dahlin and Dylan Cozens each had a goal and an assist for Buffalo. Thompson, Peyton Krebs and JJ Peterka also scored for the Sabres.

Nick Suzuki scored twice and had an assist and Juraj Slafkovsky had three assists for Montreal. Josh Anderson, Christian Dvorak and Emil Heineman also scored.

Takeaways Sabres: Thompson scored for the fourth straight game. Only three Sabres in the past 25 years have had longer streaks: Jason Pominville (six in 2006-2007), Dahlin (five in 2022-2023), and Thomas Vanek (five in 2008-2009).

Canadiens: Suzuki’s assist on Caufield’s goal gave him 300 career points in 389 games played, the fourth fewest games in Canadiens' history in the past 35 years following Stephane Richer (336), Saku Koivu (381), and Chris Chelios (385).

Key moment Thompson left the game with 18:08 to play in the second period.

Key stat The Canadiens seven goals are their most in a game since they scored nine against the Philadelphia Flyers on April 9, 2024.

Up next The Sabres conclude a three-game homestand against the St. Louis Blues while the Canadiens round out a four-game road trip against the Minnesota Wild each on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

MTL leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 4:14 Josh Anderson Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Christian Dvorak (5), Brendan Gallagher (2)
Goal 1st Period 4:42 Tage Thompson Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (9), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (1)
Goal 2nd Period 5:26 Cole Caufield Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Lane Hutson (9), Nick Suzuki (10)
Goal 2nd Period 5:45 Dylan Cozens Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (10), Alex Tuch (10)
Goal 2nd Period 6:44 Peyton Krebs Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (7), Owen Power (8)
Goal 2nd Period 19:13 Nick Suzuki Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (8), Kirby Dach (5)
Goal 2nd Period 19:35 Nick Suzuki Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (9), Kirby Dach (6)
Goal 3rd Period 1:58 Rasmus Dahlin Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Dylan Cozens (4)
Goal 3rd Period 3:51 JJ Peterka Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Owen Power (9)
Goal 3rd Period 10:50 Emil Heineman Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (10)
Goal 3rd Period 12:58 Cole Caufield Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (10), Mike Matheson (10)
Goal 3rd Period 19:11 Christian Dvorak Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Anderson (5), Nick Suzuki (11)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 13
16 Hits 23
6 Takeaways 3
23 Shots 18
2 Power Play Goals 1
6 Power Play Opportunities 4
33.3 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 40
39.4 Faceoff Win Percent 60.6
13 Giveaways 12
5 Total Penalties 7
10 Penalty Minutes 14

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 15,687 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 12 6 26 2
Florida 12 6 25 1
Tampa Bay 10 6 21 1
Buffalo 9 9 19 1
Boston 8 9 19 3
Ottawa 8 9 17 1
Detroit 7 9 16 2
Montreal 7 10 16 2
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