Overview
- Cole Caufield netted his 31st and 32nd goals in the third period to overturn a 2-1 deficit at KeyBank Center.
- Jakub Dobeš made 36 saves in a high-volume start for Montreal, securing a third straight win for the Canadiens.
- Buffalo’s five-game winning streak ended, and goalie Alex Lyon’s franchise-record 10-game win run was halted with 27 saves.
- Juraj Slafkovsky opened the scoring on a power play for Montreal, Oliver Kapanen added an empty-netter, and Owen Power and Noah Ostlund scored for Buffalo.
- The result moved Montreal into third place in the Atlantic Division, and by Sunday Boston’s point pushed Buffalo down to the second Eastern wild-card spot; next up are road games versus Minnesota for the Canadiens and Florida for the Sabres.