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MONTREAL – In another wild game between the Habs and Sabres, it was Buffalo that came out on top with an 8-3 win over the Canadiens at the Bell Centre on Saturday.  

After Montreal went up 3-1 in the first period, the Sabres took over with seven unanswered goals to force Game 7. 

For more stats, check out the NHL’s Gamecenter summary here

Roster

Montreal goals  

P1 01:40 1-[1] Xhekaj (Evans)

BUF@MTL: Xhekaj scores goal against Alex Lyon

P1 08:12 1-[2] Demidov (Hutson, Caufield) - PPG

BUF@MTL: Demidov scores PPG against Alex Lyon

P1 10:14 1-[3] Evans (Matheson) - SHG

BUF@MTL: Evans scores SHG against Alex Lyon

Buffalo goals  

P1 00:32 [1]-0 Dahlin (Samuelsson, Benson) 

P1 13:56 [2]-3 Zucker (Norris, Quinn) - PPG 

P2 01:00 [3]-3 Benson (Thompson, Byram)  

P2 10:54 [4]-3 Quinn (Dahlin, Thompson) - PPG 

P2 12:59 [5]-3 12:58 Helenius (Zucker, Dahlin) 

P3 09:58 [6]-3 Quinn (Thompson, Dahlin) - PPG 

P3 14:12 [7]-3 Thompson (Unassisted) - EN 

P3 17:47 [8]-3 Metsa (McLeod, Dahlin) - PPG

What’s next  

Game 7 will take place on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at KeyBank Center.

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