BUF@MTL: Game recap

Clock runs out on Habs in comeback attempt

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By Montreal Canadiens
@CanadiensMTL canadiens.com

MONTREAL – The Canadiens crawled out of a 3-0 hole and made it a game but were unable to find the equalizer in a 4-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres at the Bell Centre on Thursday.

Cole Caufield scored in a fourth consecutive outing, while Nick Suzuki tallied a multi-point night to extend his point streak to four in the loss.

Montreal dominated in shots, outdoing Buffalo 34-17 on Thursday.

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

Roster

Montreal goals

P2 03:56 3-[1] Caufield (Suzuki, Matheson)

BUF@MTL: Caufield scores goal against Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

P2 11:20 3-[2] Suzuki (Bolduc)

BUF@MTL: Suzuki scores goal against Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Buffalo goals

P1 00:44 [1]-0 Zucker (Quinn, McLeod)

P1 14:58 [2]-0 Malendyk (Samuelsson) – SHG

P2 02:25 [3]-0 Benson (Helenius, Ostlund)

P3 19:16 [4]-2 Krebs (Thompson)

What’s next

The Habs and Bruins go head-to-head in a marquee divisional matchup in Beantown on Saturday.

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