BUF@MTL: Game recap

MONTREAL – There’s a reason why Cole Caufield has earned the nickname Mr. Saturday Night. 

The 25-year-old winger scored two goals, including the game-winner on a breakaway in overtime, to give the Canadiens their second win over the Sabres at the Bell Centre on that very night.

Caufield seemingly likes to score against Buffalo too, having notched 11 goals in his last 10 outings against the Atlantic Division rival. Nick Suzuki, who got an assist on Zachary Bolduc’s game-opening goal, also enjoys facing the Sabres as he extended his point streak against them to 10 games.

Alexandre Texier registered his first tally of the season and completed the scoring for the Habs, while Jacob Fowler turned aside 23 shots. Alexandre Carrier and Juraj Slafkovsky also collected a pair of assists each. 

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

Roster

Montreal goals  

P1 11:45 1-[1] Bolduc (Suzuki, Slafkovsky) - PPG

P1 14:01 1-[2] Caufield (Slafkovsky, Carrier)

P2 07:39 1-[3] Texier (Guhle, Carrier)

OT 00:54 3-[4] Caufield (Unassisted)

Buffalo goals  
P1 08:21 [1]-0 Helenius (Norris) 

P2 09:52 [2]-3 Quinn (Benson, Samuelsoon) - PPG 

P3 10:12 [3]-3 Thompson (Doan, Kulich) 

What’s next  

The Canadiens will host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday at the Bell Centre. Game time is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. For tickets, click here.