In the third, the Sabres were shut down and they would lose 4-3. Meanwhile, the Canadiens are 22-25-8 this year and have ... in goals per game this year, at 2.93 goals per game on the season.

MONTREAL (AP) — Patrik Laine scored his first hat trick with Montreal and the Canadiens extended the Buffalo Sabres’ winless ... PENGUINS 3 KINGS 2 (OT) PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rickard Rakell ...

Montreal: The Canadiens’ surprising two wins against the Sabres are flashpoints for their season. They were just 4-9-2 overall ... sixth straight after a 13-18-4 start and put them within ...

The Sabres finally got their first shot on net at 9:45 and would only manage three in the first 20 minutes. As for the Canadiens, they had 11 at the end of the frame, but didn't find the back of the ...