nhl Game Recap
Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres Wrap - Buffalo Wins 5-4
Jack Eichel scored a pair of goals against the Canadiens as Buffalo handed Montreal a 5-4 defeat on Wednesday at KeyBank Center.
Buffalo was favored by -107 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Jack Eichel(2), Marcus Johansson, Victor Olofsson, and Jeff Skinner each scored for the Sabres in the victory. Olofsson opened the scoring for Buffalo.
Carter Hutton turned in a 23-save effort for the Sabres.
Joel Armia(2), Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Ben Chiarot scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Carter Hutton.
Montreal got a 34-stop effort from Keith Kinkaid in the loss.
Buffalo scored 2 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Buffalo outshot Montreal 39-27 in the game.
Next game, Buffalo takes its act home to face Florida looking for another win. For Montreal, they head home to face Detroit.