nhl Game Recap
Montreal Skates Past Buffalo 3-1 - Recap
The Sabres came up short Thursday against the Canadiens, falling 3-1.
The Canadiens were a -114 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Brendan Gallagher, Tomas Tatar, and Ilya Kovalchuk each scored for the Canadiens in the victory. Kovalchuk opened the scoring for Montreal.
Carey Price turned in a 20-save effort for the Canadiens.
Jack Eichel scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Carey Price.
Carter Hutton stopped 27 of 29 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Montreal scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Montreal outshot Buffalo 30-21 in the game.
Montreal looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Panthers. The Sabres will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Columbus.