nhl Game Recap
Buffalo Skates Past Montreal 4-1 - Recap
Tage Thompson was the difference, potting a pair for Buffalo on Friday as the Sabres skated off with a 4-1 victory over the Canadiens at KeyBank Center.
The Sabres were a +102 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Buffalo got goals from Tage Thompson(2), Kyle Okposo, and Cody Eakin in the victory. Thompson opened the scoring at 4:08 of the first period.
Dustin Tokarski stopped 25 of 26 Montreal shots in the victory.
Josh Anderson scored for the Canadiens, finding the net behind Dustin Tokarski.
Montreal got a 35-stop effort from Sam Montembeault in the loss.
On the power play, Buffalo went 0-for-1, while the Canadiens were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Montreal lost the shots on goal battle to Buffalo by a margin of 39-26.
Buffalo heads into a battle against the Red Wings. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Pittsburgh.