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10/13 20:57 CDT Zachary Bolduc scores decisive goal in shootout for 2nd
straight game as Canadiens beat Sabres 4-3
Zachary Bolduc scores decisive goal in shootout for 2nd straight game as
Canadiens beat Sabres 4-3
MONTREAL (AP) --- Zachary Bolduc scored the decisive goal in a shootout for the
second straight game, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3
after blowing a two-goal lead Tuesday night.
Lane Hutson and Cole Caufield each had a goal and an assist for Montreal. Josh
Anderson also scored, and Juraj Slafkovsky added two assists.
Jacob Fowler made 14 saves in his third consecutive start after stopping 30
shots in Saturday's 1-0 win over Detroit, which was decided by Bolduc's goal in
the sixth shootout round.
Olen Zellweger had two goals and Josh Norris also scored for Buffalo as the
teams met for the first time since the Canadiens eliminated the Sabres in the
second round of last season's playoffs.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 35 shots, and Beck Malenstyn and Mattias
Samuelsson had two assists apiece.
The Sabres scored twice in 61 seconds to erase a two-goal lead and tie the
score at 3-3 at 5:25 of the third period. Norris bounced a point shot off
defenseman Adam Engstrom before Zellweger converted his second with a wrist
shot through a crowd.
In the shootout, Cole Caufield and Alexandre Texier scored for Montreal. Tage
Thompson scored for Buffalo, but Jack Quinn missed to open the door for Bolduc.
Zellweger opened the scoring on the game's first shot when his point attempt
hit Engstrom and bounced into the net.
Hutson answered with a wrist shot past a screened Luukkonen on a 5-on-3 power
play to tie the game at 14:28 of the first period. Caufield then one-timed a
pass from Slafkovsky to give Montreal a 2-1 lead early in the second.
Hutson showcased his skill again late in the second, stickhandling in from the
blue line before sliding a no-look backhand pass to Anderson, who fired into
the open net with 50 seconds remaining in the period.
Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin did not travel to Montreal after appearing to hurt
his lower back in Monday's 5-3 win over Florida. Zellweger stepped into
Buffalo's top pairing and scored his first goals since being acquired by
Buffalo last summer.
Up next Sabres: At Toronto on Thursday. Canadiens: At Washington on Wednesday. ___ See AP's full NHL coverage here
Up next Sabres: At Toronto on Thursday. Canadiens: At Washington on Wednesday. ___ See AP's full NHL coverage here
