Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson scored goals for the Sabres to ignite the comeback. Buffalo finished with a 36-20 lead in shots but went 0-for-4 on the power play. Montreal went 2-for-5 with the extra man, with four of its opportunities coming during the first period.

The Canadiens issued the next response, beginning when Christian Dvorak set up Josh Anderson as the trailing man on a 4-on-3 rush for the tying goal from the slot. Alex Newhook deflected a Mike Matheson pass to put the Canadiens back in front 3-2 with 2.6 seconds remaining in the period.

Mike Matheson scored at 1:21 of overtime to lift the surging Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.

The Montreal Canadiens extended their winning streak to a season-high four games with a 4-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

Two teams headed in different directions clash on Thursday night as the Buffalo Sabres make the trek south to face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Montreal Canadiens are feeling good since returning to action following the NHL's pause for the 4 Nations Face-Off and will aim to keep it going when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.

Cole Caufield opened the scoring for the Montreal Canadiens in their Saturday matchup against the Buffalo Sabres. The Canadiens went on to win 4-2.

Cole Caufield scored his 29th goal of the season and the visiting Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Saturday night.

The Sabres (24-29-6) have lost four of their last six games, and they are 4-13-1 on the road since their three-game California sweep in November. The Canadiens (30-26-5) extended their win streak to five games,

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson put himself in the franchise record books on Monday evening against the Sabres.

As the hours tick down to the deadline, the Canadiens find themselves in the unusual position of valuing the present more than the future.

Turning to the final leg of this SGP, Montreal winger Cole Caufield has been limited to just five shots across his past four games despite registering 15 attempts (33.3% shooting efficiency). He recorded 3+ shots in 16 of 23 games before the mini-skid, converting 82 of his 134 attempts into shots (61.2% efficiency).