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Zachary Bolduc scores decisive goal in shootout for 2nd straight game as Canadiens beat Sabres 4-3

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Zachary Bolduc scored the decisive goal in a shootout for the second consecutive game, helping the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. The Canadiens had built a two-goal lead but saw it wiped out by the Sabres with quick goals early in the third period. Both teams received strong goaltending: Jacob Fowler made 14 saves for Montreal and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 35 shots for Buffalo.

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On October 14, 2026, the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres in a thrilling 4-3 shootout victory after blowing a two-goal lead. Zachary Bolduc scored the decisive goal in the shootout for the second consecutive game. Lane Hutson and Cole Caufield each contributed a goal and an assist, while Jacob Fowler made 14 saves in his third straight start. The Sabres had tied the score at 3-3 with goals from Josh Norris and Olen Zellweger within 61 seconds late in the third period. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 35 shots for Buffalo, but the Canadiens secured the win despite losing their two-goal advantage earlier in the game.

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Buffalo Canadiens MONTREAL Sabres the Montreal Canadiens

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MONTREAL GPE · 5× Buffalo GPE · 4× Sabres ORG · 4× Zellweger PERSON · 3× Bolduc PERSON · 2× Canadiens ORG · 2× Cole Caufield PERSON · 2× Hutson PERSON · 2× Zachary Bolduc PERSON · 1× the Montreal Canadiens ORG · 1×

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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.

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Zachary Bolduc scores decisive goal in shootout for 2nd straight game as Canadiens beat Sabres 4-3 · assertive framing

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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. asserted

Canadiens → score → lead

Lane Hutson and Cole Caufield each had a goal and an assist for Montreal. asserted

Hutson → have → Montreal

Josh Anderson also scored, and Juraj Slafkovsky added two assists. asserted

Slafkovsky → score → 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. asserted

which → make → 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. asserted

Canadiens → have → playoffs

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 35 shots, and Beck Malenstyn and Mattias Samuelsson had two assists apiece. asserted

Malenstyn → stop → assists

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. asserted

Sabres → score → period

Norris bounced a point shot off defenseman Adam Engstrom before Zellweger converted his second with a wrist shot through a crowd. asserted

Zellweger → bounce → crowd

In the shootout, Cole Caufield and Alexandre Texier scored for Montreal. asserted

Caufield → score → Montreal

Tage Thompson scored for Buffalo, but Jack Quinn missed to open the door for Bolduc. asserted

Quinn → score → Bolduc

Zellweger opened the scoring on the game’s first shot when his point attempt hit Engstrom and bounced into the net. asserted

attempt → open → 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. asserted

Hutson → answer → period

Caufield then one-timed a pass from Slafkovsky to give Montreal a 2-1 lead early in the second. asserted

Caufield → time → second

Dahlin → showcase → Florida

Zellweger stepped into Buffalo’s top pairing and scored his first goals since being acquired by Buffalo last summer. asserted

Zellweger → step → Buffalo