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Caufield scores his second goal in OT to lift Canadiens over Sabres 4-3

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Cole Caufield scored the winning goal 54 seconds into overtime, giving the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. Caufield’s second goal of the game extended his franchise record to 14 regular-season overtime goals. The Canadiens had led by two goals before the Sabres rallied back with three consecutive scores, including Tage Thompson’s tying goal late in the third period. Jacob Fowler made 23 saves for Montreal while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 30 shots for Buffalo.

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Cole Caufield scored twice, including the overtime winner, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night at Bell Centre. Caufield's second goal came 54 seconds into overtime when he broke away after Josh Norris missed his shot during a three-on-one rush and fired the puck into the top-left corner of the net. The Canadiens had built a two-goal lead early in the game, but Tage Thompson tied it with 9:48 left in regulation to force overtime. Jacob Fowler made 23 saves for Montreal, while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 30 shots for Buffalo. This win marks Caufield's second victory over the Sabres this week after a shootout loss on Tuesday.

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Buffalo Canadiens MONTREAL Sabres the Montreal Canadiens

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MONTREAL GPE · 3× Buffalo GPE · 2× Canadiens ORG · 2× Sabres ORG · 2× Caufield PERSON · 1× Cole Caufield PERSON · 1× Josh Norris PERSON · 1× Zachary Bolduc PERSON · 1× the Buffalo Sabres ORG · 1× the Montreal Canadiens ORG · 1×

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The Sabres went on the power play with 2:17 remaining in regulation after Slafkovsky tripped Jiri Kulich but couldn’t capitalize despite spending the majority of the time in Montreal’s zone.

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🔮 The Sabres went on the power play with 2:17 remaining in regulation after Slafkovsky tripped Jiri Kulich but couldn’t capitalize despite spending the majority of the time in Montreal’s zone.

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Caufield scores his second goal in OT to lift Canadiens over Sabres 4-3 · assertive framing

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MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the game 54 seconds into overtime to lift the Montreal Canadiens over the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Saturday night. asserted

Caufield → score → night

Caufield had a breakaway after Josh Norris missed his shot on a 3-on-1 rush. asserted

Norris → have → rush

He ripped a shot into the top-left corner, extending his franchise record with his 14th regular-season overtime goal. asserted

He → rip → goal

Zachary Bolduc and Alexandre Texier also scored while Montreal built a two-goal lead before Buffalo stormed back. asserted

Buffalo → score → lead

Juraj Slafkovsky and Alexandre Carrier added two assists each. asserted

Slafkovsky → add → assists

Jacob Fowler stopped 23 shots in his fourth start in five games. asserted

Fowler → stop → games

Jack Quinn, Tage Thompson and Norris scored for Buffalo, which fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Canadiens on Tuesday. asserted

which → score → Tuesday

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 30 saves. asserted

Luukkonen → make → saves

Thompson tied it at 3 with 9:48 remaining in the third period after Josh Doan found him alone at the side of the net to eventually force overtime. asserted

Doan → tie → overtime

The Sabres went on the power play with 2:17 remaining in regulation after Slafkovsky tripped Jiri Kulich but couldn’t capitalize despite spending the majority of the time in Montreal’s zone. asserted

Slafkovsky → go → zone

Sabres: Host the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. asserted

Sabres → host → Wednesday