Recap
Canadiens outlast Sabres in shootout after Zellweger ties it
The Montréal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday night at Centre Bell. Olen Zellweger opened the scoring for Buffalo in the first period, his first goal of the season, before Lane Hutson answered on the power play to tie it. Cole Caufield put Montréal ahead early in the second and Josh Anderson made it 3-1 with 50 seconds left in the period, giving the Canadiens three goals in a row.
The Sabres came back in the third. Josh Norris pulled them within one early in the period, and Zellweger struck again 1:01 later to tie it 3-3. Neither team scored in overtime, and the Canadiens finished it in the shootout. Montréal outshot Buffalo 38-17.
Zellweger finished with two goals and Beck Malenstyn and Mattias Samuelsson each had two assists for Buffalo. Caufield, Juraj Slafkovský and Hutson each recorded two points for Montréal, and Hutson was named the first star. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves on 38 shots in the shootout loss, while Jacob Fowler stopped 14 of 17 for the win. The Canadiens have won two games in a row.
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