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Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens, who
are 4-3-0 under interim coach Martin St. Louis. Sam Montembeault
made 32 saves to earn his first NHL shutout.
Craig Anderson made 25 saves for the Sabres, who lost their
fourth straight.
Anderson had to be sharp in the first period as Buffalo
struggled in the first half of the opening frame with several
turnovers. Five minutes into the period, he robbed forward
Laurent Dauphin point blank with a pad save and, with just under
four minutes to go, denied Caufield with a sprawling stick save.
Suzuki capitalized on one of those giveaways to give Montreal a
1-0 lead at 6:52 of the first period. After intercepting Sabres
center Cody Eakin's pass attempt, Suzuki passed over to Caufield,
who dished it back to his center in the slot. The Canadiens have
scored first in each of their past four wins.
Suzuki scored on a penalty shot to make it 2-0 at 5:57 of the
second period, skating in and showing patience before going
glove side on Anderson. Suzuki was awarded the penalty shot
after he was hooked by Sabres forward Dylan Cozens.
Caufield extended it to 3-0 at 1:18 of the third period, scoring
off a weak shot off a Canadiens faceoff win that seemed to catch
Anderson off guard.
Jake Evans scored into an empty net at 18:27 of the third period
to make it 4-0.
--Field Level Media
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