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The Canadiens extended their advantage when
Gallagher set up Pearson, who had assisted on the tiebreaking
goal, for a successful one-timer with 3:07 remaining in
regulation. Montreal got outshot 37-27 on the night, but Allen
was stout throughout.
Allen, who stopped 68 of 75 shots in his first two starts of the
season, helped Montreal kill four of Buffalo's five power-play
chances. The Canadiens have earned seven points in their first
five games of the 2023-24 campaign.
Meanwhile, the Sabres, whose lone goal came via Jeff Skinner,
are 2-for-21 with the man-advantage while going 2-4 in their
first six contests.
Though Buffalo pressured right out of the gate, the Canadiens
recorded the game's first goal just 2:56 into the opening
period. Off a rather juicy Comrie rebound, Justin Barron drilled
a shot by the screened Sabres goaltender for the first goal of
the season by a Montreal defenseman.
The Sabres, though, leveled things roughly eight seconds into
the night's first power play. From the bottom of the right
circle, Skinner found an opening on Allen and rang the post for
his third goal of the season.
Buffalo put 17 shots on net in the second period. But Allen was
up to the task, even stopping three straight rapid-fire Sabres
shots while the Canadiens were short-handed around the
eight-minute mark of what ended up being a scoreless middle
frame.
With an assist Monday, Buffalo defenseman Rasmus Dahlin has six
on the season, and at least one in five consecutive games.
--Field Level Media
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