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Caufield's OT winner 54 seconds in lifts Canadiens past Sabres 4-3
Cole Caufield scored 54 seconds into overtime, his second goal of the game, as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 at the Bell Centre on Saturday — their second win over Buffalo in five days.
Why it matters
Caufield's overtime breakaway winner extended his franchise record to 14 regular-season overtime goals and lifted Montreal to 4-3-1 (9 points). The Canadiens have now beaten the Sabres twice in five days.
Full report
On Saturday night at the Bell Centre, Caufield opened the scoring at 14:01 of the first from a tight angle off a Juraj Slafkovsky feed; Zachary Bolduc scored on the power play and Alexandre Texier added a second-period goal for a 3-1 Montreal lead.
Buffalo stormed back: Jack Quinn scored short-handed, Josh Norris added one, and Tage Thompson tied it 3-3 with 9:48 left in the third on a backdoor feed from Norris. In overtime, Norris missed on a 3-on-1 rush, Caufield chased the puck down and beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen on a breakaway.
Jacob Fowler made 23 saves for Montreal; Luukkonen stopped 30 for Buffalo. Slafkovsky and Alexandre Carrier each had two assists, and captain Nick Suzuki extended his point streak against Buffalo to 10 games. Montreal won 36 of 57 faceoffs (63%).
Oliver Kapanen and David Reinbacher made their season debuts; Adam Engstrom and Owen Beck were healthy scratches.
The Canadiens host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. ET.
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