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Canadiens edge Sabres 4-3 in shootout to close season-opening homestand
Alexandre Texier scored the shootout winner as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night; rookie goalie Jacob Fowler made his third straight start.
Why it matters
It is the Canadiens' second straight shootout win (after Saturday's against Detroit), closing their season-opening homestand on a high. The Sabres, missing captain Rasmus Dahlin, rallied from 3-1 down in the third to force overtime.
Full report
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in a shootout at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night, with Alexandre Texier netting the deciding goal. Attendance was 20,962.
Olen Zellweger opened the scoring 2:16 into the game for Buffalo before Lane Hutson tied it on the power play late in the first. Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson scored in the second to put Montreal up 3-1, but Josh Norris and Zellweger (his second of the night) struck 5:25 apart early in the third to force overtime.
Rookie Jacob Fowler made his third consecutive start for Montreal with 14 saves, while Buffalo's Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 35 of 38 shots. The Sabres were without captain Rasmus Dahlin (upper-body injury).
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