Bolduc scored five-hole on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen for Montreal’s third straight shootout goal after Cole Caufield and Alexandre Texier scored on Montreal’s first two attempts. Jack Quinn was unable to deke Jacob Fowler after Tage Thompson scored with Buffalo’s first attempt in the tiebreaker.

Zachary Bolduc scored the decisive goal in a shootout for the second straight game, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 after blowing a two-goal lead Tuesday night. Lane Hutson and Cole Caufield each had a goal and an assist for Montreal.

The Buffalo Sabres erased a two-goal deficit in the third period to force overtime, but the Montreal Canadiens prevailed in a shootout Tuesday night, earning a 4-3 victory at Bell Centre in the teams’ first meeting since last season’s Eastern Conference Second Round.

MONTREAL – Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made multiple highlight-reel saves and the Buffalo Sabres battled back from a third-period deficit to come away with a point in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Tuesday.

The Sabres could barely contain their excitement during their eight-goal explosion in Montreal, which forced a Game 7. Minas Panagiotakis / Getty Images MONTREAL — When Lindy Ruff watched video of the Buffalo Sabres’ 6-3 home loss to the Montreal ...

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The Minnesota Wild visit the Buffalo Sabres after Kirill Kaprizov scored two goals in the Wild's 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins

The Sabres play their first preseason game Monday with much of the NHL roster already identified, but lines and pairings can still change.

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