Buffalo Sabres roll past Montreal Canadiens in decisive win

That brings us to the end of a first period — Buffalo Sabres 2, Montreal Canadiens 1. Buffalo Sabres edged the shot clock 18-15, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Alex Tuch opened the scoring for Buffalo Sabres at 12:28, Mark Stone tied it for Montreal Canadiens at 16:20, and Jordan Staal put Buffalo Sabres in front on the power play at 18:33.

Linus Ullmark was under siege with 16 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Buffalo Sabres went 1-for-3.

Buffalo Sabres owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Buffalo Sabres 0, Montreal Canadiens 0. Montreal Canadiens edged the shot clock 12-6, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Neither side could solve the goaltending — a grinding, scoreless frame.

Igor Shesterkin was under siege with 12 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Montreal Canadiens went 0-for-1.

Montreal Canadiens owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — Buffalo Sabres 3, Montreal Canadiens 0. Buffalo Sabres edged the shot clock 11-5, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Jordan Staal extended the lead for Buffalo Sabres on the power play at 2:31, Jimmy Snuggerud extended the lead for Buffalo Sabres on the power play at 6:45, and Rasmus Dahlin extended the lead for Buffalo Sabres on the power play at 6:59.

Linus Ullmark was under siege with 7 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Buffalo Sabres went 3-for-3 while Montreal Canadiens went 0-for-1.

Buffalo Sabres owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.