Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jayden Struble and Buffalo Sabres left wing Jordan Greenway battle for the puck during the first period. The Canadiens won 7-5 on Nov. 11, 2024, in Buffalo, N.Y.Jeffrey T. Barnes/The Associated Press
Cole Caufield scored twice, including the game-winner, to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 7-5 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.
The win snapped a six-game losing streak for the Canadiens, and ended a three-game winning streak for the Sabres.
Caufield’s two goals put him at a league-leading 12 for the season. His second was a power-play goal with 7:02 left in the third period that put the Canadiens ahead to stay.
Buffalo leading-scorer Tage Thompson and defenceman Mattias Samuelsson exited the game with lower-body injuries and did not return.
Rasmus Dahlin and Dylan Cozens each had a goal and an assist for Buffalo. Thompson, Peyton Krebs and JJ Peterka also scored for the Sabres.
Nick Suzuki scored twice and had an assist and Juraj Slafkovsky had three assists for Montreal. Josh Anderson, Christian Dvorak and Emil Heineman also scored.
Takeaways
Sabres: Thompson scored for the fourth straight game. Only three Sabres in the past 25 years have had longer streaks: Jason Pominville (six in 2006-2007), Dahlin (five in 2022-2023), and Thomas Vanek (five in 2008-2009).
Key moment
Thompson left the game with 18:08 to play in the second period.
Key stat
The Canadiens seven goals are their most in a game since they scored nine against the Philadelphia Flyers on April 9, 2024.
Up next
The Sabres conclude a three-game homestand against the St. Louis Blues while the Canadiens round out a four-game road trip against the Minnesota Wild each on Thursday night.
