Canadiens 3-2 Sabres (6 Oct, 2017) Final Score

Montreal Canadiens

1-0-0, 1-0-0 away

	1	2	3	SO	T
MTL	1	0	1	1	3
BUF	1	1	0	0	2

Drouin scores to seal Canadiens 3-2 shootout win over Sabres

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Oct 6, 2017, 04:55 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	SO	T
	Canadiens	1	0	1	1	3
	Sabres	1	1	0	0	2

1st Period			MTL	BUF
8:30		Jason Pominville (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Seth Griffith (1)	0	1
17:56		Max Pacioretty (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jonathan Drouin (1), Brendan Gallagher (1)	1	1

2nd Period			MTL	BUF
0:22		Jason Pominville (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (1), Evander Kane (1)	1	2

3rd Period			MTL	BUF
8:01		Phillip Danault (1) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Shea Weber (1), Karl Alzner (1)	2	2

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			MTL	BUF
			0	0
			0	0
			0	0
			1	0
			1	0

CANADIENS

SABRES

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Canadiens
3
Sabres
2

Game 1

6/10

Sabres
1
Canadiens
2

Game 2

12/11

Sabres
0
Canadiens
3

Game 3

26/11

Canadiens
3
Sabres
0

Game 4

23/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Boston	9	9	3	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

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Montreal Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Jason PominvilleRW - BUF

Carey PriceG - MTL

Tomas PlekanecC - MTL

Game Information

Drouin scores to seal Canadiens 3-2 shootout win over Sabres

Shot Chart

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MTL leads 1-0

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