Canadiens 3-1 Sabres (31 Jan, 2020) Final Score

Montreal Canadiens

23-22-7, 13-9-3 away

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

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

1st Period			MTL	BUF
7:11		Jack Eichel (30) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (26), Marcus Johansson (16)	0	1

2nd Period			MTL	BUF
0:44		Ilya Kovalchuk (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nick Suzuki (20), Joel Armia (10)	1	1
3:05		Brendan Gallagher (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tomas Tatar (28), Phillip Danault (25)	2	1

3rd Period			MTL	BUF
18:13		Tomas Tatar (18) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Nick Suzuki (21), Joel Armia (11)	3	1

CANADIENS

SABRES

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Canadiens
4
Sabres
5

Game 1

10/10

Canadiens
3
Sabres
1

Game 2

31/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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Montreal Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres

Stars of the Game

Brendan GallagherRW - MTL

Ilya KovalchukLW - MTL

Nick SuzukiC - MTL

Game Information

Gallagher scores in return, Canadiens beat Sabres 3-1

Shot Chart

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Series tied 1-1

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