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Third place in the Atlantic Division once felt far off for these Sabres, who at 11-14-4 sat in the basement of the Eastern Conference. But a 16-3-1 stretch since has Buffalo just four points behind the third-place Canadiens entering Thursday, with one game in hand.
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Canadiens vs. Sabres: Game preview and lineup updates
The Montreal Canadiens (26-14-7) are set to the Buffalo Sabres (25-16-4), with the puck drop scheduled for 7:00 pm ET. […]
The Buffalo Sabres visit the Montreal Canadiens after Noah Ostlund scored two goals in the Sabres' 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators
My Sabres vs. Canadiens predictions and NHL picks suggest another high-scoring thriller between these two offense-centric teams, with Lane Hutson continuing to cement himself as one of the league's best defensemen. Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson has taken his seemingly nonsensical omission from the American Olympic team personally.
The Buffalo Sabres held off a late push and earned a 4-2 road win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night at Bell Centre. The victory completed a season sweep of a home-and-home stretch against Montreal within a one-week span and pulled the Sabres within two points of the Canadiens for third place in the Atlantic Division.
Late in the Buffalo Sabres’ 4-2 win over Montreal, Zach Benson took an elbow to the face from Canadiens forward Zachary Bolduc. He immediately went down in pain and grabbed at his face. Within a few seconds, the sellout crowd at the Bell Centre started booing Benson. As he got up and skated to the bench, the boos continued to get louder.
Two teams near the top of the Eastern Conference standings take the ice when the fourth-place Montreal Canadiens (28-15-7) host the fifth-place Buffalo Sabres (27-17-5) at Bell Centre on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. Montreal claimed a 4-3 home victory against the Minnesota Wild in its last game on Jan. 20.
The Buffalo Sabres host the Montreal Canadiens after Rasmus Dahlin's two-goal game against the Philadelphia Flyers in the Sabres' 5-2 win
Our Canadiens vs. Sabres predictions expect Habs second-liner Oliver Kapanen to keep shooting in a friendly matchup.