Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson scored goals for the Sabres to ignite the comeback. Buffalo finished with a 36-20 lead in shots but went 0-for-4 on the power play. Montreal went 2-for-5 with the extra man, with four of its opportunities coming during the first period.

Tuch took warmups in his usual spot on the second line. The Sabres had Sam Lafferty on the ice as an extra forward, but it looks like Tuch will be able to play. With four goals and five assists over his last seven games, Tuch should be a boost to the Sabres' offense.

The Buffalo Sabres could be involved in something more than a rental deal before the NHL trade deadline this Friday. GM Kevyn Adams has indicated that he has interest in signing pending unrestricted free agent wingers Jason Zucker and Jordan Greenway to contract extensions and has interest in making hockey deals that would bring back players currently in or ready to play in the NHL and one of the names apparently on a contender’s wish list is winger Alex Tuch.

MONTREAL – Special-teams shortcomings stung the Buffalo Sabres – and cost them a point in the standings – as they lost 4-3 in overtime to the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Monday. The Sabres overcame a three-goal deficit in the final 22 minutes of regulation before Montreal’s Mike Matheson scored the 3-on-3 game winner.

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Mike Matheson scored at 1:21 of overtime to lift the surging Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. Nick Suzuki had a goal and three assists for the Canadiens who, despite blowing a 3-0 lead,

Nick Suzuki recorded a goal and three assists for the Montreal Canadiens, who extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-3 overtime victory against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Monday.

The Sabres (24-29-6) have lost four of their last six games, and they are 4-13-1 on the road since their three-game California sweep in November. The Canadiens (30-26-5) extended their win streak to five games,

Mike Matheson scored at 1:21 of overtime to lift the surging Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. Nick Suzuki had a goal and three assists for the Canadiens who, despite blowing a 3-0 lead,