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Caufield scores his second goal in OT to lift Canadiens over Sabres 4-3

MONTREAL (AP) - Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the game 54 seconds into overtime to lift the Montreal Canadiens over the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Saturday night.

Caufield had a breakaway after Josh Norris missed his shot on a 3-on-1 rush. He ripped a shot into the top-left corner, extending his franchise record with his 14th regular-season overtime goal.

Zachary Bolduc and Alexandre Texier also scored while Montreal built a two-goal lead before Buffalo stormed back. Juraj Slafkovsky and Alexandre Carrier added two assists each.

Jacob Fowler stopped 23 shots in his fourth start in five games.

Jack Quinn, Tage Thompson and Norris scored for Buffalo, which fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Canadiens on Tuesday. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 30 saves.

Thompson tied it at 3 with 9:48 remaining in the third period after Josh Doan found him alone at the side of the net to eventually force overtime.

Montreal Canadiens' Lane Hutson, center right, celebrates his goal over the Buffalo Sabres with teammates Phillip Danault (24), Nick Suzuki (14), Juraj Slafkovsky (20) and Cole Caufield (13) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
Montreal Canadiens' Lane Hutson, center right, celebrates his goal over the Buffalo Sabres with teammates Phillip Danault (24), Nick Suzuki (14), Juraj Slafkovsky (20) and Cole Caufield (13) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

The Sabres went on the power play with 2:17 remaining in regulation after Slafkovsky tripped Jiri Kulich but couldn´t capitalize despite spending the majority of the time in Montreal´s zone.

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Sabres: Host the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.

Canadiens: Host the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.

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Buffalo Sabres' Tage Thompson (72) celebrates with teammate Jiri Kulich after scoring against the Montreal Canadiens during third period NHL hockey action in Montreal on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
Buffalo Sabres' Tage Thompson (72) celebrates with teammate Jiri Kulich after scoring against the Montreal Canadiens during third period NHL hockey action in Montreal on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
Montreal Canadiens' Josh Anderson (17) tries to tip the puck past Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, bottom right, as Sabres' Olen Zellweger (8) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
Montreal Canadiens' Josh Anderson (17) tries to tip the puck past Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, bottom right, as Sabres' Olen Zellweger (8) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

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