Caufield scores twice as Canadiens beat Sabres in overtime
Cole Caufield scored 54 seconds into overtime in Montreal’s 4-3 win over Buffalo.
What's newCaufield, Suzuki and Slafkovský combined for five points, drawing praise from coach Martin St. Louis.
Montreal defeated Buffalo 4-3 at Bell Centre on Saturday, Oct. 17, when Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the game 54 seconds into overtime.
Caufield collected a puck that had rebounded off the boards following a Buffalo shot, broke in alone and beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Caufield, Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovský finished with five points between them. Slafkovský assisted on two goals, including Caufield’s first, while Suzuki’s shot set up Zachary Bolduc’s power-play goal.
In Sportsnet’s account of the line’s performance, coach Martin St. Louis said, “They wanted to be the difference.” Caufield praised Slafkovský’s work to recover pucks and sustain attacks.
Bolduc and Alexandre Texier also scored for the Canadiens. Jacob Fowler made 23 saves, while Luukkonen stopped 30 for the Sabres.
Josh Norris, Jack Quinn and Tage Thompson scored for Buffalo. Thompson brought the Sabres level at 3-3 at 10:12 of the third period.
