Score: Sabres 7, Canadiens 2
Shots: Buffalo 38, Montreal 31
Buffalo Sabres: Goals - Dahlin (8), Peterka (4), Tuch (10), Skinner (6) & (7), Jokiharju (1), Thompson (13)
Montreal Canadiens: Goals - Caufield (12), Monahan (4)
Plus 1 - Coming out swinging
The Buffalo Sabres skated into Bell Center and decided enough was enough. This time they had packed their scoring sticks because the determination with which the Sabres started this game showed there was plenty of fight still left in this team despite their miserable eight-game losing streak.