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Pass tipped by Sabres into own net gives Canadiens overtime win

BUFFALO - Paul Byron scored 3:15 into overtime to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.

On a 2-on-1 rush in the Buffalo zone, Byron's pass to Torrey Mitchell deflected off Sabres defenceman Zach Bogosian's stick into the Sabres net to give Montreal the victory.

Andrei Markov and Greg Pateryn also scored for the Canadiens (33-33-6). Ben Scrivens made 40 saves.

Bogosian and Marcus Foligno scored for the Sabres (28-33-10). Robin Lehner made 19 saves.

Bogosian opened the scoring with 4:43 remaining in the first period by swatting his own rebound into the Montreal net.