The Montreal Canadiens fought back from four separate deficits, and even held the lead at one point, but Rasmus Ristolainen’s overtime winner gave the Buffalo Sabres one last lead they couldn’t surrender. It was a disappointing finish to a 6-5 loss at the Bell Centre on Thursday night.
A wild first period saw six goals scored in the opening 20 minutes with the Canadiens answering every time the Sabres took the lead.
The Canadiens had just over a minute of 5-on-3 time early in the period, but the Sabres scored first when Vladimir Sobotka finished off a two-on-one on a pass from Evan Rodrigues.