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

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Cole Caufield scored the winning goal 54 seconds into overtime, giving the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. Caufield’s second goal of the game extended his franchise record to 14 regular-season overtime goals. The Canadiens had led by two goals before the Sabres rallied back with three consecutive scores, including Tage Thompson’s tying goal late in the third period. Jacob Fowler made 23 saves for Montreal while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 30 shots for Buffalo.

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On Saturday night, Cole Caufield scored twice, including the overtime winner 54 seconds into the extra period, to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in Montreal. The Canadiens had built a two-goal lead before Buffalo rallied back with goals from Jack Quinn and Tage Thompson. Thompson tied the game at 3-3 with 9:48 remaining in the third period after Josh Doan found him alone in front of the net. Caufield’s decisive goal extended his franchise record to 14 regular-season overtime goals. Jacob Fowler made 23 saves for Montreal, while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen had 30 stops for Buffalo.

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Buffalo Canadiens MONTREAL Sabres the Montreal Canadiens

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MONTREAL GPE · 3× Buffalo ORG · 2× Canadiens ORG · 2× Sabres ORG · 2× Caufield PERSON · 1× Cole Caufield PERSON · 1× Josh Norris PERSON · 1× Zachary Bolduc PERSON · 1× the Buffalo Sabres ORG · 1× the Montreal Canadiens ORG · 1×

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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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🔮 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.

2026-10-18 · Toronto Star

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

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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. asserted

Caufield → score → night

Caufield had a breakaway after Josh Norris missed his shot on a 3-on-1 rush. asserted

Norris → have → rush

He ripped a shot into the top-left corner, extending his franchise record with his 14th regular-season overtime goal. asserted

He → rip → goal

Zachary Bolduc and Alexandre Texier also scored while Montreal built a two-goal lead before Buffalo stormed back. asserted

Buffalo → score → lead

Juraj Slafkovsky and Alexandre Carrier added two assists each. asserted

Slafkovsky → add → assists

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

Fowler → stop → games

Jack Quinn, Tage Thompson and Norris scored for Buffalo, which fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Canadiens on Tuesday. asserted

which → score → Tuesday

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 30 saves. asserted

Luukkonen → make → 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. asserted

Doan → tie → overtime

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. asserted

Slafkovsky → go → zone

Sabres: Host the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. asserted

Sabres → host → Wednesday