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05/10 21:20 CDT Canadiens beat Sabres 6-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the
second-round Eastern Conference series
Canadiens beat Sabres 6-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the second-round Eastern
Conference series
MONTREAL (AP) --- Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the playoffs and
added an assist as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 in a
dominant Game 3 on Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in their second-round
playoff series.
Alex Newhook had two goals, including an empty-netter, and Zachary Bolduc,
Juraj Slafkovsky and Kirby Dach also scored for Montreal.
Lane Hutson and Jake Evans each had two assists, and Jakub Dobes made 26 saves
as the Canadiens won consecutive games for the first time in this season's
playoffs.
Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin each had a goal and an assist for Buffalo,
which dropped its first road game of the postseason. Alex Lyon stopped 31 shots
in his second straight loss.
The teams split the first two games in Buffalo. The Sabres handed the Canadiens
a 4-2 loss in Game 1 before Montreal responded with a 5-1 victory in Game 2.
Game 4 is Tuesday night in Montreal.
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