Caufield scores his second goal in OT to lift Canadiens over Sabres 4-3
Montreal Canadiens' Lane Hutson, center right, celebrates his goal over the Buffalo Sabres with teammates Phillip Danault (24), Nick Suzuki (14), Juraj Slafkovsky (20) and Cole Caufield (13) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Montreal on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. Credit: AP/Christinne Muschi
MONTREAL — 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.
Caufield had a breakaway after Josh Norris missed his shot on a 3-on-1 rush. He ripped a shot into the top-left corner, extending his franchise record with his 14th regular-season overtime goal.
Zachary Bolduc and Alexandre Texier also scored while Montreal built a two-goal lead before Buffalo stormed back. Juraj Slafkovsky and Alexandre Carrier added two assists each.
Jacob Fowler stopped 23 shots in his fourth start in five games.
Jack Quinn, Tage Thompson and Norris scored for Buffalo, which fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Canadiens on Tuesday. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 30 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.
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.
Buffalo Sabres' Tage Thompson (72) celebrates with teammate Jiri Kulich after scoring against the Montreal Canadiens during third period NHL hockey action in Montreal on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. Credit: AP/Graham Hughes
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