Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin every had a objective and an help, and Alex Lyon made 31 saves for Buffalo, which is the No. 1 seed from the Atlantic.
Montreal leads the best-of-7 sequence 2-1. Recreation 4 might be right here on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, CBC, TVAS).
“They’re a talented group,” Thompson stated. “They’ve bought plenty of gamers that may make performs and rating. They don’t want a complete lot to place it behind the web. I believe we’ve been opening it up somewhat bit an excessive amount of, taking a bit too many dangers off the frenzy. Clearly, we like when our ‘D’ are becoming a member of and getting concerned within the play, however we’ve bought to be sensible once we do it, choose our occasions, and the forwards have gotten to be higher when they’re in there and monitoring again.”
Thompson put the Sabres up 1-0 when he scored 53 seconds into the primary interval. Dahlin’s shot from the purpose caromed off the top boards, hitting Canadiens defenseman Alexandre Provider’s proper leg and altering route earlier than Thompson put away the rebound in entrance.
Newhook tied it 1-1 at 15:31 together with his first objective of the sport. After battling with Buffalo defenseman Bowen Byram for possession behind the web, Newhook got here out entrance and put away the rebound of Evans’ shot, which hit off the stick of Sabres defenseman Conor Timmins.
Caufield put Montreal up 2-1 with a power-play objective at 6:05 of the second interval. After a tap-in alternative went vast of the left submit within the opening minute of the interval, Caufield made no mistake on one other likelihood at an open internet after Hutson set him up in entrance.
It was his second objective of the playoffs after scoring 51 through the common season.
“I’m simply making an attempt to construct off these final couple of video games,” Caufield stated. “Clearly, it’s tight on the market, there’s little room, however when there may be, you’ve bought to benefit from that. And I believe I’m beginning to do this, and hopefully we are able to hold that going.”