Buffalo drops the first contest of the four-game season series with Montreal
Sabres 2 – Canadiens 4 (en) Buffalo (G) Lyon is consistently playing at a .900% save percentage, the Sabres prevented Montreal from scoring on the power play while taking over 30 shots on the Canadiens netminder, and Centers Kulich & Kozak scored for Buffalo.
Sabres newcomer (D) Metsa in his NHL debut was a +1 in the plus/minus column, played 12 shifts, earned one block and one penalty for roughing with Montreal standout (LW) Slafkovsky.
Buffalo comes home for two games, tomorrow versus Detroit at 7:30pm and then hosting Toronto Friday night which is the first game of a home-and-home series with the Maple Leafs.
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