Juraj Slafkovsky broke a tie in the third period to help the Montreal Canadiens earn a 4-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Monday.

Oliver Kapanen, Lane Hutson and Jake Evans scored for the Canadiens, who have won five of six. Montreal's Nick Suzuki and Alex Newhook each recorded two assists, and Jakub Dobes made 30 saves.

Jiri Kulich and Tyson Kozak scored while Alex Lyon stopped 27 shots for the Sabres, who had won two in a row.

Slafkovsky put Montreal ahead 2-1 at 2:57 of the third. Suzuki spotted Noah Dobson jumping up from the blue line, and Dobson took it to below the goal line, drawing Lyon to him. With the goalie out of position, he slid a feed to Slafkovsky on the doorstep in front for the tap-in into the open net.

Hutson made it 3-1 at 11:38 when he took a pass from

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