MONTREAL (AP) — Lane Hutson, Juraj Slafkovsky and Jake Evans scored in the third period, helping the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Monday night.

Oliver Kapanen also scored for Montreal in fifth win in six games. Nick Suzuki and Alex Newhook each had two assists, and Jakub Dobes stopped 30 shots.

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