BUFFALO — It was anything but a clean night of hockey for the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night, as the team blew leads of 1-0, 2-1, and 3-2 to eventually fall 6-3 to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinal.

Much of the scoring came off the start, with the Sabres scoring just two minutes in on a Jason Zucker deflection in front.

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