What a game! The Sabres twice came back from being down two goals (once in the game, once in the shootout) to come back and defeat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in a shootout.
The game didn't start out so well for the Sabres.
Max Pacioretty scored on a power play goal five minutes into the game to give the Canadiens a 1-0 lead.
Montreal was all over the Sabres in the first period as they heavily outshot the Sabres and were in the offensive zone for the majority of the period.
Then, in the second period, Montreal added to their lead when Benoit Pouliot scored on a beautiful pass to put the Canadiens up 2-0.
Things didn't look so good for the Sabres chances in this game.
But late in the second period, Drew Stafford scored for the Sabres to give them momentum heading into the third period.
With the Sabres down 2-1 in the third period, Jason Pominville scored off a nice pass from Jochen Hecht from behind the net to tie the game at 2-2.
The game headed to overtime with both teams tied at 2-2.
The overtime period was action packed with both teams recording multiple scoring chances. The Sabres best chance was when Tyler Myers blasted a slap shot that beat Montreal goaltender Carey Price and hit the post.
The game entered a shootout tied at at 2-2.
In the shootout, Montreal quickly took a 2-0 lead and appeared to be headed for the victory.
But Thomas Vanek and Tyler Ennis responded with shootout goals of their own for the Sabres as they miraculously tied up the shootout at 2-2.
When Max Pacioretty scored to put Montreal ahead 3-2, Nathan Gerbe responded for the Sabres to tie the game at 3-3.
The next four shooters for both teams failed to score as the shootout advanced to its 10th round.
In the 10th round, James Wisniewski failed to score for Montreal giving Jochen Hecht the opportunity to win the game for Buffalo.
Unlike the previous four shooters for Buffalo, Hecht scored and gave the Sabres the 3-2 shootout victory.
With the win, the Sabres continue their great play as of late. They are 7-2-1 their last 10 games and have been on fire.
Drew Stafford also scored again as he scored his 9th goal in the month of February.
The Sabres have moved into a tie for 9th place in the eastern conference with Atlanta while playing three fewer games.
Buffalo also moves within two points of Carolina for the final playoff spot in the eastern conference with two games in hand.
The Sabres next play February 16th against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs.
Attendance: 21,273
Buffalo's Record: 27-22-6 (60 points) Tied 9th in Eastern Conference
Points Back Of Playoffs: 2 points back of Carolina (2 games in hand)
Interesting Note: Enroth was called up from Portland to start in place of Ryan Miller
Three Stars:
1st- Jochen Hecht (Buffalo)
2nd- Benoit Pouliot (Montreal)
3rd- Max Pacioretty (Montreal)
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