The Sabres are now leading the the Atlantic Division with 106 points with two games remaining, after thumping the Blue Jackets, 5-0, in Buffalo. The Canadiens, however, are right on their heels, at 104 points with a game in hand, after beating the Lightning, 2-1, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, in what was essentially a four-point game. The Bolts are now third at 102 points.
It was quite a night for Habs fans, as Cole Caufield became the first Canadiens player to score fifty goals since Stéphane Richer in 1989-90:
Then Juraj Slafkovský blew the roof off with the game-winner with 1:04 left in the game, courtesy of a turnover forced by Nick Suzuki:
My take: An historic night. For all their history, Caufield is just the seventh different Canadien to score 50 goals. The Sabres are rolling. One more win will kind of seal it. Any tie with the Habs goes to Buffalo on tiebreakers. The Bolts are limping to the finish. They technically have a chance with three games remaining. Have to win them all, really, and they need to be in regulation.
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Sabres, Habs win
The Sabres are now leading the the Atlantic Division with 106 points with two games remaining, after thumping the Blue Jackets, 5-0, in Buffalo. The Canadiens, however, are right on their heels, at 104 points with a game in hand, after beating the Lightning, 2-1, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, in what was essentially a four-point game. The Bolts are now third at 102 points.
It was quite a night for Habs fans, as Cole Caufield became the first Canadiens player to score fifty goals since Stéphane Richer in 1989-90:
Then Juraj Slafkovský blew the roof off with the game-winner with 1:04 left in the game, courtesy of a turnover forced by Nick Suzuki:
My take: An historic night. For all their history, Caufield is just the seventh different Canadien to score 50 goals. The Sabres are rolling. One more win will kind of seal it. Any tie with the Habs goes to Buffalo on tiebreakers. The Bolts are limping to the finish. They technically have a chance with three games remaining. Have to win them all, really, and they need to be in regulation.
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