The Montreal Canadiens had to make sure they didn’t fall into the trap of taking the Buffalo Sabres too lightly on Monday night. The Sabres lost their first five games, but won their last two, including an impressive shutout of the defending Stanley Cup champions Florida Panthers.
The Canadiens posted a hard fought 4-2 win thanks to offensive contributions from the blue line, and another excellent performance from Jakub Dobes.
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The injuries to forwards Kirby Dach and Patrik Laine forced the head coach to change his third line back to a trio that has been working for a long time. Occasionally, good can arrive out of bad. With Brendan Gallagher back on the line with Josh Anderson and Jake Evans, all three players were better than they have been this season.
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