MONTREAL, QC — The Sabres dug themselves a hole early and could do nothing to dig themselves out.
Montreal's Sam Montembeault made 32 saves for his first career shutout as the Canadiens beat Buffalo 4-0 on Wednesday night.
The Sabres came out flat and handled the puck very poorly in their own end. That led to Nick Suzuki's 10th goal of the season 6 minutes, 52 seconds into the first period.
Suzuki added a second goal on a penalty shot in the second period after being hooked from behind by Dylan Cozens.
Cole Caufield scored off a face-off in the third period, and Jake Evans added an empty netter for Montreal.
Buffalo actually outshot the Canadiens 32-29 but didn't generate nearly enough in terms of quality scoring chances.
The Sabres have now lost four straight games while the Canadiens have won four in a row under interim coach Martin St. Louis.
Buffalo continues the road trip Friday night in St. Louis.
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