Canadiens 3, Sabres 2 (OT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Paul Byron scored 3:15 into overtime to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.
On a 2-on-1 rush in the Buffalo zone, Byron's pass to Torrey Mitchell deflected off Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian's stick into the Sabres net to give Montreal the victory.
Andrei Markov and Greg Pateryn also scored for the Canadiens (33-33-6). Ben Scrivens made 40 saves.
Bogosian and Marcus Foligno scored for the Sabres (28-33-10). Robin Lehner made 19 saves.
Bogosian opened the scoring with 4:43 remaining in the first period by swatting his own rebound into the Montreal net. After a shot from the right circle was stopped by Scrivens' glove, Bogosian knocked the puck out of the air and into the net for his fifth goal of the season.
Officials found video review inconclusive after looking to see if the goal came from a high stick.
Pateryn evened the score 1:09 into the second period on his first career goal. Alex Galchenyuk found Pateryn behind the right circle and the defenseman scored on a hard slap shot.
Following a lengthy scrum in the Buffalo end -- which escalated after Montreal right winger Michael McCarron yanked Lehner's goalie mask -- the Canadiens took a 2-1 lead with 2.7 seconds remaining in the second.
The Sabres were given two roughing penalties (to Bogosian and Lehner) to Montreal's one (McCarron), which gave Montreal a 5-on-4 advantage. Markov's shot from the right point ricocheted off the stick of Sabres captain Brian Gionta and into the Sabres net for a power-play goal.
Foligno made it 2-2 with a shorthanded goal with 8:04 remaining in the third. David Legwand set up Foligno with a stretch pass for a partial breakaway. Foligno's wrist shot beat Scrivens for the forward's third goal in the past three games.
Both teams had a hard time staying out of the penalty box and had several altercations after the whistle. The Sabres had 14 penalties for a season-high 52 penalty minutes while the Canadiens had 12 for 48 minutes. Each team had three 10-minute misconducts.
NOTES: D Cody Franson (neck) and G Jason Kasdorf were scratched for Buffalo. Kasdorf signed an entry-level deal with the Sabres on Monday. The RPI product had a save percentage of .931 this season as a senior. ... The Sabres assigned F Daniel Catenacci to the AHL's Rochester Americans. ... D P.K. Subban (neck), RW Brendan Gallagher (lower body) and C Stefan Matteau were scratched for the Canadiens. ... This was the fifth and final meeting between the teams this season. ... As a franchise, the Sabres have more wins against the Canadiens (124) than any other NHL team.