No surprise that the Canadiens beat the Sabres, 5-1, as road underdogs on Friday after losing Game 1. Montreal alternated wins and losses in its seven-game first-round series win against Tampa Bay. Buffalo was similar in its first round playoff victory against the Bruins winning three times in Boston. So the Sabres should not feel down heading to Montreal for this Game 3. Buffalo has won five consecutive away games. Montreal is 1-3 in its last four home games. The Canadiens haven't been home since May 1. Cole Caufield scored 51 goals for the Canadiens during the regular season, second-highest in the league. Caufield, though, has not scored a point during the past five games. Sabres goalie Alex Lyon had a rough game on Friday giving up four goals on 27 shots. Lyon, however, has been tough in net having previously allowed only seven goals in six-plus appearances since replacing Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen after two periods in Game 2 against Boston. Take the Sabres.
