Rasmus Ristolainen and Tyler Ennis scored, and Robin Lehner stopped 31 shots in a game the Sabres held on to win after leading 2-0 lead through two periods. The Sabres finished with a 20-15-6 home record to reach the 20-win mark for the first time since a 21-12-8 finish in 2011-12.
Tomas Plekanec scored for the Montreal Canadiens and Carey Price stopped 28 shots but it was the end of the thier 5 game winning streak!