The Buffalo Sabres blew a 2-0 lead and fell to the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 last night.
Clarke MacArthur opened the scoring just 55 seconds into the game to put the Sabres up 1-0 on a nice breakaway on an assist from Chris Butler. MacArthur slipped the puck past Carey Price's right pad for the goal.
Gerbe scored a short-handed goal midway through the first was he beat Price with a backhand to put the Sabres up 2-0.
Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller made 18 saves, including a nice stop on a two-mak break to deny Maxim Lapiere and stoned New York's favorite center Scott Gomez on a breakway while still protecting a 2-1 lead.
Brian Gionta opened the scoring for Montreal in the second with a power play goal on assists from from Tomas Plekanec and Jaroslav Spacek. Maxim Lapierre tied the game with less than a minute in the second. Gionta scored just 6 seconds into the powerplay after Buffalo was called for too many men on the ice, which excited the Montreal fans.
Gregory Stewart notched the game winner, beating Miller top shelf about 5 minutes into the third.
The game turned a bit ugly when Buffalo's Patrick Kaleta boarded Montreal's Tom Pyatt, receiving a boarding major and game misconduct. Montreal defenseman Ryan O'Byrne got 17 minutes in penalties for attacking Kaleta after the hit. Pyatt had to be helped off the ice and did not return. He is day to day with the famous upper body injury.
Buffalo faces off against the Toronto Maple Leafs later today.
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