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Last Game:
Montreal: Mar 16 @ Devils-Canadiens Won 2-1

Buffalo: Mar 17 @ Capitals-Sabres Lost 3-5

Record:
Montreal: 19-5-4
Buffalo: 10-15-4

Points:
Montreal: 42
Buffalo: 24

Rank In Conference:
Montreal: 2nd
Buffalo: 14th

Power Play Ranking:
Montreal: 20.3(9th)
Buffalo: 11.5(30th)

Penalty Kill Ratings:
Montreal: 79.8(T-18th)
Buffalo: 78.4(25th)

Goals For:
Montreal: 88(5th)
Buffalo: 73(19th)

Goals Against:
Montreal: 68(T-6th)
Buffalo: 91(T-27th)

Shots For:
Montreal: 855(10th)
Buffalo: 848(12th)

Shots Against:
Montreal: 756(5th)
Buffalo: 951(29th)

Blocked Shots:
Montreal: 411(T-17th)
Buffalo: 451(6th)

Hits:
Montreal: 648(T-15th)
Buffalo: 648(T-15th)

Face-Off Percentage:
Montreal: 48.4(22nd)
Buffalo: 45.9(29th)

Team Leaders:
Goals:
Montreal: Plekanec(12), Gionta(9), Ryder, Pacioretty, Desharnais, Gallagher(8)
Buffalo: Vanek(14), Hodgson(12), Pominville(9), Ennis(7)

Assists:
Montreal: Ryder(15), Pacioretty(14), Subban and Markov(13), Diaz(12)
Buffalo: Vanek(17), Ennis and Pominville(13), Hodgson(12), Ott(11)

Points:
Montreal: Ryder(23), Pacioretty(22), Plekanec and Subban(20)
Buffalo: Vanek(31), Hodgson(24), Pominville(22), Ennis(20), Ott(14)

Plus/Minus:
Montreal: Prust(+13), Gallagher(+9), Galchenyuk(+8), Gorges(+6)
Buffalo: Ott(+5), Hecht and Ehrhoff(+4), Sulzer and Vanek(+3)

Penalty Minutes:
Montreal: Prust(81), White(52), Bourque(24), Gallagher(21)
Buffalo: Ott(53), Kaleta and Weber(46), Scott(41), Myers(24)

Shots:
Montreal: Pacioretty and Plekanec(87), Gionta(71), Subban(68)
Buffalo: Vanek(90), Pominville(82), Hodgson and Ennis(75)

Blocked Shots:
Montreal: Gorges(65), Markov(37), Diaz(35), Emelin(31)
Buffalo: Ehrhoff(55), Sekera(51), Regehr(42), Weber and Leopold(41)

Hits:
Montreal: Emelin(90), Prust(62), Bouillon(48), Eller and Moen(47)
Buffalo: Ott(125), Weber(73), Foligno(61), Kaleta(48)

Face-Off Wins:
Montreal: Plekanec(295), Desharnais(212), Eller(146), White(78)
Buffalo: Hodgson(253), Ott(166), Ennis(113), Hecht(82)

Today Starting Goaltender Matchup:
Montreal: Carey Price 15-4-3 2.32 GAA .913 SV% 2 SO
Buffalo: Ryan Miller 9-13-4 2.96 GAA .909 SV% 0 SO

Notes:
Last Meeting: Feb 7 @ BUF: Sabres Won 5-4(SO)

Season Series: Canadiens Lead 1-0-1
All-Time: Sabres Lead 134-119-37
All-Time @ MTL: Canadiens Lead 79-49-18

This Day In Sabres History:

March 19, 1981
Both Gil Perreault and Andre Savard net hat tricks as the Sabres bomb the Maple Leafs 14-4 at the Aud.

Injury Report:
Montreal: Bourque Concussion(IR/Out), Diaz Concussion(IR/Out), Weber Knee(IR/Out), Prust Separated Shoulder(IR/Out), Ryder Lower Body(Questionable)
Buffalo: Sulzer Right Knee Surgery(IR/Out)

Next 5 Games:
Mar 21 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 7:00 PM(MSG HD)
Mar 23 at Montreal Canadiens 7:00 PM(MSG HD, CBC HD)
Mar 26 at Tampa Bay Lightning 7:30 PM(MSG HD)
Mar 28 at Florida Panthers 7:30 PM(MSG HD)
Mar 30 vs. Washington Capitals 7:00 PM(MSG HD)