Jake Allen on Monday made 36 saves to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Allen made several big stops in net for the Canadiens, guiding Montreal to its second win in a row. Brendan Gallagher, Justin Barron and Tanner Pearson scored for Montreal.
“He definitely did his job tonight,” Pearson said of Allen. “He was a big reason why we won.”
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Jeff Skinner scored for the Sabres, who dominated the flow of play and outshot Montreal 37-27, but Buffalo was unable to capitalize on the scoreboard. Eric Comrie made 24 saves.
“This team and this group will score,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “Yeah, it’s frustrating tonight. You had numerous chances that they didn’t convert on... We know we have goal scorers in here and guys that will make plays. I just think that’ll come.”
Allen’s most important save came on the penalty kill with 8 minutes, 32 seconds remaining. After Canadiens defenseman David Savard blocked back-to-back shots — while losing one of his skate blades in the process — Allen stopped a Skinner shot from the right circle with his glove.
“I feel like [Savard] does it every night,” Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis said. “He doesn’t lose his blade like that every night. Savvy’s a hockey player. There’s a big difference between someone who plays hockey and a hockey player, and Savvy’s showing that game in and game out that he’s a hockey player. You can’t have too many of those guys. That’s what he does.”
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