Brandon Montour lifted his stick and flashed a wide smile as his teammates surrounded him. The Buffalo Sabres were rolling, up 3-0 during the second period after Montour jumped in as the late man on the rush and beat Philadelphia Flyers goalie Brian Elliott from the slot.
Hours later, Montour was left answering as to how and why the game turned.
"We owned them the first two periods," the defenseman said. "Why can't we finish them?"
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Condensed Game: Flyers @ Sabres

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POSTGAME: Granato

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PHI@BUF: Jokiharju wires home wrister past Elliott

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PHI@BUF: Eakin beats Elliott on the near post

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PHI@BUF: Montour buries Thompson's drop feed