BUF@MTL: Game recap

MONTREAL -- The Canadiens were dealt a 7-2 loss by the Sabres on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre.

Things didn't start on a high note for Martin St-Louis' squad.
Montreal was down 3-0 by the time the game was just 2:13 old on goals by Rasmus Dahlin, JJ Peterka and Alex Tuch.
Cole Caufield responded for the Canadiens with his 12th goal of the season, blasting a slap shot past goaltender Craig Anderson.
Kaiden Guhle and David Savard picked up the assists.

The Canadiens were down by a pair after 20 minutes.
Jeff Skinner extended the visitors' lead to 4-1 at the 11:21 mark of the second period.
But Sean Monahan answered back 2:36 later with a wonderful solo effort for his fourth goal of the season.
The assists came courtesy of Evgenii Dadonov and Chris Wideman.

The Canadiens were still down by two goals after 40 minutes.
Henri Jokiharju upped Buffalo's lead to 5-2 at the 3:48 mark of the third period.
Tage Thompson put head coach Don Granato's contingent up 6-2 at 6:39.
Skinner added his second tally of the contest at 14:26 on the power play.
That's the way this one finished.
The Canadiens are back in action Wednesday night when they battle the Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena in Columbus to begin a two-game road trip.