Alex Tuch and JJ Peterka scored for Buffalo but it was a quick night for goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who gave up two goals in the first eight minutes and was replaced by backup James Reimer, who finished with 26 saves.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen gave up 2 goals early and was replaced by backup James Reimer, who finished with 26 saves.

Lindy Ruff had planned to utilize an emergency backup goalie opposite James Reimer for Wednesday’s practice at KeyBank Center, with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen scheduled to join the team along with fellow 4 Nations Face-Off participants Rasmus Dahlin and Henri Jokiharju later this week.

Mike Matheson scored at 1:21 of overtime to lift the surging Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. Nick Suzuki had a goal and three assists for the Canadiens who, despite blowing a 3-0 lead,

Mike Matheson scored at 1:21 of overtime to lift the surging Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.

Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson scored goals for the Sabres to ignite the comeback. Buffalo finished with a 36-20 lead in shots but went 0-for-4 on the power play. Montreal went 2-for-5 with the extra man, with four of its opportunities coming during the first period.

MONTREAL -- Mike Matheson scored 1:21 into overtime, and the Montreal Canadiens recovered from blowing a three-goal lead to push their longest winning streak in three years to five games with a 4-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres at Bell Centre on Monday.

Nick Suzuki recorded a goal and three assists for the Montreal Canadiens, who extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-3 overtime victory against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Monday.

The Sabres (24-29-6) have lost four of their last six games, and they are 4-13-1 on the road since their three-game California sweep in November. The Canadiens (30-26-5) extended their win streak to five games,

Rasmus Dahlin's late goal forced overtime, but the Sabres were plagued by familiar problems in a loss at Bell Centre in Montreal.

The Buffalo Sabres just can’t seem to figure out the Montreal Canadiens this season. Going into Monday’s game in Montreal they’re 0-3-0 against them and have been outscored 17-8.