The Montreal Canadiens took on the Buffalo Sabres in their third contest of the season. The Canadiens first two games delivered plenty of excitement with both games being decided in a shootout. The third game of the season did not put anyone to sleep, either.
The first period started well for the Habs as they were able to hem the Sabres into their own zone for extended periods of time. The Tomas Tatar, Phillip Danault, Brendan Gallagher line had sustained pressure and so did the Max Domi, Artturi Lehkonen, Nick Suzuki trio. They were not able to take the lead, nor did they even turn the pressure into many scoring chances.