The Sabres played their most exciting game of hockey since the opener in Thursday’s 5-4 shootout win against Toronto, with Steve Ott playing the unlikely hero both in the skills contest and in blowing kisses to Dion Phaneuf. Tonight, they travel to Montreal to face the second place Canadiens. With a win tonight, the Sabres pull to within two points of the eighth place playoff spot.
Game #32
Buffalo Sabres (12-15-4) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (20-5-5)
Puck Drop – 7:00pm – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
TV – MSG | Radio – WGR 550-AM
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Game Notes
Thomas Vanek returns to the lineup tonight for Buffalo, and he’ll take the place of Drew Stafford, who is a healthy scratch tonight. Andrej Sekera still isn’t ready to go, but Nathan Gerbe gets his chance to step back on the ice in place of John Scott.
The Canadiens, meanwhile, will be without Ryan White tonight. Carey Price is expected to be in net.
Projected Buffalo Lines
Ott – Hodgson – Pominville
Vanek – Ennis – Leino
Foligno – Porter – Flynn
Kaleta – Hecht – Gerbe
Ehrhoff – Weber
Regehr – Myers
Leopold – Pysyk
Scratches/Injuries: Stafford, Scott, Sekera, Sulzer