A large chunk of the crowd, particularly in the lower bowl, was wearing the visiting team’s colors Saturday night.

The Montreal Canadiens were in Buffalo on Saturday night, looking to extend their winning streak to three games while facing […]

Buffalo is 2-1-0 versus Montreal this season: a 4-2 road loss on Oct. 20, a 5-3 home win on Jan. 15 and a 4-2 road win on Jan. 22. In both wins, the Sabres staved off Canadiens comeback bids before ending it with an empty netter. Montreal has won two straight entering Saturday, including a 7-3 blowout of Colorado on Thursday.

Two teams in the top half of the Eastern Conference standings meet when the Buffalo Sabres (31-17-5, fourth in conference) host the Montreal Canadiens (30-17-7, fifth) at KeyBank Center on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. In its last game on Jan. 29, Montreal secured a 7-3 home victory against the Colorado Avalanche.

The Montreal Canadiens visit the Buffalo Sabres after Nicholas Suzuki scored two goals in the Canadiens' 7-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche

The Buffalo Sabres will try to extend their winning streak to six games when they host the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night at KeyBank Center.Buffalo has been one of the NHL’s

Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff spoke to the media following the morning skate Saturday morning and provided updates on injured defenseman Jacob Bryson and winger Jordan Greenway. Bryson suffered. Bryson suffered an upper-body injury in Montreal last week and was placed on injured reserve, but took to the ice and is considered day-to-day.