Montreal Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis opened up about bad luck early in Game 1 against the Buffalo Sabres.

BUFFALO -- Josh Doan and Ryan McLeod each had a goal and an assist for the Buffalo Sabres, who defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at KeyBank Center on Wednesday.​

A moment at a recent Sabres playoff game is front and center in a new cross-border campaign aimed at Canadiens fans.

Bowen Byram reached a historic milestone with a goal in the Buffalo Sabres' 4-2 Game 1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.

Less than five minutes into Game 1, the Canadiens star defenseman blew a tire and fell on his rump, resulting in a 3-on-1 that ended with a Josh Doan goal. By 13:26 of the first period, Ryan McLeod upped Buffalo’s lead to 2-0 and gave the Canadiens a wake-up call.

Ooh! Aah! The Sabres are gaining speed on their Stanley Cup playoff path. Welcomed back by a rambunctious crowd swirling rally towels and chanting with determination to drown out the handful of visitors braving their way into enemy territory,

Bowen Byram and Ryan McLeod scored on consecutive power-play opportunities in reviving Buffalo’s anemic special-teams unit, and the Sabres defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in Game 1

Buffalo Sabres forward Josh Doan has ended a long drought for his team in Game 1 in the second round against the Montreal Canadiens.