Montreal at Buffalo

Montreal has turned things around, winning three in a row while outscoring the opposition 11-4. Montreal is looking more like the team that led the league with a scoring average of 3.54 through the season's first 24 games. The Canadiens' top line of Tomas Plekanec, Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher have logged 13 of Montreal's 26 points over the last three games. Buffalo (9-16-1 at home) is 1-7-2 at First Niagara Center since Dec. 19. The team is #28 in goals scored, #22 in goals allowed. After falling 7-4 to Florida on Tuesday, Buffalo surrendered another handful of goals in Thursday's 5-1 loss at Philadelphia, so this is the second of a back-to-back spot. The Sabres trailed 4-0 in each game. Montreal has taken five of the last six in Buffalo and has points in 12 of the last 14 there. The Sabres are also 15-50 in when playing on no days of rest. Play Montreal on the puckline.