Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the playoffs and added an assist as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 in a dominant Game 3 on Sunday night to take a 2-1 lead in their second-round playoff series.
Alex Newhook had two goals, and Juraj Slafkovsky, Mike Matheson, and Brendan Gallagher also scored for Montreal. The Canadiens scored four unanswered goals in the second and third periods to break open a close game.
Buffalo's goals came from Tage Thompson and Jeff Skinner. The Sabres had won Game 2 at home to even the series after Montreal took Game 1.
Game 4 is scheduled for Tuesday night in Montreal.
