Sabres Rally For Comeback, NHL News

The Buffalo Sabres trailed the Montreal Canadiens by a goal heading into the third period. That's when they turned it on -- in a big way.

Jamie McGinn, Johan Larsson and Brian Gionta all scored in the final period and the Sabres rallied for a 4-2 comeback victory over the slumping Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.

"We just stuck with it," McGinn said. "We stayed positive. "We got shots to the net and fortunately we found the back of the net."

Marcus Foligno also scored for Buffalo, which played its first game since the All-Star break and led 2-1 heading into the final period. The Sabres, who moved out of last place in the Atlantic Division, are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games

Foligno's goal was his fourth of the season, and Larsson's was just his second in 48 games.

Wednesday, February 3 Scoreboard

Buffalo 4, Montreal 2

Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 1

Calgary 4, Carolina 1

Thursday, February 4 Schedule (All Times Central)

Boston at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at NY Rangers, 6 p.m.

NY Islanders at Washington, 6:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Detroit at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Columbus at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Anaheim at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.