STAFF REPORTS
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BUFFALO — In their last opportunity to give the hometown fans a win to watch at KeyBank Center, the Buffalo Sabres delivered on Wednesday night, beating the Montreal Canadiens by a score of 2-1.
Rasmus Ristolainen scored his sixth of the season at 6:01 of the first period, assisted by Josh Gorges and Jack Eichel.
Tyler Ennis made it 2-0 at 11:35 of the second, assisted by Evander Kane and Ryan O’Reilly.
Tomas Plekanec made it 2-1 to open the third period, but the Canadiens could not tally the tying goal.
Buffalo has two more games to play in the 2016-2017 season, both away games against Florida teams.
During the game, the Sabres issued a statement regarding the health of Kyle Okposo, who was hospitalized earlier in the day:
Statement regarding Sabres forward Kyle Okposo. pic.twitter.com/oUGXhy3gmX— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 6, 2017
