Drouin scores to seal Canadiens 3-2 shootout win over Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Canadiens goalie Carey Price looked his familiar formidable self.
And newcomer Jonathan Drouin delivered on offence in leading Montreal to a season-opening 3-2 shootout victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
Price stopped 43 shots through overtime and denied all three of Buffalo’s shootout attempts following an off-season in which he signed an eight-year, $84 million contract extension.
Drouin, the Quebec-born first-round draft pick acquired in an off-season trade from Tampa Bay, then put on a nifty display by scoring the lone shootout goal and adding an assist.