Sabres hand Canadiens fourth straight loss LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeThe Montreal Canadiens are about to celebrate their storied past The current version of the oncemighty dynasty hasnt had much to feel good about latelyClarke MacArthur Jason Pominville and Derek Roy scored firstperiod goals Ryan Miller made 21 saves and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Canadiens 62 on Thursday nightWe wanted to come strong which we did Pominville said Were playing five games in a row here at home and we want to establish that were a good home team a team thats hard to play at home We didnt really give them any opportunities until the thirdIt was the fourth straight win for Buffalo and the fourth consecutive loss for the Canadiens who will celebrate their 100th anniversary on Friday against the Boston BruinsIts the 100year anniversary well try not to let our fans down centre Maxim Lapierre said We have to win that game and give our best performanceMiller made few difficult saves until late and notched his 16th win Tim Kennedy Andrej Sekera and Michael Grier also scored for Buffalo which outshot Montreal 3723 Thomas Vanek had three assistsScott Gomez and Josh Gorges had Montreal goalsJaroslav Halak made 31 saves for the Canadiens who fell behind 40 and failed to register a shot from 723 of the first period until 1901 of the second a span of over 13 12 minutesBoth teams played Toronto in their previous games and both ended 30 The Sabres won in Toronto on Monday and the Canadiens lost at home TuesdayThe Canadiens continued to falter after Miller stopped Michael Cammalleri in the first minute from the left side After that it was all Sabres who outshot the Canadiens 153 in the firstMacArthur gave the Sabres a 10 lead 228 in Halak in his 10th game this season was unable to control a shot by Drew Stafford and it bounced in front MacArthur quickly put the puck over Halaks blocker for his eighth goalThe line of Pominville Jochen Hecht and Roy dominated the defenceless Canadiens Pominville notched his sixth goal at 616 to make it 20The Sabres made it 30 on a goal that almost seemed too easy Pominville picked up a loose puck along the boards and feat...