- Oct 16, 2026
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Cole Caufield scored twice, including the overtime game-winner, to lead Montreal past Buffalo 4-3 on Saturday night.
The right winger opened the scoring at the 14-minute mark of the first period, converting a feed from Juraj Slafkovsky after a pass from Olen Zellweger to make it 2-1. Caufield later sealed the victory in the extra frame with a wrist shot past Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, marking his first overtime goal and first game-winning goal of the season. Earlier, he had missed a breakaway chance against Luukkonen in the opening period.
The performance earned Caufield first-star honors as 21,000 fans chanted his name. He now has 66 career Saturday night goals, including 38 since the start of the 2024-2025 campaign. He has eight game-winning goals this season and 14 overtime tallies across his career.
Montreal coach Martin St-Louis recalled his reaction when Buffalo generated a 3-on-1 rush in OT: "no way." Caufield then broke away to end it.
Caufield noted that Saturdays in Montreal feel special because of the crowd, building and city.
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).