Buffalo Sabres: 5 most heartbreaking home losses in 2022-23

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Mar 27, 2023; Buffalo, New York, USA; Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (26) carries the puck up ice during the second period against the Montreal Canadiens at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports /

1 – Sabres lose yet again in overtime to division rival

As mentioned, the Buffalo Sabres struggled in March, and just like with the Rangers game, their outing vs. the Montreal Canadiens is a matchup they should have won. Montreal scored just 82 seconds into the contest, but the debuting Lukas Rousek answered just two-and-a-half minutes later with his first career NHL goal.

Montreal scored again at the 4:28 mark of the second period before Buffalo answered with a pair of goals. The Canadiens shut out the Sabres in the final frame, and scored near the halfway mark, tying the game at three.

An uneventful overtime period led to a shootout, and things looked as though they were tilting the Sabres way when Jack Quinn sunk a successful goal. But Montreal answered when Jesse Ylönen scored immediately after Quinn.

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Neither Casey Mittelstadt nor Dylan Cozens could get one past goaltender Jake Allen, and Michael Pezzetta scored to ice the game for the Canadiens. The loss prevented the Buffalo Sabres from ending the month of March on a four-game winning streak.

(Historical data provided by Hockey-Reference)

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