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MONTREAL - There was just enough left in the Montreal Canadiens legs
after rousing wins in Toronto and Boston to face the lowly Buffalo
Sabres. Archie Manning Jersey .
Max Pacioretty broke a scoreless tie with his 100th career goal midway
through the third period and former Sabre Daniel Briere added another as
the Canadiens downed last-place Buffalo 2-0 on Tuesday night.
"Mentally, the emotional high to come back and get motivated for a game
against the Buffalo Sabres was the toughest part," said Briere. "We were
a little sloppy in the first period, no doubt about it, but it got
better as the game went on."
Carey Price made 24 saves for the shutout as the Canadiens (41-26-7)
posted a third win in a row and the sixth in seven games — a stretch
that included a 2-0 win in Buffalo on March 16.
The Sabres (20-44-8) have one win in their last 10 games. They played
their fourth game of a five-game road trip that ends Thursday in
Nashville. Their top player was goalie Matt Hackett, who made 33 saves
in his second start of the season.
"You have the give the kid credit. He played well," said Buffalo head
coach Ted Nolan of Hackett. "He looks like hes fighting for a job and
thats what you want."
The Canadiens had played three games in four nights, including a 4-3
victory in Toronto on Saturday and a rousing but rough win against the
rival Bruins in Boston on Monday night.
With eight regular season games to play, they are two points up on Tampa
Bay for second place in the Atlantic Division, but the Lightning have
two games in hand.
"This is a very important time for us," Price said after his fifth
shutout of the season. "Obviously, everybodys trying to make the
playoffs and to be able to pick up points against divisional teams and
play well — its definitely a confidence-builder."
The win in Boston was costly as two fourth line players left with
injuries.
Coach Michel Therrien said Dale Weise, who was checked from behind into
the boards, has an upper-body injury and will be out for two to three
weeks.
He said Travis Moen, who jumped to Weises defence and got rocked by a
punch from Bostons Kevan Miller, "feels better" but has a concussion and
will miss at least a week.
Already missing Brandon Prust to an injury, the Canadiens had a new
fourth line of Lars Eller with Ryan White and Michael Bournival.
They may have had the most jump on a team that looked short on energy to
start the game.
Through two scoreless periods, the loudest cheers from the 21,273 Bell
Centre fans were for a sharp Price save on Matt DAgostini during a
Sabres power play and when Olympic moguls gold medallist Alex Bilodeau
was shown on the scoreboard screen.
"The first period was even, we even outshot them (11-10), but we couldnt
keep it going into the second," said Nolan. "Then there were bad
penalties again."
They finally broke the ice on a rush after a Buffalo power play when
former Sabre Thomas Vanek slipped a diagonal pass that Pacioretty put in
off Hackett at 10:53 of the third period.
Briere picked the puck out of a crowd and beat Hackett with a wrist shot
from close range on a power play at 16:54.
"What I liked was that we didnt change anything when it was 0-0," said
Therrien. "We stuck to the game plan and we were rewarded. Hackett
played really well for them, but we were patient and disciplined with
the puck.
"I expected a tough start after the wins in Toronto and Boston."
The Canadiens had a four-minute power play in the second period when
DAgostini was called for holding and got an extra two for banging his
stick on the glass in protest, but failed to cash in.
Sabres defenceman Tyler Myers left the game at 6:15 of the third when he
looked to hurt an arm or his ribs crashing into a goalpost. There was
no immediate word on his condition.
Myers was in his first game since sitting out five with an arm injury.
Notes — With Weise and Moen both injured Monday in Boston, Eller and
White returned to the Montreal lineup. Jarred Tinordi replaced veteran
Francis Bouillon. . .Ville Leino, who is without a goal in 51 games this
season, was back for the Sabres after sitting out two games in place of
injured Zenon Konopka.. . The Canadiens swept their four-game season
series with Buffalo.

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Cristiano Ronaldo as the leagues leading scorers with 17 goals apiece
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"The important thing is to help the team win, not the goals," Diego
Costa said.
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roller-coaster finishes this season.TORONTO - Kevin Pillar doesnt know
how long his second shot with the Blue Jays will last but hes here,
excited to play and eager to use the opportunity to showcase the strides
hes made toward becoming a consistent major league player.
Amongst Torontos starting outfielders, only Jose Bautista is signed for
next season. Colby Rasmus and Melky Cabrera are in the final year of
their deals.
"I think guys like myself, guys like Anthony (Gose), know that theres
potential for some openings in the outfield coming up," said Pillar.
"Were really here to just take care of our business. Any time you get to
go out on a big league field its an audition, not only for your team
but all the other 29 teams out there. As guys who play the game we want
to play in the major leagues. Ideally we want to play for the Blue Jays,
theyre the team that drafted me and theyre dear to my heart but anytime
you step onto the field you know its an audition for a major league job
somewhere."
Pillar joins the club red-hot at the plate. After stumbling out of the
gate to a .114 batting average (5-for-44), Pillar has gone 38-for-97
(.392) since, which included an 18-game hitting streak. At the time of
his recall, hed reached base safely in each of Triple-A Buffalos last 26
games. His nine walks represent an upward trend over his time with the
Bisons last year. Pillar has struck out 16 times which, prorated, is a
positive trend downward.
"Just getting back, using the whole field and being aggressive in
counts, hunting the heater and getting better pitches to hit," said
Pillar of his early-season adjustments.
"Kev, in the minor leagues last year, had a tremendous year," said
manager John Gibbons. "He came up here, got his feet wet and it was a
little bit of a struggle for him last year. Went back down there to
Triple-A this year and really got it going again. Hes a good baseball
player. A real good defender, good baserunner and the guy can hit."
Like Chad ;Jenkins and Jonathan Diaz (the man whose roster spot he took –
Diaz was optioned to Buffalo on Tuesday) the day before, Pillars travel
day began in Charlotte and involved a complicated path to Toronto. Womens Drew Brees Jersey. He flew from Charlotte to Baltimore, changed planes and flew into
Buffalo. After quick stops at his apartment to gather clothes and
toiletries and at the Bisons home, Coca Cola Field, where he transferred
his equipment to a bag with a Blue Jays logo, he picked up the waiting
car service for the drive to Toronto.
This time when Pillar arrived in the clubhouse, he knew what to expect.
He knew where to go to find what he needed. Its nice to feel
comfortable.
"That was a huge difference compared to last time," said Pillar. "Coming
in, I walked in on egg shells. I didnt really know anyone here. I was
greeted with open arms. At least I knew where my locker was, I knew
where things were at this time. Its definitely a different feeling this
time."
"Hes coming back the second time, you know the shock, now he knows what
to expect, said Gibbons. "The awe of the big leagues is kind of out the
way now. The first time you show up you dont know what to expect and
youre kind of overwhelmed or you can be sometimes."
Pillar started in centerfield in place of Colby Rasmus on Tuesday night.
Rasmus is nursing a tight right hamstring, the condition of which
Rasmus said was improving.
After Monday nights game, in which Rasmus was removed to start the
seventh, Gibbons offered that maybe Rasmus was in need of a stint on the
disabled list. Rasmus is hoping to avoid the DL and by Tuesday
afternoon Gibbons had changed his tone, sounding hopeful Rasmus would
need only a day or two on the bench.
Meanwhile, while hes here, Pillar just wants to relax.
"I dont have those same butterflies that I did six months ago when I
came here the first time," said Pillar. "I kind of feel like Im here on a
business trip and Im prepared."

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