An unusually long midseason break for most Buffalo Sabres will come to a jarring ... vice president of hockey strategy and analytics Sam Ventura.

The Sabres are on their second winless streak of five or more games this season, and eighth under GM Kevyn Adams.

An early-period, post-whistle scrum resulted in a fight between Dunne and Greer. Dunne, listed at 6-foot-4, got a few solid punches in before he and the 6-foot-3 Greer dragged one another to the ice.

Sam Montembeault made 33 saves. The Canadiens beat the Sabres 4-2 in Buffalo on Saturday. Rasmus Dahlin scored the equalizer with 61 seconds remaining in regulation, while Alex Tuch and Tage ...