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Photo credit : Montreal Canadiens' Cole Caufield (13) celebrates with teammate Jake Evans (71) after scoring against the Buffalo Sabres during overtime NHL action in Montreal on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

MONTREAL — Cole Caufield has spent months answering questions about his knack for scoring on Saturday nights. The Montreal Canadiens winger finally has a theory. “I think less traffic,” he quipped. “That might be it. You can sleep a little bit longer.”Caufield dodged the weekday gridlock in downtown Montreal before living up to his “Mr. Saturday Night” nickname, scoring twice — including the overtime winner — to lift the Canadiens past the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 inside an ear-splitting Bell Centre. The 25-year-old from Mosinee, Wis., now leads the NHL with 38 goals on Saturdays since the start of the 2024-25 season. He also has 66 career goals on Saturdays, with his 0.62 goals-per-game rate ranking seventh all-time among a group that includes legends Mike Bossy, Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky. “Saturdays are great here. I think the other crowd, the building, the city, you can just feel it,” Caufield said. “I like being in those moments. I think those are the ones that you want the puck on your stick and you want to make a difference and be that guy, so I get excited for those.”The five-foot-nine forward needed a little help from the Sabres to get his chance in overtime.

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