Mike Matheson scored at 1:21 of overtime to lift the surging Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.

MONTREAL -- Mike Matheson scored 1:21 into overtime, and the Montreal Canadiens recovered from blowing a three-goal lead to push their longest winning streak in three years to five games with a 4-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres at Bell Centre on Monday.

The Montreal Canadiens remain in the playoff hunt, almost despite their best efforts to fall out of it. They won their fifth game in a row, 4-3, on Mike