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The sliding Montreal Canadiens have struggled to put the puck in the net during their three-game losing streak, but the Habs hope to solve their scoring woes and return to the win column when they visit the Buffalo Sabres in Wednesdays battle at First Niagara Center. Matt Calvert Blue Jackets Jersey . You can catch all the action live on TSN Radio 690 Montreal with coverage beginning at 6pm et. Two former Canadiens will suit up against their old team for the first time as both former captain Brian Gionta and defenceman Josh Gorges will be in the lineup for the Sabres. Gionta, who is now captain of the Sabres, has one point in 13 games with his new club, while Gorges has a minus-6 rating, also appearing in 13 games for Buffalo. The Canadiens began the season with an impressive 7-1-0 mark, but since then Montreal has gone 1-3-1 while dropping four of their last five contests. Montreals latest setback came Tuesday evening against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks, who notched a 5-0 victory and dealt the Habs their second shutout defeat of the season, both of which have come over the past five tilts. Montreal has been credited with five goals over the past five games and one of those tallies was for beating Calgary last Tuesday in a shootout. The Canadiens are currently ranked 27th in the league this season with an average of 2.15 goals per game. The Habs defense hasnt been firing on all cylinders either, with Montreal yielding a total of 11 goals over its past two losses. The Canadiens were handed a 6-2 home defeat by Calgary on Sunday before getting routed by the Blackhawks. The Canadiens sent 28 shots Corey Crawfords way on Tuesday, but the Montreal native stopped every one to record the shutout. Kris Versteeg scored a pair of goals to help the Blackhawks cruise to victory. Carey Price was on the hook for all five goals on 32 shots for the Canadiens, who have lost three in a row for the first time since March 6-12 of last season. Despite the loss, I liked our intensity in the first half of the game, said Canadiens coach Michel Therrien. Usually we show a lot more character, but it wasnt there tonight. We now have to focus and remember to play three periods together. Therrien will look to Dustin Tokarski to start in goal for this evenings contest. Rookie prospect Jiri Sekac and Jarred Tinordi make their way back into the lineup this evening as well, while Rene Bourque, Travis Moen and Nathan Beaulieu sit out tonights contest. After getting swept in a brief homestand, the Canadiens are on the road for just one game before returning to Montreal for a four-game stay at the Bell Centre. The Habs are 4-2-1 as the visiting team this season. Montreal hopes to get back on track against the Sabres, who have dropped the last five meetings in this series. The Habs also have claimed three straight in Western New York. The Sabres, however, are coming off just their third win in 13 games after edging the visiting Detroit Red Wings in Sundays shootout decision. Buffalo had lost three straight and seven of its previous eight games before notching the 3-2 win over the Wings. Sundays victory also was the first home win for the Sabres this season, improving Buffalos record at First Niagara Center to 1-4-1. The Sabres are playing the second part of a four-game homestand tonight. Zemgus Girgensons scored the winner in the shootout for Buffalo in the third round. Girgensons deked back to the forehand and lifted the puck into the left corner of the net. Michal Neuvirth preserved the win by not biting on Henrik Zetterbergs fake and making the stop. Brian Flynn and Chris Stewart scored in regulation for the Sabres, while Neuvirth stopped 36 shots in the win. Although he leads the Sabres with 32 shots on net this season, Stewarts tally was his first of the campaign. That one felt good, Stewart said. Ive had ample opportunities around the net, some golden chances this year. Ive been a little bit snake bitten. To get that one, hopefully tides will turn. Buffalo will try to record consecutive wins for the first time this season. The Sabres last registered back-to-back victories during a three-game winning streak from Feb. 25-28. Neuvirth will get the start for Buffalo tonight and he boasts a 5-3-0 record and 2.24 goals against average in his career versus the Habs. Montreal backup Dustin Tokarski, who is expected to give Price a rest tonight, has never faced the Sabres. Canadiens (17PTS) at Sabres (7PTS) MTL was 4-0-0 vs BUF last season, winning last 2 games by shutout MTL has won 5 straight vs BUF, 4GA BUF (3-9-1): won last game, have not won 2 straight this season 1 regulation win this season shutout 5 times past 9 games Ennis (1G, 2A) past 3 games, only player on team with more than 2G (4) MTL (8-4-1): 0-2-1 past 3 games, outscored 14-4 shutout twice in their past 5 games 0/17 on PP last 7 games Plekanec (4G, 1A) in 7 road games this season Scott Hartnell Blue Jackets Jersey . The club was unable to retain hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, who is bound for Atlanta. Seitzer replaces Greg Walker, who was assisted by Scott Fletcher this season as the Braves finished 79-83. Brandon Saad Jersey . Long snapper Patrick Mannelly announced Friday that he is retiring after a 16-year-career with the Bears, a span in which he played in a team record 245 games and snapped the ball 2,282 times.LONDON -- Southamptons international players showed few signs of tiredness at Crystal Palace where Jay Rodriguezs strike ended a losing streak with a 1-0 win in the Premier League on Saturday. Seven of the starting Saints line-up at Selhurst Park were on international duty during the week, including Rodriguez for Englands friendly against Denmark. The 24-year-old Rodriguez brought the match to life in the 37th minute, laatching onto a weak header by Jason Puncheon and then beating Julian Speroni in a 50-50 challenge to finish into an open goal. Curtis McElhinney Jersey. Palace felt Dejan Lovren should have been dismissed for what appeared a last-man challenge on Yannick Bolasie after the interval. 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