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put an end to a tough losing streak Tuesday night.Tomas Tatar scored in the third period to lift Montreal over the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 Zach Hyman Jersey , ending a four-game skid with its first victory since Feb. 4.Paul Byron and Max Domi also scored, and Carey Price made 31 saves.“We knew, everyone knew, that this was the biggest slump of the year,” Domi said. “That one’s out of the way, now we just got to focus on the next one.”Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 shots, and Josh Anderson and Nick Foligno scored for Columbus.“Worked hard to get back in it. Couldn’t finish,” Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella said.The Blue Jackets were playing the second game of a back-to-back after losing to Tampa Bay on Monday night. The visitors were also without forward Artemi Panarin, who sat out due to illness.Byron scored in his return to the lineup after missing the last six games due to a forearm injury.In the second period, Domi and Foligno, both sons of former NHL enforcers, exchanged blows after Foligno hit defenseman Mike Reilly from behind.“When one of your buddies gets hit like that Alex Burmistrov Jersey , you got to step in,” Domi said. “That’s part of what being a teammate is.”“(Domi) asked me, and I said, ‘If you want to fight, let’s fight,'” Foligno said. “I’m sure our dads would be proud.”Domi put the Canadiens on the board 90 seconds in. The forward powered up the wing and tried to feed Jonathan Drouin on a 2-on-1. The puck instead went off forward Eric Robinson, and Domi batted it past Bobrovsky for his 20th of the season.Byron’s goal came nearly 16 minutes later. After Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s shot went wide of the net and off the backboard, Byron was first to the puck and buried it past Bobrovsky for his 11th of the season.The Blue Jackets drew one back in the opening moments of the second period, when Anderson sniped one past Price.Foligno tied it in the third period when he put a rebound past Price. Anderson picked up his second point of the night with an assist.The Canadiens retook the lead at 13:08 of the third on Tatar’s 19th of the season. Defenseman Jordie Benn hung along the boards and fed Tatar with a pass to Bobrovsky’s right, and he quickly tapped it past the goaltender.Tatar said he was trying to find the right position on the play, but he locked into place once his eyes met Benn’s.“I got a little lost,” Tatar said. “I think Jordie looked at me and I just stopped there. He made a beautiful pass for sure.”NOTES: Byron played in his 400th career NHL game. … Blue Jackets’ forward Brandon Dubinsky suited up in his 800th career game.UP NEXTBlue Jackets: Play at Ottawa on Friday night.Canadiens: Host Philadelphia on Thursday night. BUFFALO http://www.officialcanucks.com/authentic-adidas-bo-horvat-jersey , N.Y. (AP) — An emotional tribute to Jason Pominville inspired the Buffalo Sabres to their biggest home win in a decade.After being honored on the ice in a pregame ceremony for playing his 1,000 NHL game earlier this week, Pominville had two goals and an assist to lead the Sabres in a 9-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.“I feel very fortunate to call this home and have the support of the fans that I have,” said Pominville, who has played 674 of his 1,001 career games during two stints with the Sabres. “From top to bottom, it was a great day.”Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula presented Pominville with a silver saber before the game and fans were given commemorative placards that read “Welcome to Pominville, Population: 1000.” Video tributes from current and former teammates, as well as Pominville’s wife and two young children, were played throughout the game.“Kind of fortunate we had a lead and I was able to look up and hear most of them,” Pominville said. “Just a lot of people that meant a lot to me throughout my career and a lot of great players and a lot of great memories with all of them. Yeah, it was pretty emotional at times.”Jeff Skinner also had two goals and and assist for the Sabres Youth Brandon Sutter Jersey , who carried over the momentum from a two-goal third period in Thursday night’s 4-2 loss at Ottawa to snap a three-game losing streak.Conor Sheary, Casey Mittlestadt, Patrik Berglund and Zemgus Girgensons added a goal and an assist apiece, Kyle Okposo also scored, Jack Eichel had three assists and Linus Ullmark made 27 saves.Buffalo scored nine goals in a game for the first time since a 10-2 win over at Edmonton on Jan. 27, 2009. The last time they scored nine goals at home was a 10-1 win over Atlanta on Jan. 18, 2008.“Just the environment, with Pommer, the whole ceremony, I think it capped off a really good night, a special night for him and our team,” said Eichel Brendan Leipsic Jersey Kids , the Sabres’ captain.Pominville extended his point streak to seven games, his longest since 2014, when he played for the Minnesota Wild.Max McCormick and Thomas Chabot scored for Ottawa and Mike McKenna stopped 25 shots after replacing Craig Anderson in goal late in the first period.The Senators have lost five of their last six and have allowed 30 goals during that stretch.“I think collectively, we weren’t ready for the emotional level that they had,” Senators coach Guy Boucher said. “They came out as strong as we’ve seen all year and most probably because the players wanted to have a great night for Pominville.”The Sabres took a 2-0 lead in the first 6:28 of a three-goal third period.Okposo opened the scoring a little over five minutes in on rising slap shot from outside the right circle.Skinner knocked in the rebound off Eichel’s shot from the point less than two minutes later.Pominville made it 3-0 when he batted a bouncing puck after Skinner’s shot, chasing Anderson with 5:35 left in the first period.Buffalo scored four more goals in the first eight minutes of the second period. The first two came in a span of 13 seconds.Mittelstadt’s backhand pass set up Skinner in the slot for his team-leading ninth goal on a power play 3:55 into the period.Berglund then set up Girgensons from behind the net to put the Sabres up 5-0.After McCormick put the Senators on the board with his first goal of the season, Pominville netted his second of the game and eighth of the year on an assist from Eichel.Sheary scored Buffalo’s seventh goal on a breakaway 7:48 into the second period. Berglund added the eighth goal 5:41 into the third period and Sheary dropped the puck off to Mittelstadt for the final goal with 6:47 left to play.NOTES: Sabres rookie D Rasmus Dahlin, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft, was struck by a puck late in the second period and stayed in the dressing room for the third. Coach Phil Housley said Dahlin will be evaluated Sunday and is expected to make the trip for Sunday’s game against the New York Rangers. … Buffalo is in the midst of playing three of 12 games at home after opening the season with a four-game homestand. … Senators rookie F Brady Tkachuk skated Friday for the first time since injuring his leg on Oct. 15. … Anderson allowed three goals on 10 shots after stopping 46 of 48 shots in the Senators’ 4-2 win over the Sabres on Thursday. … Sabres F Sam Reinhart had two assists and now has eight points in Buffalo’s seven wins and none in seven losses.UP NEXTSenators: Host Tampa Bay on Sunday.Sabres: Start two-game road trip Sunday at New York Rangers.