Habs hangs on...

The Montreal Canadiens barely held on after taking a 3-0 lead to finally defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

After taking an early 3 goal lead, the Habs saw the Sabres come back in the game. Daniel Briere scored 2 goals to help Buffalo even up the score. And with under 3 minutes to go in the 3rd period,Michael Ryder scored the winning goal making the crowd explode in a burst of joy.

With the victory, Montreal is giving themselves a breather and takes back the 4th place in the NHL Eastern conference still 9 points behind the 1st place Buffalo Sabres. The NHL now is taking a break for a few days and will present the all-star game this week.