Laine scores hat trick, Canadiens hand struggling Sabres 11th straight loss [Video]

Patrik Laine scored his first hat trick with the Montreal Canadiens in a dominant 6-1 win on Tuesday night, extending the Buffalo Sabres’ winless streak to 11 games.

Juraj Slafkovsky — with an assist — Joel Armia and Josh Anderson also scored for Montreal (12-16-3), ending a two-game skid that started with a 9-2 rout to Pittsburgh last time out at home Thursday.

Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and Lane Hutson provided two assists each, while Sam Montembeault stopped 20 shots.

Dylan Cozens replied with the lone goal for struggling Buffalo (11-17-4). Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 15 saves on 21 shots, while backup James Reimer stopped all six that he faced after entering to start the third.

The lopsided loss came a day after Sabres owner Terry Pegula flew to Montreal for a team meeting amid the 10-game slide. Head coach Lindy Ruff also shouldered the blame following Saturday’s 5-3 loss to …