Buffalo’s Sabers played off Montreal’s Canadiens 5: 3 (1: 0, 2: 3, 2: 0) to their tenth loss in a row.
Girgenson has not played for Sabers since January 25 due to injury.
Jeff Skiner scored four goals for Sabers and one for Tayson Thompson.
Mike Hoffmann, Jeff Peter and Joel Armia stood out against the opponents.
In another game, the Pittsburgh Penguins, playing without injured Theodore Bluger, compete against New Jersey’s Devils on the road.
In the Eastern Conference Tournament table, the Penguins rank fourth with 66 points in 48 matches, the Blue Jackets of Columbia, represented by goalkeeper Elvis Merzlin, with tenth place in 46 games and Sabers with 15 points in 47 games.