Jeff Skinner scored four goals and had an assist in a 5–3 win for the visiting Buffalo Sabres over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. Tage Thompson also scored and Craig Anderson made 29 saves for the Sabres, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Skinner completed the hat trick on a delayed penalty at 8:16 of the third period to break a 3–3 tie when the puck went in off his skate as he broke toward the net. He scooped up a loose puck in front of Montreal’s goal and scored his fourth of the game and 20th of the season to make it 5–3 at 18:14. Mike Hoffman, Jeff Petry, and Joel Armia scored for the Canadiens, who are 0–8–2 in their past 10 games, and winless in three games under interim coach Martin St. Louis. Sam Montembeault, making his second start in as many days, made 27 saves. Penguins …