Montréal Canadiens
at
Buffalo Sabres
Dec 18, 1987 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Montréal Canadiens |
2 | 41 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 | 25 |
Decided in overtime.
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:17 | MTL | Claude Lemieux (14) PP | Larry Robinson (8), Bobby Smith (32) | 1 - 0 |
| 19:41 | BUF | Richie Dunn (2) | Christian Ruuttu (18), Ray Sheppard (12) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 02:44 | MTL | Claude Lemieux (15) | Larry Robinson (9), Bobby Smith (33) | 2 - 1 |
| 13:10 | BUF | Phil Housley (14) | Scott Arniel (13), Christian Ruuttu (19) | 2 - 2 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:59 | BUF | Lindy Ruff | Boarding | 2 |
| 17:37 | MTL | John Kordic | Roughing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 13:10 | MTL | Shayne Corson | Slashing | 2 |
| 17:38 | BUF | Phil Housley | Tripping | 2 |
| 17:46 | MTL | Claude Lemieux | High sticking | 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:08 | BUF | Scott Arniel | Holding | 2 |
| 08:06 | BUF | Richie Dunn | High sticking | 2 |
| 08:06 | MTL | Ryan Walter | High sticking | 2 |
| 10:48 | BUF | Adam Creighton | Slashing | 2 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 |  Claude Lemieux |
R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Bobby Smith |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Larry Robinson |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Craig Ludwig |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Ryan Walter |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Brian Skrudland |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Mike Mcphee |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Mike Lalor |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Guy Carbonneau |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bob Gainey |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Rick Green |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Petr Svoboda |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Sergio Momesso |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mats Naslund |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 30 |  Chris Nilan |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  John Kordic |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Stephane Richer |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 72 |  Shayne Corson |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 |  Patrick Roy |
T | 25 | 23 | 2 | 65:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 |  Christian Ruuttu |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Richie Dunn |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 96 |  Phil Housley |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Ray Sheppard |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Scott Arniel |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Steve Dykstra |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Calle Johansson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  John Tucker |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Mike Foligno |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Robert Logan |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Paul Cyr |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Kevin Maguire |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Adam Creighton |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Ed Hospodar |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Andreychuk |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Uwe Krupp |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Lindy Ruff |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 87 |  Pierre Turgeon |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 |  Jacques Cloutier |
T | 41 | 39 | 2 | 65:00 |