Buffalo Sabres
at
Montréal Canadiens
Mar 8, 1997 · Centre Molson
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres |
3 | 24 |
| Montréal Canadiens |
3 | 43 |
Decided in overtime.
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:03 | BUF | Alexei Zhitnik (6) PP | Richard Smehlik (15) | 1 - 0 |
| 10:20 | MTL | Vincent Damphousse (22) | Stephane Richer (21) | 1 - 1 |
| 19:13 | BUF | Jason Dawe (20) | Michael Peca (23), Ed Ronan (3) | 2 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 08:31 | BUF | Barrie Moore (2) | Wayne Primeau (3), Darryl Shannon (15) | 3 - 1 |
| 16:07 | MTL | Turner Stevenson (6) | Benoit Brunet (6), Darcy Tucker (12) | 3 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 17:42 | MTL | Valeri Bure (12) PP | Mark Recchi (36), Vincent Damphousse (47) | 3 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:18 | MTL | Vladimir Malakhov | Tripping | 2 |
| 05:53 | BUF | Donald Audette | High sticking | 2 |
| 11:26 | BUF | Darryl Shannon | Hooking obstruction | 2 |
| 14:44 | BUF | Rob Ray | High sticking | 2 |
| 14:44 | BUF | Rob Ray | Fighting | 5 |
| 14:44 | MTL | Chris Murray | High sticking | 2 |
| 14:44 | MTL | Chris Murray | Fighting | 5 |
| 16:16 | BUF | Dixon Ward | Tripping | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 19:40 | MTL | Peter Popovic | Interference obstruction | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:00 | MTL | Marc Bureau | Interference obstruction | 2 |
| 06:53 | BUF | Bob Boughner | Tripping obstruction | 2 |
| 17:26 | BUF | Alexei Zhitnik | Kneeing | 2 |
| 18:10 | MTL | Stephane Richer | High sticking | 2 |
| 18:56 | BUF | Rob Ray | Misconduct | 10 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |  Barrie Moore |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Jason Dawe |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Alexei Zhitnik |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Richard Smehlik |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Ed Ronan |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Wayne Primeau |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Michael Peca |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Darryl Shannon |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Bob Boughner |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Dixon Ward |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Brian Holzinger |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Mike Wilson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Michal Grosek |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Donald Audette |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Garry Galley |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Rob Ray |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 38 |  Derek Plante |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Matthew Barnaby |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 |  Dominik Hasek |
T | 43 | 40 | 3 | 65:00 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |  Vincent Damphousse |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Valeri Bure |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Turner Stevenson |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Darcy Tucker |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Benoit Brunet |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Mark Recchi |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Stephane Richer |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Vladimir Malakhov |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Stephane Quintal |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Jassen Cullimore |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Marc Bureau |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Saku Koivu |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Murray Baron |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Peter Popovic |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Chris Murray |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Martin Rucinsky |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 49 |  Brian Savage |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 72 |  Shayne Corson |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 |  Jocelyn Thibault |
T | 24 | 21 | 3 | 65:00 |