🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 14-10-0 before this game

6–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	0	0	0	6
BUF	0	0	0	5

Canadiens at Sabres

Canadiens beat Sabres 6–5 at KeyBank Center on December 3, 1980.

🗓 Wed, Dec 3, 1980 · 19:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Napier

4 G

7 shots · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Steve Shutt

4 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Serge Savard

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

30 Shots on goal 24

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

12 Penalty minutes 10

MTL shooting 20.0% (6/30) BUF shooting 20.8% (5/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Michel Larocque

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Bob Sauve

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 14-10 (58% win rate, 24 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 14-10 (58% win rate, 24 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 14-10 (58% win rate, 24 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 14-10 (58% win rate, 24 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on December 3, 1980?

Canadiens won 6–5.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

The final score was Canadiens 6, Sabres 5.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Michel Larocque made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Sabres season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Nov 29

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Nov 30

Also on December 3, 1980

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