🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 45-21-0 before this game

5–3

Final

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

Canadiens at Sabres

Canadiens beat Sabres 5–3 at KeyBank Center on March 7, 1982.

🗓 Sun, Mar 7, 1982 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Season series tied 3–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Doug Risebrough

2 G

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Gaston Gingras

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Larry Robinson

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +4

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Mike Foligno PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:05

Assists: Brent Peterson, Gilbert Perreault

0–1

🇨🇦 Larry Robinson Tying 1st · 17:10

Assists: Guy Lafleur, Mark Napier

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Doug Risebrough SH Go-ahead 2nd · 10:36

Assists: Rejean Houle

2–1

⚔️ Jean-Francois Sauve PP Tying 2nd · 11:14

Assists: Mike Foligno, Gilbert Perreault

2–2

🇨🇦 Doug Risebrough Go-ahead 2nd · 13:00

Assists: Rejean Houle

3–2

3rd period

⚔️ Jean-Francois Sauve Tying 3rd · 05:06

Assists: Richie Dunn, Craig Ramsay

3–3

🇨🇦 Gaston Gingras Go-ahead 3rd · 14:49

Assists: Bob Gainey, Larry Robinson

4–3

🇨🇦 Mark Hunter 3rd · 16:43

Assists: Gaston Gingras, Doug Jarvis

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

35 Shots on goal 34

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

31 Penalty minutes 31

MTL shooting 14.3% (5/35) BUF shooting 8.8% (3/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Denis Herron

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Don Edwards

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 45-21 (68% win rate, 66 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 39-27 (59% win rate, 66 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 3–3 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on March 7, 1982?

Canadiens won 5–3.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

The final score was Canadiens 5, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Doug Risebrough (2), Gaston Gingras, Larry Robinson, Mark Hunter.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jean-Francois Sauve (2), Mike Foligno.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Denis Herron made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Don Edwards made 0 saves on 5 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 3–3 after 6 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 · Mar 6

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 6

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