5–4

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 54-24-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	1	2	2	5
MTL	1	1	2	4

Sabres at Canadiens

Sabres beat Canadiens 5–4 at Bell Centre on April 3, 1982.

🗓 Sat, Apr 3, 1982 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 5–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Mike Foligno

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Gilbert Perreault

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +3

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jean-Francois Sauve

1 G, 1 A

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Gilbert Perreault Go-ahead 1st · 00:38

Assists: Mike Foligno, John Van Boxmeer

1–0

🇨🇦 Keith Acton PP Tying 1st · 03:02

Assists: Guy Lafleur, Brian Engblom

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Jean-Francois Sauve Go-ahead 2nd · 08:33

Assists: Mike Foligno, Gilbert Perreault

2–1

⚔️ Mike Foligno PP 2nd · 14:42

Assists: Jean-Francois Sauve, Yvon Lambert

3–1

🇨🇦 Pierre Mondou 2nd · 16:23

Assists: Mario Tremblay, Rejean Houle

3–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Mario Tremblay PP Tying 3rd · 04:11

Assists: Pierre Mondou

3–3

🇨🇦 Guy Lafleur Go-ahead 3rd · 07:07

Assists: Keith Acton, Brian Engblom

3–4

⚔️ Brent Peterson Tying 3rd · 14:30

Assists: John Van Boxmeer, Richie Dunn

4–4

⚔️ Andre Savard Go-ahead 3rd · 19:40

Assists: Gilbert Perreault

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

26 Shots on goal 24

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

42 Penalty minutes 43

BUF shooting 19.2% (5/26) MTL shooting 16.7% (4/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Don Edwards

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Rick Wamsley

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 44-34 (56% win rate, 78 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 54-24 (69% win rate, 78 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 5–3 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on April 3, 1982?

Sabres won 5–4.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 5, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Andre Savard, Brent Peterson, Gilbert Perreault, Jean-Francois Sauve, Mike Foligno.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Guy Lafleur, Keith Acton, Mario Tremblay, Pierre Mondou.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Don Edwards made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Rick Wamsley made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Canadiens season series?

Sabres lead the season series 5–3 after 8 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 30

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 31

Also on April 3, 1982

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