6–4

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 41-31-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	1	4	1	6
MTL	1	2	1	4

Sabres at Canadiens

Sabres beat Canadiens 6–4 at Bell Centre on March 19, 1983.

🗓 Sat, Mar 19, 1983 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 4–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Hannu Virta

3 G

3 shots

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Gilbert Perreault

2 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Bob Gainey

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Bob Gainey SH Go-ahead 1st · 05:07

Unassisted

0–1

⚔️ Mike Foligno Tying 1st · 07:22

Assists: Gilbert Perreault, Tony McKegney

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Pierre Mondou PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:07

Assists: Gilbert Delorme, Mats Naslund

1–2

⚔️ Brent Peterson Tying 2nd · 04:07

Assists: Mike Ramsey, David Fenyves

2–2

🇨🇦 Keith Acton Go-ahead 2nd · 09:25

Assists: Guy Lafleur, Mats Naslund

2–3

⚔️ Hannu Virta PP Tying 2nd · 10:06

Assists: Phil Housley

3–3

⚔️ Dale McCourt Go-ahead 2nd · 18:24

Assists: Gilbert Perreault

4–3

⚔️ Hannu Virta 2nd · 18:42

Unassisted

5–3

3rd period

⚔️ Hannu Virta SH 3rd · 07:53

Unassisted

6–3

🇨🇦 Doug Wickenheiser 3rd · 14:28

Assists: Bob Gainey, Mark Napier

6–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

28 Shots on goal 36

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

13 Penalty minutes 15

BUF shooting 21.4% (6/28) MTL shooting 11.1% (4/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Bob Sauve

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Rick Wamsley

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 40-33 (55% win rate, 73 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 41-31 (57% win rate, 72 games)

After 2nd — 5–3

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 4–3 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on March 19, 1983?

Sabres won 6–4.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 6, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Hannu Virta (3), Brent Peterson, Dale McCourt, Mike Foligno.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Bob Gainey, Doug Wickenheiser, Keith Acton, Pierre Mondou.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Rick Wamsley made 0 saves on 6 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 4–3 after 7 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 16

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 17

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