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First Round · Game 3

Canadiens at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 BUF leads 3–0

Sabres, First Round Game 3, beat Canadiens 4–2 at KeyBank Center on April 9, 1983.

MTL – BUF
30–26
Shots on goal
1/3–1/3
Power play
21–11
Penalty minutes
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First Round — Best of 7

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Game 1
1–0
Final · BUF
Game 2
3–0
Final · BUF
Game 3
2–4
Final · BUF

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Lindy Ruff
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · +2
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Guy Lafleur
2 A
1 shots
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Tony McKegney
1 G
3 shots · +1

Scoring

6 goals · in order
2nd period
🇨🇦 Mats Naslund PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:25
Assists: Mario Tremblay, Guy Lafleur · beat Bob Sauve
1–0
⚔️ John Van Boxmeer PP Tying 2nd · 16:21
Assists: Paul Cyr, Mike Foligno · beat Rick Wamsley
1–1
⚔️ Lindy Ruff Go-ahead 2nd · 17:26
Assists: Craig Ramsay · beat Rick Wamsley
1–2
3rd period
🇨🇦 Steve Shutt Tying 3rd · 08:21
Assists: Guy Lafleur, Pierre Mondou · beat Bob Sauve
2–2
⚔️ Tony McKegney Go-ahead 3rd · 15:50
Assists: Lindy Ruff, Larry Playfair · beat Rick Wamsley
2–3
⚔️ Mike Ramsey Empty net 3rd · 19:35
Unassisted
2–4

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️
30 Shots on goal 26
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
21 Penalty minutes 11
MTL shooting 6.7% (2/30) BUF shooting 15.4% (4/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Rick Wamsley
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:11 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Bob Sauve
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 15-8 (65% win rate, 23 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 13-8 (62% win rate, 21 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-13 (7% win rate, 14 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 10-6 (62% win rate, 16 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 71983 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–0 Apr 61983 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–0 Mar 201983 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 7–4 Mar 191983 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–4 Jan 261983 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–7
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Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on April 9, 1983?

Sabres won 4–2. The final score was Canadiens 2, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mats Naslund, Steve Shutt.

Who scored for Sabres?

John Van Boxmeer, Lindy Ruff, Mike Ramsey, Tony McKegney.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Rick Wamsley made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeApr 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–0 AfterOct 6 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 7–4
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeApr 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–0 AfterApr 14 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 7–4
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