2–5

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 5-2-2 before this game

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

Sabres at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Sabres 5–2 at Bell Centre on October 29, 1986.

🗓 Wed, Oct 29, 1986 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mats Naslund

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Gaston Gingras

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Stephane Richer

2 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Mats Naslund PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:44

Assists: Larry Robinson, Gaston Gingras

0–1

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk PP Tying 1st · 07:10

Assists: John Tucker, Phil Housley

1–1

🇨🇦 Gaston Gingras Go-ahead 1st · 10:51

Assists: Mats Naslund, Bobby Smith

1–2

🇨🇦 Chris Chelios PP 1st · 15:50

Assists: Mats Naslund, Stephane Richer

1–3

2nd period

🇨🇦 Claude Lemieux 2nd · 16:06

Assists: Stephane Richer, Ryan Walter

1–4

3rd period

⚔️ Bob Halkidis 3rd · 04:06

Assists: Lindy Ruff, Mike Hartman

2–4

🇨🇦 Brian Skrudland 3rd · 10:44

Assists: Mike Lalor, David Maley

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

22 Shots on goal 28

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

30 Penalty minutes 34

BUF shooting 9.1% (2/22) MTL shooting 17.9% (5/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Patrick Roy

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:46 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Oct 15, 1986

🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF

0–0 (OT) · Canadiens won

4–5 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on October 29, 1986?

Canadiens won 5–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 2, Canadiens 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Bob Halkidis, Dave Andreychuk.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Skrudland, Chris Chelios, Claude Lemieux, Gaston Gingras, Mats Naslund.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 2 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 25

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Oct 27

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