🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 19-11-3 before this game

2–3

Final

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

Canadiens at Sabres

Sabres beat Canadiens 3–2 at KeyBank Center on December 19, 1986.

🗓 Fri, Dec 19, 1986 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Mike Foligno

2 G

5 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Christian Ruuttu

2 A

5 shots

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

John Tucker

1 G

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ John Tucker Go-ahead 1st · 08:26

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, Mike Ramsey

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Mike Foligno PP 2nd · 14:22

Assists: Christian Ruuttu, Doug Smith

0–2

🇨🇦 Shayne Corson 2nd · 17:10

Assists: Bob Gainey, Guy Carbonneau

1–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Bobby Smith Tying 3rd · 05:56

Assists: Mike Mcphee, Claude Lemieux

2–2

⚔️ Mike Foligno Go-ahead 3rd · 08:59

Assists: Christian Ruuttu

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

27 Shots on goal 27

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

23 Penalty minutes 25

MTL shooting 7.4% (2/27) BUF shooting 11.1% (3/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Patrick Roy

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:09 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Jacques Cloutier

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

0–0 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on December 19, 1986?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Bobby Smith, Shayne Corson.

Who scored for Sabres?

Mike Foligno (2), John Tucker.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Jacques Cloutier made 0 saves on 2 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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 · Dec 16

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 17

Also on December 19, 1986

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