2–4

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 27-15-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	1	0	1	2
MTL	3	0	1	4

Sabres at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Sabres 4–2 at Bell Centre on January 17, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Jan 17, 1987 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 5–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Skrudland

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +3

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Bobby Smith

2 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Larry Robinson

2 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Claude Lemieux Go-ahead 1st · 01:10

Assists: Mike Mcphee, Craig Ludwig · beat Tom Barrasso

0–1

⚔️ Adam Creighton Tying 1st · 01:26

Unassisted · beat Brian Hayward

1–1

🇨🇦 Ryan Walter PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:10

Assists: Mats Naslund, Larry Robinson · beat Tom Barrasso

1–2

🇨🇦 Sergio Momesso 1st · 18:23

Assists: Brian Skrudland, Bobby Smith · beat Tom Barrasso

1–3

3rd period

🇨🇦 Brian Skrudland 3rd · 12:16

Assists: Bobby Smith, Larry Robinson · beat Tom Barrasso

1–4

⚔️ Mike Foligno 3rd · 15:15

Assists: Shawn Anderson · beat Brian Hayward

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

28 Shots on goal 38

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

12 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 7.1% (2/28) MTL shooting 10.5% (4/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Brian Hayward

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:55 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 — 1–3

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 5–1 Full head-to-head →

Jan 14, 1987

🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

0–0 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on January 17, 1987?

Canadiens won 4–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 2, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Adam Creighton, Mike Foligno.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Skrudland, Claude Lemieux, Ryan Walter, Sergio Momesso.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Brian Hayward 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 5–1 after 6 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 · Jan 14

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 15

Also on January 17, 1987

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