🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 39-25-8 before this game

3–2

Final

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

Canadiens at Sabres

Canadiens beat Sabres 3–2 at KeyBank Center on March 20, 1987.

🗓 Fri, Mar 20, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 6–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Ryan Walter

2 G

6 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Christian Ruuttu

2 G

3 shots

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mike Mcphee

1 G

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Mike Mcphee SH Go-ahead 1st · 04:03

Assists: Rick Green · beat Tom Barrasso

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Christian Ruuttu PP Tying 2nd · 07:08

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, Doug Smith · beat Patrick Roy

1–1

⚔️ Christian Ruuttu Go-ahead 2nd · 08:47

Unassisted · beat Patrick Roy

1–2

🇨🇦 Ryan Walter Tying 2nd · 12:39

Unassisted · beat Tom Barrasso

2–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Ryan Walter PP Go-ahead 3rd · 01:37

Assists: Mats Naslund, Stephane Richer · beat Tom Barrasso

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

30 Shots on goal 34

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

75 Penalty minutes 41

MTL shooting 10.0% (3/30) BUF shooting 5.9% (2/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Patrick Roy

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:19 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 39-25-8 (54% win rate, 72 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 29-34-8 (41% win rate, 71 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 6–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on March 20, 1987?

Canadiens won 3–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Ryan Walter (2), Mike Mcphee.

Who scored for Sabres?

Christian Ruuttu (2).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 3 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 6–1 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

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Previous game · Mar 17

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