3–6

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 42-25-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	0	3	3
MTL	3	1	2	6

Sabres at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Sabres 6–3 at Bell Centre on March 28, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Mar 28, 1987 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 7–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Stephane Richer

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Claude Lemieux

2 G

5 shots · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mats Naslund

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Claude Lemieux Go-ahead 1st · 02:10

Unassisted · beat Daren Puppa

0–1

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer 1st · 02:40

Assists: Shayne Corson, Gaston Gingras · beat Daren Puppa

0–2

🇨🇦 Mats Naslund PP 1st · 17:30

Assists: Larry Robinson, Gaston Gingras · beat Daren Puppa

0–3

2nd period

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer PP 2nd · 18:42

Assists: Mats Naslund, Chris Nilan · beat Daren Puppa

0–4

3rd period

⚔️ Doug Smith 3rd · 06:21

Assists: Scott Arniel, Mikael Andersson · beat Brian Hayward

1–4

⚔️ Phil Housley 3rd · 08:38

Assists: Paul Brydges, Dave Andreychuk · beat Brian Hayward

2–4

🇨🇦 Ryan Walter PP 3rd · 13:16

Assists: Stephane Richer, Larry Robinson · beat Daren Puppa

2–5

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk PP 3rd · 14:38

Assists: Mike Foligno, Doug Smith · beat Brian Hayward

3–5

🇨🇦 Claude Lemieux Empty net 3rd · 19:46

Assists: Bobby Smith

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

29 Shots on goal 24

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 3/4

20 Penalty minutes 18

BUF shooting 10.3% (3/29) MTL shooting 25.0% (6/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Daren Puppa

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:52 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Brian Hayward

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–4

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 7–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on March 28, 1987?

Canadiens won 6–3.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 3, Canadiens 6.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dave Andreychuk, Doug Smith, Phil Housley.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Claude Lemieux (2), Stephane Richer (2), Mats Naslund, Ryan Walter.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Daren Puppa made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Brian Hayward made 0 saves on 3 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 7–1 after 8 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 · Mar 26

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 24

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