4–9

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 50-20-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	2	1	1	4
MTL	5	1	3	9

Sabres at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Sabres 9–4 at Bell Centre on April 2, 1988.

🗓 Sat, Apr 2, 1988 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 4–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Stephane Richer

3 G, 1 A

7 shots · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Larry Robinson

4 A

2 shots · +3

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mats Naslund

3 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Claude Lemieux PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:16

Assists: Larry Robinson, Chris Chelios

0–1

⚔️ John Tucker Tying 1st · 11:41

Assists: Dave Andreychuk

1–1

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer Go-ahead 1st · 12:19

Assists: Mats Naslund, Mike Lalor

1–2

🇨🇦 Shayne Corson 1st · 12:45

Assists: Mats Naslund, Larry Robinson

1–3

🇨🇦 Bobby Smith 1st · 12:56

Unassisted

1–4

🇨🇦 Ryan Walter PP 1st · 14:29

Assists: Larry Robinson

1–5

⚔️ Mike Foligno 1st · 18:14

Assists: John Tucker, Dave Andreychuk

2–5

2nd period

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer PP 2nd · 05:33

Assists: Ryan Walter, Mats Naslund

2–6

⚔️ Doug Smith 2nd · 19:54

Assists: Calle Johansson, Lindy Ruff

3–6

3rd period

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer 3rd · 01:27

Assists: Larry Robinson

3–7

⚔️ Joe Reekie 3rd · 04:29

Assists: Ray Sheppard, Christian Ruuttu

4–7

🇨🇦 Mike Mcphee 3rd · 19:39

Assists: Rick Green, Petr Svoboda

4–8

🇨🇦 Petr Svoboda 3rd · 19:52

Assists: Mike Mcphee, Stephane Richer

4–9

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

33 Shots on goal 38

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5

17 Penalty minutes 13

BUF shooting 12.1% (4/33) MTL shooting 23.7% (9/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Daren Puppa

0/9

.000 SV% · 9 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Patrick Roy

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–5

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–6

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 4–3 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

Oct 23, 1987

🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF

3–5 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on April 2, 1988?

Canadiens won 9–4.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 4, Canadiens 9.

Who scored for Sabres?

Doug Smith, Joe Reekie, John Tucker, Mike Foligno.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Stephane Richer (3), Bobby Smith, Claude Lemieux, Mike Mcphee, Petr Svoboda, Ryan Walter, Shayne Corson.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Daren Puppa made 0 saves on 9 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 4 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 4–3 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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