2–3

Final

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

Canadiens at Sabres

Sabres beat Canadiens 3–2 at KeyBank Center on October 6, 1988.

🗓 Thu, Oct 6, 1988 · 18:30 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1988-89 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Ray Sheppard

2 G

4 shots

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Benoit Hogue

1 G, 1 A

4 shots

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Mike Donnelly

1 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

21 Shots on goal 24

8 Penalty minutes 16

MTL shooting 9.5% (2/21) BUF shooting 12.5% (3/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Brian Hayward

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:52 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Tom Barrasso

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Apr 3, 1988

🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF

4–4 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on October 6, 1988?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Sabres 3.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Brian Hayward made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Tom Barrasso 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?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

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