🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 5-1-2
2–6
Final
⚔️ Home Sabres 3-3-1
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🇨🇦 MTL 1102
⚔️ BUF 1146

Canadiens at Sabres

Sabres beat Canadiens 6–2 at KeyBank Center on October 20, 1989.

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1989-90 🔁 Season series tied 1–1
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Dave Andreychuk
2 G, 1 A
4 shots
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Pierre Turgeon
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · +1
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Christian Ruuttu
3 A
2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Dave Andreychuk PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:39
Assists: Pierre Turgeon, Phil Housley · beat Brian Hayward
0–1
🇨🇦 Jocelyn Lemieux Tying 1st · 17:03
Assists: Martin Desjardins · beat Daren Puppa
1–1
2nd period
🇨🇦 Shayne Corson Go-ahead 2nd · 10:39
Assists: Stephane Richer, Stephan Lebeau · beat Daren Puppa
2–1
⚔️ Dave Andreychuk PP Tying 2nd · 14:37
Assists: Pierre Turgeon, Rick Vaive · beat Brian Hayward
2–2
3rd period
⚔️ Pierre Turgeon Go-ahead 3rd · 04:21
Assists: Dave Andreychuk · beat Brian Hayward
2–3
⚔️ Rick Vaive 3rd · 11:06
Assists: Christian Ruuttu, Alexander Mogilny · beat Brian Hayward
2–4
⚔️ Shawn Anderson 3rd · 12:27
Assists: Christian Ruuttu · beat Brian Hayward
2–5
⚔️ Scott Arniel 3rd · 19:00
Assists: Christian Ruuttu, Alexander Mogilny · beat Brian Hayward
2–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️
38 Shots on goal 28
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
8 Penalty minutes 10
MTL shooting 5.3% (2/38) BUF shooting 21.4% (6/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Brian Hayward
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Daren Puppa
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Season series tied 1–1
Oct 71989 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–5 Mar 301989 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 Feb 251989 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–6 Jan 281989 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–2 Jan 271989 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 2–4
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❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on October 20, 1989?

Sabres won 6–2. The final score was Canadiens 2, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Jocelyn Lemieux, Shayne Corson.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dave Andreychuk (2), Pierre Turgeon, Rick Vaive, Scott Arniel, Shawn Anderson.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Brian Hayward made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Daren Puppa 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeOct 18 🔥CGY @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–2 AfterOct 21 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–4
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 18 ⚔️BUF @ 🐳HFD 1–2 AfterOct 21 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 4–2
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