🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 16-12-3 before this game

1–2

Final

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

Canadiens at Sabres

Sabres beat Canadiens 2–1 at KeyBank Center on December 20, 1995.

🗓 Wed, Dec 20, 1995 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Pat LaFontaine

2 G

4 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Charlie Huddy

1 A

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Brent Hughes

1 A

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Pat LaFontaine Go-ahead 2nd · 08:13

Assists: Brent Hughes, Charlie Huddy

0–1

⚔️ Pat LaFontaine SH 2nd · 11:42

Unassisted

0–2

🇨🇦 Chris Murray 2nd · 14:14

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Martin Rucinsky

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

38 Shots on goal 19

6 Penalty minutes 12

MTL shooting 2.6% (1/38) BUF shooting 10.5% (2/19)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Pat Jablonski

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:02 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Andrei Trefilov

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 16-12-3 (52% win rate, 31 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 14-14-3 (45% win rate, 31 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

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 →

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Mar 8, 1995

⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on December 20, 1995?

Sabres won 2–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chris Murray.

Who scored for Sabres?

Pat LaFontaine (2).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Pat Jablonski made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Andrei Trefilov made 0 saves on 1 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

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🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 18

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 16

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