7–6

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 20-16-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	3	1	3	7
MTL	3	2	1	6

Sabres at Canadiens

Sabres beat Canadiens 7–6 at Bell Centre on January 6, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Jan 6, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Pierre Turgeon

3 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Dawe

3 G

4 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Pat LaFontaine

2 G, 1 A

7 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi Go-ahead 1st · 00:14

Assists: Pierre Turgeon, Vladimir Malakhov

0–1

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky SH 1st · 02:04

Assists: Saku Koivu

0–2

⚔️ Jason Dawe 1st · 06:26

Unassisted

1–2

⚔️ Jason Dawe Tying 1st · 13:46

Assists: Dave Hannan, Michael Peca

2–2

🇨🇦 Pierre Turgeon PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:50

Unassisted

2–3

⚔️ Donald Audette Tying 1st · 15:58

Assists: Pat LaFontaine, Brent Hughes

3–3

2nd period

🇨🇦 Pierre Turgeon PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:01

Assists: Valeri Bure

3–4

⚔️ Pat LaFontaine Tying 2nd · 03:59

Assists: Yuri Khmylev, Donald Audette

4–4

🇨🇦 Valeri Bure Go-ahead 2nd · 16:41

Assists: Turner Stevenson, Saku Koivu

4–5

3rd period

⚔️ Jason Dawe Tying 3rd · 04:40

Assists: Garry Galley, Dave Hannan

5–5

🇨🇦 Pierre Turgeon Go-ahead 3rd · 10:47

Assists: Mark Recchi

5–6

⚔️ Randy Burridge Tying 3rd · 17:02

Assists: Dave Hannan, Derek Plante

6–6

⚔️ Pat LaFontaine Go-ahead 3rd · 17:20

Assists: Donald Audette, Mike Wilson

7–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

33 Shots on goal 27

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

10 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 21.2% (7/33) MTL shooting 22.2% (6/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 19:26 TOI

John Blue

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 40:34 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 58:43 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–3

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 17-18-4 (44% win rate, 39 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 20-16-3 (51% win rate, 39 games)

After 2nd — 4–5

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Mar 8, 1995

⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Mar 5, 1995

🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF

1–4 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on January 6, 1996?

Sabres won 7–6.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 7, Canadiens 6.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Dawe (3), Pat LaFontaine (2), Donald Audette, Randy Burridge.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Pierre Turgeon (3), Mark Recchi, Martin Rucinsky, Valeri Bure.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 7 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?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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 · Jan 5

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 4

Also on January 6, 1996

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