⚔️ Away Sabres 29-30-10 before this game
2–3
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 36-25-7 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
BUF 2002
MTL 2103

Sabres at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Sabres 3–2 at Bell Centre on March 18, 1996.

🗓 Mon, Mar 18, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Andrei Kovalenko
2 G
5 shots · +2
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Mark Recchi
2 A
1 shots · +2
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Patrice Brisebois
1 G
4 shots

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Matthew Barnaby Go-ahead 1st · 01:28
Assists: Charlie Huddy, Randy Burridge
1–0
⚔️ Jason Dawe 1st · 06:35
Assists: Pat LaFontaine
2–0
🇨🇦 Patrice Brisebois 1st · 14:41
Assists: Turner Stevenson, Chris Murray
2–1
🇨🇦 Andrei Kovalenko Tying 1st · 19:55
Assists: Mark Recchi, Pierre Turgeon
2–2
2nd period
🇨🇦 Andrei Kovalenko Go-ahead 2nd · 09:48
Assists: Saku Koivu, Mark Recchi
2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦
25 Shots on goal 35
12 Penalty minutes 10
BUF shooting 8.0% (2/25) MTL shooting 8.6% (3/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:14 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jocelyn Thibault
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 29-30-10 (42% win rate, 69 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 36-25-7 (53% win rate, 68 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
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 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Jan 6, 1996
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
7–6 · Sabres won
Dec 20, 1995
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
1–2 · Sabres won
May 1, 1995
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
0–2 · Sabres won
Apr 29, 1995
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–3 (OT) · Sabres won
Mar 8, 1995
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on March 18, 1996?

Canadiens won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 2, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Dawe, Matthew Barnaby.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Kovalenko (2), Patrice Brisebois.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 2 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 2–1 after 3 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 · Mar 16
⚔️BUF @ 🐳HFD
1–2 · HFD won
Next game · Mar 22
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
4–1 · MTL won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Mar 16
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–4 · MTL won
Next game · Mar 20
🐳HFD @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–3 · MTL won
Also on March 18, 1996
⚡TBL @ 🐳HFD
3–6 final
🦈SJS @ 🐻BOS
3–3 final
🎵STL @ 👑LAK
3–1 final
Sabres season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule