🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 24-17-6 before this game

1–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	0	1	0	1
BUF	1	3	2	6

Canadiens at Sabres

Sabres beat Canadiens 6–1 at KeyBank Center on January 22, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Jan 22, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Dawe

2 G

4 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Peca

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Randy Burridge

2 A

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jason Dawe SH Go-ahead 1st · 02:58

Unassisted

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Derek Plante 2nd · 07:17

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik

0–2

⚔️ Brian Holzinger 2nd · 08:16

Assists: Donald Audette

0–3

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse 2nd · 09:59

Assists: Brian Savage, Mark Recchi

1–3

⚔️ Matthew Barnaby 2nd · 10:58

Unassisted

1–4

3rd period

⚔️ Michael Peca 3rd · 05:34

Assists: Darryl Shannon, Randy Burridge

1–5

⚔️ Jason Dawe 3rd · 09:24

Assists: Michael Peca, Randy Burridge

1–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 33

22 Penalty minutes 19

MTL shooting 3.0% (1/33) BUF shooting 18.2% (6/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Pat Jablonski

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 29:02 TOI

Jocelyn Thibault

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 30:58 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

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 3–0 Full head-to-head →

Dec 11, 1996

⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on January 22, 1997?

Sabres won 6–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Vincent Damphousse.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Dawe (2), Brian Holzinger, Derek Plante, Matthew Barnaby, Michael Peca.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek 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 3–0 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

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⚔️Sabres

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