🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 2-1-2 before this game

5–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	3	2	0	5
BUF	0	0	1	1

Canadiens at Sabres

Canadiens beat Sabres 5–1 at KeyBank Center on October 17, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Oct 17, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vincent Damphousse

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:17 TOI · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vladimir Malakhov

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 21:44 TOI · +3

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

2 A

4 shots · 16:28 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse Go-ahead 1st · 00:59

Assists: Benoit Brunet, Valeri Bure · beat Dominik Hasek

1–0

🇨🇦 Vladimir Malakhov PP 1st · 08:13

Assists: Mark Recchi, Sebastien Bordeleau · beat Dominik Hasek

2–0

🇨🇦 Marc Bureau 1st · 09:12

Assists: Vladimir Malakhov, Vincent Damphousse · beat Dominik Hasek

3–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse 2nd · 01:54

Assists: Benoit Brunet, Valeri Bure · beat Dominik Hasek

4–0

🇨🇦 Shayne Corson PP 2nd · 11:11

Assists: Mark Recchi, Vladimir Malakhov · beat Dominik Hasek

5–0

3rd period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP 3rd · 06:14

Assists: Michal Grosek, Brian Holzinger · beat Jocelyn Thibault

5–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

42 Shots on goal 22

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

14 Hits 35

4 Blocked shots 14

11 Takeaways 13

16 Giveaways 35

16 Penalty minutes 30

MTL shooting 11.9% (5/42) BUF shooting 4.5% (1/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Koivu · Recchi · Tucker 16:19

L2 Corson · Bure · Stevenson 14:28

L3 Brunet · Houde · Bordeleau 13:35

L4 Thornton · Damphousse · Bureau 12:53

D1 Manson · Malakhov 21:47

D2 Clark · Brisebois 19:10

D3 Quintal · Rivet 16:40

⚔️Sabres

L1 Plante · Holzinger · Dawe 19:37

L2 May · Burridge · Audette 15:17

L3 Ward · Primeau · Satan 13:00

L4 Grosek · Rasmussen · Ray 10:33

D1 Smehlik · McKee 23:24

D2 Zhitnik · Shannon 20:06

D3 Wilson · Boughner 16:30

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Mar 8, 1997

⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Feb 12, 1997

🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Oct 24, 1996

🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF

3–6 · Sabres won

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on October 17, 1997?

Canadiens won 5–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

The final score was Canadiens 5, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Vincent Damphousse (2), Marc Bureau, Shayne Corson, Vladimir Malakhov.

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 5 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?

Canadiens 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

Each team's schedule either side of it

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Oct 15

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 15

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