🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 18-12-5 before this game

0–1

Final

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

Canadiens at Sabres

Sabres beat Canadiens 1–0 at KeyBank Center on December 19, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Dec 19, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Donald Audette

1 G

3 shots · 14:10 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Plante

1 A

2 shots · 16:28 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Vaclav Varada

1 A

09:18 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

42 Shots on goal 20

10 Hits 34

9 Blocked shots 12

10 Takeaways 16

24 Giveaways 26

12 Penalty minutes 14

MTL shooting 0.0% (0/42) BUF shooting 5.0% (1/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Andy Moog

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 58:49 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:55 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 18-12-5 (51% win rate, 35 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 14-16-2 (44% win rate, 32 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 18-12-5 (51% win rate, 35 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 14-16-2 (44% win rate, 32 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Damphousse · Recchi 21:16

L2 Rucinsky · Savage · Koivu 18:52

L3 Brunet · Bureau · Bure 13:30

L4 Thornton · Bordeleau · Tucker 5:36

D1 Malakhov · Manson 25:26

D2 Brisebois · Quintal 21:24

D3 Clark · Wilkie 11:34

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Holzinger · Dawe 19:00

L2 Plante · Satan · Audette 14:35

L3 Ward · May · Burridge 11:23

L4 Primeau · Varada · Barnaby 8:57

D1 Smehlik · Zhitnik 25:27

D2 Shannon · Wilson 21:11

D3 Woolley · Boughner 13:28

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Feb 12, 1997

🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on December 19, 1997?

Sabres won 1–0.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

The final score was Canadiens 0, Sabres 1.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Andy Moog made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 0 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?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 15

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 17

Also on December 19, 1997

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