3–3

Final / OT

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 41-28-12 before this game

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

Sabres at Canadiens

Sabres beat Canadiens 3–3 in overtime at Bell Centre on April 18, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Apr 18, 1998 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 5–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Savage

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 13:49 TOI · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:52 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Alexei Zhitnik

1 G

3 shots · 22:50 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

20 Shots on goal 24

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

4 Blocked shots 15

1 Takeaways 4

12 Giveaways 30

32 Penalty minutes 26

BUF shooting 15.0% (3/20) MTL shooting 12.5% (3/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 64:56 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

17/20

.850 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 44-27-9 (55% win rate, 80 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 41-28-12 (51% win rate, 81 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 44-27-9 (55% win rate, 80 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 41-28-12 (51% win rate, 81 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Plante · Brown · Audette 14:13

L2 Ward · Holzinger · Satan 11:20

L3 Grosek · Primeau · Varada 10:45

L4 Sanderson · Barnaby · Ray 6:31

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 19:58

D2 Woolley · Shannon 12:58

D3 Wilson · Boughner 8:34

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Rucinsky · Savage · Damphousse 15:52

L2 Brunet · Bureau · Recchi 12:48

L3 Poulin · Bordeleau · Hoglund 9:11

L4 Ryan · Houde · Vukota 5:11

D1 Malakhov · Popovic 15:48

D2 Zalapski · Manson 14:21

D3 Ulanov · Rivet 12:40

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 5–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on April 18, 1998?

Sabres won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 3, Canadiens 3, in overtime.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 17 saves on 20 shots (.850 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 5–1 after 6 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 · Apr 15

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 16

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