2–3

Final / OT

BUF leads 4–0

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

Canadiens at Sabres — Second Round Game 1

Sabres, Second Round Game 1, beat Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on May 8, 1998.

🗓 Fri, May 8, 1998 · 18:30 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

MTL vs BUF · BUF leads 4–0 Full series →

Game 1

2–3

OT · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Geoff Sanderson

2 G

2 shots · 12:19 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Holzinger

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 16:56 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Donald Audette

2 A

5 shots · 13:24 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

46 saves

0.958 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

48 Shots on goal 25

0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

26 Hits 27

16 Blocked shots 13

2 Takeaways 11

21 Giveaways 38

16 Penalty minutes 16

MTL shooting 4.2% (2/48) BUF shooting 12.0% (3/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Andy Moog

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 62:33 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

46/48

.958 SV% · 2 GA · 62:35 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 45-30-13 (51% win rate, 88 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 49-29-9 (56% win rate, 87 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 45-30-13 (51% win rate, 88 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 49-29-9 (56% win rate, 87 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Damphousse · Recchi 24:43

L2 Rucinsky · Savage · Koivu 19:20

L3 Thornton · Bureau · Stevenson 11:09

L4 Poulin · Hoglund 5:12

D1 Malakhov · Brisebois 22:46

D2 Manson · Quintal 18:30

D3 Ulanov · Popovic 17:08

D4 Rivet 2:07

⚔️Sabres

L1 Plante · Peca · Barnaby 18:50

L2 Ward · Grosek · Holzinger 16:57

L3 Sanderson · Audette · Satan 12:39

L4 Primeau · Varada · Ray 11:11

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 25:44

D2 Shannon · Woolley 19:59

D3 Wilson · Boughner 15:19

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 18, 1998

⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on May 8, 1998?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Sabres 3, in overtime.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Andy Moog made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 46 saves on 48 shots (.958 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

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