3–6

Final

BUF leads 4–0

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

Canadiens at Sabres — Second Round Game 2

Sabres, Second Round Game 2, beat Canadiens 6–3 at KeyBank Center on May 10, 1998.

🗓 Sun, May 10, 1998 · 13:00 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

Game 2

3–6

Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Matthew Barnaby

3 G, 1 A

5 shots · 17:34 TOI · +3

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Michal Grosek

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 18:22 TOI · +3

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Curtis Brown

2 A

1 shots · 16:40 TOI · +4

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

26 Shots on goal 25

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

32 Hits 24

7 Blocked shots 14

8 Takeaways 25

27 Giveaways 27

14 Penalty minutes 14

MTL shooting 11.5% (3/26) BUF shooting 24.0% (6/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Andy Moog

16/21

.762 SV% · 5 GA · 40:34 TOI

Jocelyn Thibault Shutout

3/3

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 18:41 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 45-30-14 (51% win rate, 89 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 50-29-9 (57% win rate, 88 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 45-30-14 (51% win rate, 89 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 50-29-9 (57% win rate, 88 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Damphousse · Recchi 22:13

L2 Rucinsky · Koivu · Bureau 18:10

L3 Savage · Thornton · Stevenson 14:38

L4 Poulin · Bordeleau · Hoglund 3:47

D1 Malakhov · Manson 22:52

D2 Brisebois · Quintal 18:30

D3 Popovic · Ulanov 15:42

⚔️Sabres

L1 Grosek · Peca · Holzinger 18:22

L2 Ward · Brown · Barnaby 16:40

L3 Sanderson · Audette · Varada 14:06

L4 Plante · Primeau · Satan 8:32

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 23:35

D2 Shannon · Wilson 19:43

D3 Woolley · Boughner 15:56

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

May 8, 1998

🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Apr 18, 1998

⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on May 10, 1998?

Sabres won 6–3.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Sabres 6.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Andy Moog made 16 saves on 21 shots (.762 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 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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🇨🇦Canadiens

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