5–4

Final / OT

BUF leads 4–0

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BUF	0	0	0	0	5
MTL	0	0	0	0	4

Sabres at Canadiens — Second Round Game 3

Sabres, Second Round Game 3, beat Canadiens 5–4 in overtime at Bell Centre on May 12, 1998.

🗓 Tue, May 12, 1998 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 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 3

5–4

OT · BUF

Game 4

3–1

Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Peca

2 G

5 shots · 30:01 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Vaclav Varada

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 25:04 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dixon Ward

2 A

3 shots · 26:00 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

42 saves

0.913 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

31 Shots on goal 46

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

25 Hits 35

13 Blocked shots 10

12 Takeaways 9

28 Giveaways 29

16 Penalty minutes 14

BUF shooting 16.1% (5/31) MTL shooting 8.7% (4/46)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

42/46

.913 SV% · 4 GA · 81:18 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

17/18

.944 SV% · 1 GA · 56:42 TOI

Jocelyn Thibault

9/13

.692 SV% · 4 GA · 24:42 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 51-29-9 (57% win rate, 89 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 45-31-14 (50% win rate, 90 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 51-29-9 (57% win rate, 89 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 45-31-14 (50% win rate, 90 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Ward · Peca · Brown 28:02

L2 Grosek · Varada · Barnaby 23:45

L3 Sanderson · Holzinger · Audette 18:03

L4 Primeau · Satan · Ray 6:52

D1 Smehlik · Zhitnik 36:37

D2 Shannon · Wilson 26:44

D3 Woolley · Boughner 17:25

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Damphousse · Recchi 29:13

L2 Rucinsky · Savage · Koivu 23:38

L3 Thornton · Bureau · Stevenson 19:18

L4 Brunet · Bordeleau · Hoglund 2:18

D1 Malakhov · Brisebois 36:30

D2 Quintal · Popovic 28:45

D3 Ulanov · Manson 15:32

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Apr 18, 1998

⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on May 12, 1998?

Sabres won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 5, Canadiens 4, in overtime.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 42 saves on 46 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 17 saves on 18 shots (.944 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

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 · May 10

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · May 10

Also on May 12, 1998

Sabres season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule