3–1

Final

BUF leads 4–0

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

Sabres at Canadiens — Second Round Game 4

Sabres, Second Round Game 4, beat Canadiens 3–1 at Bell Centre on May 14, 1998.

🗓 Thu, May 14, 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 4

3–1

Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Donald Audette

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 15:10 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G

1 shots · 11:58 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Matthew Barnaby

1 G

1 shots · 19:16 TOI

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

37 saves

0.974 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

18 Shots on goal 38

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

18 Hits 24

7 Blocked shots 7

10 Takeaways 9

25 Giveaways 22

8 Penalty minutes 14

BUF shooting 16.7% (3/18) MTL shooting 2.6% (1/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

37/38

.974 SV% · 1 GA · 59:55 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore Shutout

7/7

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 28:15 TOI

Andy Moog

8/11

.727 SV% · 3 GA · 30:31 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 52-29-9 (58% win rate, 90 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 45-31-15 (49% win rate, 91 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 52-29-9 (58% win rate, 90 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 45-31-15 (49% win rate, 91 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Ward · Grosek · Brown 19:48

L2 Holzinger · Barnaby · Varada 16:47

L3 Plante · Audette · Satan 12:52

L4 Sanderson · Peca · Primeau 7:42

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 23:50

D2 Shannon · Woolley 21:09

D3 Wilson · Boughner 13:46

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Damphousse · Recchi 21:45

L2 Rucinsky · Koivu · Bureau 17:33

L3 Savage · Thornton · Stevenson 12:57

L4 Brunet · Hoglund · Vukota 2:20

D1 Brisebois · Ulanov 22:40

D2 Quintal · Manson 20:09

D3 Popovic · Rivet 15:48

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

May 12, 1998

⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL

5–4 (OT) · Sabres won

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Apr 18, 1998

⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Apr 10, 1998

🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF

1–2 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on May 14, 1998?

Sabres won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 3, Canadiens 1.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 37 saves on 38 shots (.974 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 7 saves on 7 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

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 12

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · May 12

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