4–3

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 3-0-0 before this game

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

Sabres at Canadiens

Sabres beat Canadiens 4–3 at Bell Centre on October 17, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Oct 17, 1998 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vincent Damphousse

1 G, 2 A

7 shots · 23:54 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Dixon Ward

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 12:47 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Vaclav Varada

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 15:58 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

32 saves

0.914 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Benoit Brunet SH Go-ahead 1st · 02:01

Assists: Vincent Damphousse

0–1

🇨🇦 Vladimir Malakhov 1st · 04:12

Assists: Vincent Damphousse

0–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse SH 2nd · 14:57

Assists: Mark Recchi

0–3

⚔️ Brian Holzinger PP 2nd · 16:01

Assists: Michal Grosek, Miroslav Satan

1–3

⚔️ Michael Peca PP 2nd · 18:18

Assists: Michal Grosek

2–3

3rd period

⚔️ Dixon Ward Tying 3rd · 02:46

Assists: Vaclav Varada

3–3

⚔️ Vaclav Varada Go-ahead 3rd · 10:23

Assists: Dixon Ward, Michael Peca

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦

27 Shots on goal 35

2/11 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

19 Hits 28

11 Blocked shots 11

22 Takeaways 23

26 Giveaways 32

22 Penalty minutes 66

BUF shooting 14.8% (4/27) MTL shooting 8.6% (3/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 58:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Grosek · Brown · Barnaby 22:48

L2 Peca · Primeau · Varada 15:58

L3 Ward · Holzinger · Satan 12:47

L4 Sanderson · Kruse · Ray 7:21

D1 Zhitnik · McKee 25:26

D2 Smehlik · Shannon 19:10

D3 Woolley · Holland 12:18

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Damphousse · Koivu · Recchi 23:54

L2 Brunet · Poulin · Zholtok 16:58

L3 McCleary · Stevenson · Hoglund 10:34

L4 Morissette · Thornton 2:54

D1 Malakhov · Clark 22:54

D2 Ulanov · Quintal 20:44

D3 Rivet · Guren 13:38

D4 Manson 7:15

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

5–4 (OT) · Sabres won

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 October 17, 1998?

Sabres won 4–3.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 4, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Holzinger, Dixon Ward, Michael Peca, Vaclav Varada.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Benoit Brunet, Vincent Damphousse, Vladimir Malakhov.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Oct 16

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Oct 16

Also on October 17, 1998

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