🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 12-15-2 before this game

2–4

Final

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

Canadiens at Sabres

Sabres beat Canadiens 4–2 at KeyBank Center on December 18, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Dec 18, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Dixon Ward

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 16:38 TOI · +3

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Vaclav Varada

1 G

3 shots · 14:08 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Holzinger

1 G

2 shots · 20:55 TOI

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

36 saves

0.947 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Igor Ulanov Go-ahead 1st · 02:28

Assists: Craig Rivet

1–0

⚔️ Brian Holzinger Tying 1st · 06:34

Assists: Dixon Ward

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Benoit Brunet Go-ahead 2nd · 06:23

Unassisted

2–1

⚔️ Vaclav Varada Tying 2nd · 19:56

Assists: Dixon Ward, Jason Woolley

2–2

3rd period

⚔️ Curtis Brown Go-ahead 3rd · 04:29

Assists: Michal Grosek, Darryl Shannon

2–3

⚔️ Dixon Ward SH 3rd · 15:38

Assists: Michael Peca, Jay McKee

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

38 Shots on goal 21

16 Hits 18

8 Blocked shots 12

4 Takeaways 13

22 Giveaways 30

10 Penalty minutes 14

MTL shooting 5.3% (2/38) BUF shooting 19.0% (4/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

17/21

.810 SV% · 4 GA · 58:36 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

36/38

.947 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 12-15-2 (41% win rate, 29 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 18-5-2 (72% win rate, 25 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 12-15-2 (41% win rate, 29 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 18-5-2 (72% win rate, 25 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Damphousse · Koivu 22:19

L2 Rucinsky · Brunet · Dawe 18:03

L3 Poulin · Hoglund · Stevenson 14:48

L4 McCleary · Higgins · Zholtok 5:11

D1 Weinrich · Brisebois 23:14

D2 Rivet · Ulanov 19:10

D3 Quintal · Clark 16:44

⚔️Sabres

L1 Holzinger · Peca · Satan 20:24

L2 Ward · Grosek · Brown 16:38

L3 Sanderson · Rasmussen · Varada 14:07

L4 Barnaby · Ray 5:58

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 23:43

D2 McKee · Shannon 20:17

D3 Woolley · Patrick 13:52

D4 Wilson 5:38

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

5–4 (OT) · Sabres won

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on December 18, 1998?

Sabres won 4–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Benoit Brunet, Igor Ulanov.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Holzinger, Curtis Brown, Dixon Ward, Vaclav Varada.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 14

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 12

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