⚔️ Away Sabres 1-2-1 before this game
1–2
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 2-4-0 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
BUF 1001
MTL 1102

Sabres at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Sabres 2–1 at Bell Centre on October 16, 1999.

🗓 Sat, Oct 16, 1999 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Brian Savage
1 G
4 shots · 20:51 TOI · +1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Jim Cummins
1 G
3 shots · 07:38 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Patrick Poulin
1 A
2 shots · 13:56 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Miroslav Satan Go-ahead 1st · 15:16
Assists: Curtis Brown, Michal Grosek · beat Jeff Hackett
1–0
🇨🇦 Jim Cummins Tying 1st · 18:54
Assists: Patrick Poulin, Craig Darby · beat Dominik Hasek
1–1
2nd period
🇨🇦 Brian Savage Go-ahead 2nd · 13:40
Assists: Barry Richter, Eric Weinrich · beat Dominik Hasek
1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦
21 Shots on goal 34
26 Hits 19
8 Blocked shots 15
13 Takeaways 18
17 Giveaways 25
12 Penalty minutes 10
BUF shooting 4.8% (1/21) MTL shooting 5.9% (2/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek
32/34
.941 SV% · 2 GA · 59:10 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jeff Hackett
20/21
.952 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
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 Barnes · Brown · Satan 18:08
L2 Sanderson · Holzinger · Peca 16:10
L3 Grosek · Ward · Varada 13:55
L4 Pittis · Primeau · Ray 9:36
D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 24:24
D2 McKee · Woolley 20:05
D3 Patrick · Grand-Pierre 14:03
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Savage · Koivu · Zubrus 20:33
L2 Rucinsky · Linden · Darby 17:53
L3 Poulin · Ribeiro · Stevenson 13:56
L4 Higgins · Asham · Cummins 7:55
D1 Weinrich · Bouillon 24:55
D2 Ulanov · Lachance 18:58
D3 Richter · Guren 13:36

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Apr 3, 1999
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–2 · Canadiens won
Feb 11, 1999
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
2–5 · Sabres won
Feb 6, 1999
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–3 · Canadiens won
Dec 18, 1998
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
2–4 · Sabres won
Oct 17, 1998
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–3 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on October 16, 1999?

Canadiens won 2–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 1, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage, Jim Cummins.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 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?

Canadiens 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 11
🌵PHX @ ⚔️BUF
2–2 · PHX won
Next game · Oct 17
⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI
2–5 · PHI won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Oct 14
🇨🇦MTL @ 🔔PHI
5–4 · MTL won
Next game · Oct 18
🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–2 · NYI won
Also on October 16, 1999
🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH
3–2 final
🍁TOR @ 🎵STL
2–4 final
🏝️NYI @ 😈NJD
1–4 final
🪶CHI @ 🐧PIT
3–3 final
🐦ATL @ ⚡TBL
4–4 final
🦆ANA @ 🐆FLA
2–3 final
🔔PHI @ 🐙DET
2–3 final
⭐DAL @ 🐯NSH
2–3 final
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