🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 15-23-4 before this game

2–1

Final

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

Canadiens at Sabres

Canadiens beat Sabres 2–1 at KeyBank Center on January 14, 2000.

🗓 Fri, Jan 14, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Francis Bouillon

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:33 TOI · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jason Ward

1 G

3 shots · 13:17 TOI · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Karl Dykhuis

1 A

20:17 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Jason Ward PP Go-ahead 2nd · 02:35

Assists: Francis Bouillon, Karl Dykhuis · beat Martin Biron

1–0

3rd period

🇨🇦 Francis Bouillon 3rd · 01:51

Unassisted · beat Martin Biron

2–0

⚔️ Stu Barnes PP 3rd · 13:27

Assists: Geoff Sanderson · beat Jose Theodore

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

27 Shots on goal 15

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

13 Hits 13

12 Blocked shots 16

7 Takeaways 3

14 Giveaways 24

6 Penalty minutes 10

MTL shooting 7.4% (2/27) BUF shooting 6.7% (1/15)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

14/15

.933 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 59:14 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 15-23-4 (36% win rate, 42 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 20-19-4 (47% win rate, 43 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Brunet · Rucinsky · Zholtok 20:14

L2 Corson · Zubrus · Asham 16:43

L3 Thornton · Ward · Cummins 12:19

L4 Poulin · Darby · McCleary 10:03

D1 Weinrich · Brisebois 23:54

D2 Dykhuis · Lachance 19:31

D3 Ulanov · Bouillon 16:36

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Peca · Satan 18:45

L2 Grosek · Sanderson · Barnes 16:30

L3 Ward · Taylor · Varada 12:24

L4 Rasmussen · Afinogenov · Ray 8:59

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 23:05

D2 Woolley · McKee 19:12

D3 Patrick · Sarich 16:54

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on January 14, 2000?

Canadiens won 2–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Francis Bouillon, Jason Ward.

Who scored for Sabres?

Stu Barnes.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 14 saves on 15 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 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?

Canadiens 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 · Jan 11

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 13

Also on January 14, 2000

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