🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 31-28-8 before this game
3–2
Final
⚔️ Home Sabres 32-29-7 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
MTL 1113
BUF 0202

Canadiens at Sabres

Canadiens beat Sabres 3–2 at KeyBank Center on March 10, 2000.

🗓 Fri, Mar 10, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Patrice Brisebois
2 A
2 shots · 23:37 TOI · +1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Sergei Zholtok
2 A
1 shots · 14:35 TOI · +1
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Maxim Afinogenov
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 17:19 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Craig Darby Go-ahead 1st · 11:07
Assists: Oleg Petrov, Craig Rivet · beat Dominik Hasek
1–0
2nd period
⚔️ Jason Woolley Tying 2nd · 05:02
Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Stu Barnes · beat Jeff Hackett
1–1
🇨🇦 Trevor Linden PP Go-ahead 2nd · 12:30
Assists: Sergei Zholtok, Patrice Brisebois · beat Dominik Hasek
2–1
⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov PP Tying 2nd · 15:42
Assists: Chris Gratton, Stu Barnes · beat Jeff Hackett
2–2
3rd period
🇨🇦 Brian Savage Go-ahead 3rd · 09:40
Assists: Patrice Brisebois, Sergei Zholtok · beat Dominik Hasek
3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️
20 Shots on goal 31
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
24 Hits 25
6 Blocked shots 4
2 Takeaways 3
15 Giveaways 21
10 Penalty minutes 6
MTL shooting 15.0% (3/20) BUF shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jeff Hackett
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek
17/20
.850 SV% · 3 GA · 59:24 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 31-28-8 (46% win rate, 67 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 32-29-7 (47% win rate, 68 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Corson · Brunet · Koivu 18:42
L2 Rucinsky · Linden · Petrov 16:47
L3 Savage · Zholtok · Stevenson 14:35
L4 Poulin · Darby 10:41
D1 Brisebois · Weinrich 22:56
D2 Souray · Rivet 20:48
D3 Dykhuis · Laflamme 15:11
D4 Bouillon 2:17
⚔️Sabres
L1 Gratton · Barnes · Satan 20:32
L2 Brown · Varada · Afinogenov 17:32
L3 Tsyplakov · Ward · Hamel 13:24
L4 Rasmussen · Taylor · Ray 7:48
D1 Smehlik · Holland 22:42
D2 Patrick · Woolley 19:37
D3 McKee · Grand-Pierre 15:55

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →
Jan 14, 2000
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
2–1 · Canadiens won
Oct 16, 1999
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–2 · Canadiens won
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

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on March 10, 2000?

Canadiens won 3–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage, Craig Darby, Trevor Linden.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Woolley, Maxim Afinogenov.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 17 saves on 20 shots (.850 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 3–0 after 3 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 · Mar 8
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
3–0 · MTL won
Next game · Mar 11
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–3 · BOS won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Mar 8
🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF
1–2 · BUF won
Next game · Mar 12
🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF
2–4 · BUF won
Also on March 10, 2000
🐻BOS @ 🌪️CAR
5–3 final
😈NJD @ 🐦ATL
9–0 final
🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL
4–3 final
🐙DET @ 🐯NSH
3–1 final
🏝️NYI @ ⭐DAL
4–3 final
🏔️COL @ 🛢️EDM
4–2 final
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