⚔️ Away Sabres 37-32-8 before this game
2–0
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 37-32-8 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
BUF 1012
MTL 0000

Sabres at Canadiens

Sabres beat Canadiens 2–0 at Bell Centre on April 1, 2000.

🗓 Sat, Apr 1, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Vaclav Varada
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 15:38 TOI · +2
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Michael Peca
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 20:29 TOI · +2
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Vladimir Tsyplakov
1 A
1 shots · 13:43 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Michael Peca Go-ahead 1st · 15:37
Assists: Vladimir Tsyplakov, Vaclav Varada · beat Jeff Hackett
1–0
3rd period
⚔️ Vaclav Varada Empty net 3rd · 19:33
Assists: Michael Peca
2–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦
16 Shots on goal 27
25 Hits 22
12 Blocked shots 12
7 Takeaways 15
29 Giveaways 32
16 Penalty minutes 8
BUF shooting 12.5% (2/16) MTL shooting 0.0% (0/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek Shutout
27/27
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jeff Hackett
14/15
.933 SV% · 1 GA · 59:09 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–0
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 Peca · Brown · Satan 20:12
L2 Gilmour · Barnes · Varada 16:20
L3 Tsyplakov · Sanderson · Gratton 13:08
L4 Ward · Rasmussen · Afinogenov 5:26
D1 McKee · Warrener 22:27
D2 Zhitnik · Smehlik 21:50
D3 Patrick · Woolley 14:44
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Corson · Brunet · Rucinsky 19:07
L2 Zholtok · Zubrus · Petrov 17:56
L3 Savage · Poulin · Darby 13:00
L4 Belanger · Stevenson 9:06
D1 Brisebois · Souray 22:20
D2 Dykhuis · Bouillon 19:40
D3 Laflamme · Rivet 13:52
D4 Lachance 12:46

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →
Mar 20, 2000
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
1–4 · Sabres won
Mar 10, 2000
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
3–2 · Canadiens won
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

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on April 1, 2000?

Sabres won 2–0.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 2, Canadiens 0.

Who scored for Sabres?

Michael Peca, Vaclav Varada.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 27 saves on 27 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 14 saves on 15 shots (.933 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 3–2 after 5 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
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Mar 31
🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF
3–1 · CAR won
Next game · Apr 3
🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF
2–3 · BUF won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Mar 29
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–4 · MTL won
Next game · Apr 2
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐙DET
5–6 · DET won
Also on April 1, 2000
🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT
3–2 final
🐙DET @ 🎵STL
0–0 final
🗽NYR @ 🐻BOS
2–2 final
🪶CHI @ 🏝️NYI
2–2 final
🦆ANA @ 👑LAK
1–2 final
🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH
4–3 final
⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA
3–3 final
🦈SJS @ 🔥CGY
0–3 final
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