🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 5-6-1 before this game

4–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	0	2	2	4
BUF	3	0	2	5

Canadiens at Sabres

Sabres beat Canadiens 5–4 at KeyBank Center on November 3, 2000.

🗓 Fri, Nov 3, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Dmitri Kalinin

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 22:40 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Curtis Brown

2 A

1 shots · 20:19 TOI · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Karl Dykhuis

2 G

2 shots · 15:55 TOI

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

31 saves

0.886 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Vladimir Tsyplakov Go-ahead 1st · 00:36

Assists: Curtis Brown, Dmitri Kalinin · beat Jose Theodore

0–1

⚔️ Alexei Zhitnik PP 1st · 11:49

Unassisted · beat Jose Theodore

0–2

⚔️ Dmitri Kalinin PP 1st · 13:36

Assists: Richard Smehlik · beat Jose Theodore

0–3

2nd period

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky PP 2nd · 00:56

Assists: Jim Campbell, Patrice Brisebois · beat Dominik Hasek

1–3

🇨🇦 Karl Dykhuis 2nd · 05:26

Assists: P.J. Stock, Arron Asham · beat Dominik Hasek

2–3

3rd period

🇨🇦 Craig Darby Tying 3rd · 03:40

Assists: Benoit Brunet, Arron Asham · beat Dominik Hasek

3–3

⚔️ Miroslav Satan Go-ahead 3rd · 08:16

Assists: Curtis Brown, Dominik Hasek · beat Mathieu Garon

3–4

⚔️ Chris Gratton 3rd · 12:44

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Doug Gilmour · beat Mathieu Garon

3–5

🇨🇦 Karl Dykhuis PP 3rd · 18:12

Assists: Benoit Brunet, Craig Darby · beat Dominik Hasek

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

35 Shots on goal 15

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

7 Hits 15

12 Blocked shots 10

1 Takeaways 3

18 Giveaways 19

14 Penalty minutes 18

MTL shooting 11.4% (4/35) BUF shooting 33.3% (5/15)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Mathieu Garon

8/10

.800 SV% · 2 GA · 46:03 TOI

Jose Theodore

2/5

.400 SV% · 3 GA · 13:36 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 59:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

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 Rucinsky · Linden · Zubrus 19:26

L2 Savage · Brunet · Petrov 17:36

L3 Zholtok · Darby · Campbell 15:51

L4 Stock · Asham 5:57

D1 Weinrich · Brisebois 24:26

D2 Rivet · Markov 19:20

D3 Dykhuis · Bouillon 14:50

D4 Ciccone 3:17

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Satan · Varada 20:19

L2 Gilmour · Barnes · Afinogenov 15:08

L3 Tsyplakov · Andreychuk · Rasmussen 12:48

L4 Gratton · Dumont · Ray 8:22

D1 Kalinin · Zhitnik 21:56

D2 Smehlik · Warrener 19:56

D3 Patrick · McKee 18:08

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on November 3, 2000?

Sabres won 5–4.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Karl Dykhuis (2), Craig Darby, Martin Rucinsky.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alexei Zhitnik, Chris Gratton, Dmitri Kalinin, Miroslav Satan, Vladimir Tsyplakov.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Mathieu Garon made 8 saves on 10 shots (.800 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 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?

Season series tied 1–1 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 · Nov 1

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 28

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