⚔️ Away Sabres 13-8-3 before this game
3–2
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 11-15-1 before this game
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MTL 0112

Sabres at Canadiens

Sabres beat Canadiens 3–2 at Bell Centre on December 5, 2000.

🗓 Tue, Dec 5, 2000 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Denis Hamel
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 09:25 TOI · +1
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
James Patrick
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 15:04 TOI · +3
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Trevor Linden
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 23:16 TOI
4rd star ⚔️ BUF
Martin Biron
30 saves
0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
2nd period
⚔️ Dave Andreychuk Go-ahead 2nd · 11:05
Assists: Denis Hamel, Rob Ray · beat Jose Theodore
1–0
🇨🇦 Stephane Robidas Tying 2nd · 14:17
Assists: Oleg Petrov, Trevor Linden · beat Martin Biron
1–1
⚔️ James Patrick Go-ahead 2nd · 19:53
Assists: Miroslav Satan · beat Jose Theodore
2–1
3rd period
⚔️ Denis Hamel 3rd · 07:30
Assists: Vaclav Varada, James Patrick · beat Jose Theodore
3–1
🇨🇦 Trevor Linden PP 3rd · 19:21
Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Patrice Brisebois · beat Martin Biron
3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦
22 Shots on goal 32
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
27 Hits 18
19 Blocked shots 7
12 Takeaways 11
32 Giveaways 30
8 Penalty minutes 6
BUF shooting 13.6% (3/22) MTL shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Martin Biron
30/32
.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
19/22
.864 SV% · 3 GA · 58:45 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 13-8-3 (54% win rate, 24 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 11-15-1 (41% win rate, 27 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
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 18:25
L2 Rasmussen · Varada · Dumont 16:37
L3 Andreychuk · Gratton · Afinogenov 13:46
L4 Tsyplakov · Hamel · Ray 9:25
D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 24:00
D2 Kalinin · Warrener 19:52
D3 Woolley · Patrick 16:08
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Rucinsky · Linden · Zubrus 21:18
L2 Savage · Brunet · Petrov 17:50
L3 Bashkirov · Darby · Landry 11:45
L4 Poulin · Zholtok · Stock 7:00
D1 Brisebois · Weinrich 25:44
D2 Dykhuis · Robidas 20:51
D3 Markov · Laflamme 13:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 25, 2000
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–3 · Sabres won
Nov 3, 2000
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
4–5 · Sabres won
Oct 17, 2000
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–4 · Canadiens won
Apr 1, 2000
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–0 · Sabres won
Mar 20, 2000
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
1–4 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on December 5, 2000?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 3, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dave Andreychuk, Denis Hamel, James Patrick.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Stephane Robidas, Trevor Linden.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 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?

Sabres lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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 · Dec 2
⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT
3–2 · BUF won
Next game · Dec 7
😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF
2–5 · BUF won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Dec 2
🇨🇦MTL @ 🔥CGY
1–1 · MTL won
Next game · Dec 8
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT
0–1 · OTT won
Also on December 5, 2000
🐧PIT @ 🏛️OTT
4–2 final
🦆ANA @ 🎵STL
0–1 final
🏔️COL @ 😈NJD
1–6 final
Sabres season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule