🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 4-3-1 before this game

5–2

Final

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

Canadiens at Sabres

Canadiens beat Sabres 5–2 at KeyBank Center on October 26, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Oct 26, 2001 · 18:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Savage

3 G

5 shots · 16:41 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Chad Kilger

2 A

1 shots · 19:46 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Richard Zednik

1 G

4 shots · 17:04 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Rob Ray Go-ahead 1st · 16:49

Assists: Erik Rasmussen, Denis Hamel · beat Jose Theodore

0–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Brian Savage Tying 2nd · 07:04

Unassisted · beat Martin Biron

1–1

⚔️ Jason Woolley PP Go-ahead 2nd · 12:30

Assists: J-P Dumont, Tim Connolly · beat Mathieu Garon

1–2

🇨🇦 Brian Savage PP Tying 2nd · 15:37

Assists: Chad Kilger, Patrice Brisebois · beat Martin Biron

2–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Brian Savage PP Go-ahead 3rd · 12:26

Assists: Yanic Perreault, Chad Kilger · beat Martin Biron

3–2

🇨🇦 Joe Juneau 3rd · 13:34

Assists: Benoit Brunet · beat Martin Biron

4–2

🇨🇦 Richard Zednik 3rd · 18:09

Assists: Martin Rucinsky · beat Martin Biron

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

27 Shots on goal 39

2/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

18 Hits 16

14 Blocked shots 11

4 Takeaways 2

15 Giveaways 13

39 Penalty minutes 33

MTL shooting 18.5% (5/27) BUF shooting 5.1% (2/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Mathieu Garon

26/27

.963 SV% · 1 GA · 41:18 TOI

Jose Theodore

11/12

.917 SV% · 1 GA · 18:42 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

22/27

.815 SV% · 5 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

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: 4-3-1 (50% win rate, 8 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 5-3-2 (50% win rate, 10 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Kilger · Brunet · Juneau 18:24

L2 Savage · Rucinsky · Zednik 16:41

L3 Bulis · Perreault · Dackell 14:15

L4 Poulin · Gilmour 10:00

D1 Robidas · Brisebois 23:14

D2 Souray · Dykhuis 19:30

D3 Quintal · Traverse 15:13

D4 Rivet 4:39

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kozlov · Brown · Satan 19:56

L2 Gratton · Barnes · Connolly 18:28

L3 Hamel · Rasmussen · Dumont 11:55

L4 Afinogenov · Ray · Varada 5:54

D1 Zhitnik · Woolley 27:16

D2 McKee · Patrick 21:12

D3 Kalinin · Warrener 10:33

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on October 26, 2001?

Canadiens won 5–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

The final score was Canadiens 5, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage (3), Joe Juneau, Richard Zednik.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Woolley, Rob Ray.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Mathieu Garon made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 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 · Oct 20

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 23

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