The Montreal Canadiens fell to the Buffalo Sabres, 4 to 2, on January 5, 1976.

Final

Sabres

22-11-5

4

Canadiens

27-6-6

2

Team

BUF

MTL

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

BUF

MTL

Richard Martin (EV) assisted by Peter McNab and Brian Spencer

2nd period

BUF

MTL

Jacques Richard (EV) assisted by Gilbert Perreault

Steve Shutt (EV) assisted by Guy Lapointe and Doug Jarvis

3rd period

BUF

MTL

Bob Gainey (SH) assisted by Doug Jarvis

Richard Martin (PP) assisted by Craig Ramsay and Fred Stanfield

Richard Martin (EV) assisted by Peter McNab and Bill Hajt

Sabres

Canadiens

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Sabres

Canadiens

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Gerry Desjardins (W) G. Desjardins	1	0	0	26	24	.923	2	2.01	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Lee Fogolin Jr. L. Fogolin Jr.	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Danny Gare D. Gare	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Jocelyn Guevremont J. Guevremont	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	5	0.0
Bill Hajt B. Hajt	0	1	1	+2	4	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jerry Korab J. Korab	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	0.0
Richard Martin R. Martin	3	0	3	+1	0	1	0	1	8	37.5
Peter McNab P. McNab	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Gilbert Perreault G. Perreault	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Ramsay C. Ramsay	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.0
Jacques Richard J. Richard	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	6	16.7
Rene Robert R. Robert	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Brian Spencer B. Spencer	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Fred Stanfield F. Stanfield	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Ken Dryden (L) K. Dryden	0	1	0	35	31	.886	4	4.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SHG	SHA	S	S%
Don Awrey D. Awrey	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Pierre Bouchard P. Bouchard	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Yvan Cournoyer Y. Cournoyer	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0
Bob Gainey B. Gainey	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	25.0
Doug Jarvis D. Jarvis	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	1	0.0
Guy Lafleur G. Lafleur	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0.0
Yvon Lambert Y. Lambert	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Guy Lapointe G. Lapointe	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	4	0.0
Peter Mahovlich P. Mahovlich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Doug Risebrough D. Risebrough	0	0	0	-1	6	0	0	1	0.0
Jimmy Roberts J. Roberts	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Larry Robinson L. Robinson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Serge Savard S. Savard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Steve Shutt S. Shutt	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	2	50.0
Mario Tremblay M. Tremblay	0	0	0	-1	7	0	0	1	0.0
John Van Boxmeer J. Van Boxmeer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Murray Wilson M. Wilson	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0