The Buffalo Sabres handily defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 6 to 3, on October 24, 1996.

Final

Canadiens

3-3-2

3

Sabres

4-4-0

6

Team

MTL

BUF

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

MTL

BUF

Derek Plante (EV) assisted by Dixon Ward and Rob Ray

Benoit Brunet (EV) assisted by Turner Stevenson and Vincent Damphousse

2nd period

MTL

BUF

Matthew Barnaby (EV) unassisted

Brian Holzinger (SH) assisted by Derek Plante and Bob Boughner

Scott Thornton (EV) assisted by Rory Fitzpatrick and Peter Popovic

Saku Koivu (EV) assisted by David Wilkie

Donald Audette (PP) assisted by Pat LaFontaine and Alexei Zhitnik

3rd period

MTL

BUF

Michael Peca (EV) assisted by Jason Dawe and Randy Burridge

Derek Plante (EV) assisted by Brian Holzinger

Canadiens

Sabres

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Canadiens

Sabres

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Pat Jablonski (L) P. Jablonski	0	1	0	17	13	.765	4	6.01	0	40
Jocelyn Thibault J. Thibault				10	8	.800	2	6.00	0	20

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Donald Brashear D. Brashear	0	0	0	0	10	1	0.0
Benoit Brunet B. Brunet	1	0	1	-1	2	1	100.0
Marc Bureau M. Bureau	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.0
Vincent Damphousse V. Damphousse	0	1	1	-2	2	1	0.0
Rory Fitzpatrick R. Fitzpatrick	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0.0
Saku Koivu S. Koivu	1	0	1	-1	2	4	25.0
Vladimir Malakhov V. Malakhov	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Peter Popovic P. Popovic	0	1	1	-1	0	0
Stephane Quintal S. Quintal	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0.0
Mark Recchi M. Recchi	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0.0
Stephane Richer S. Richer	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Brian Savage B. Savage	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0
Turner Stevenson T. Stevenson	0	1	1	-1	5	2	0.0
Scott Thornton S. Thornton	1	0	1	0	5	2	50.0
Darcy Tucker D. Tucker	0	0	0	0	12	0
Pierre Turgeon P. Turgeon	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
David Wilkie D. Wilkie	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Dominik Hasek (W) D. Hasek	1	0	0	30	27	.900	3	3.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	S	S%
Donald Audette D. Audette	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	100.0
Matthew Barnaby M. Barnaby	1	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Bob Boughner B. Boughner	0	1	1	+1	12	0	0	0	1	0	0
Curtis Brown C. Brown	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Burridge R. Burridge	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Jason Dawe J. Dawe	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Michal Grosek M. Grosek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Brian Holzinger B. Holzinger	1	1	2	+2	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	50.0
Pat LaFontaine P. LaFontaine	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0.0
Jay McKee J. McKee	0	0	0	-1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Peca M. Peca	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Derek Plante D. Plante	2	1	3	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	66.7
Rob Ray R. Ray	0	1	1	+1	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Darryl Shannon D. Shannon	0	0	0	+3	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Richard Smehlik R. Smehlik	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Dixon Ward D. Ward	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Wilson M. Wilson	0	0	0	+4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alexei Zhitnik A. Zhitnik	0	1	1	-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	0.0