1996-97 Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens came up just a bit short against the Buffalo Sabres, 3 to 2, in overtime on December 11, 1996.

Final

BUF

Sabres

14-13-2

3

MTL

Canadiens

12-15-4

2

Team

1

0

0

2

2

2

3

0

0

OT

1

0

Total

3

2

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

2nd period

BUF

MTL

Richard Smehlik (EV) assisted by Michael Peca and Randy Burridge

1

0

Donald Audette (EV) assisted by Richard Smehlik and Michal Grosek

2

0

Martin Rucinsky (EV) assisted by Valeri Bure and Vincent Damphousse

2

1

Peter Popovic (EV) assisted by Darcy Tucker and Turner Stevenson

2

2

OT

BUF

MTL

Dixon Ward (EV) assisted by Randy Burridge and Michael Peca

3

2

Sabres

Canadiens

Goals

3

2

Shots

29

45

Penalty Minutes

17

17

Power-Play Goals

0

0

Power-Play Opportunities

3

3

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Sabres

Canadiens

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Dominik Hasek (W) D. Hasek	1	0	0	45	43	.956	2	1.91	0	63

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Donald Audette D. Audette	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	20.0
Matthew Barnaby M. Barnaby	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bob Boughner B. Boughner	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Burridge R. Burridge	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jason Dawe J. Dawe	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Garry Galley G. Galley	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Michal Grosek M. Grosek	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Brian Holzinger B. Holzinger	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Barrie Moore B. Moore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Michael Peca M. Peca	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Rob Ray R. Ray	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Darryl Shannon D. Shannon	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Richard Smehlik R. Smehlik	1	1	2	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	25.0
Dixon Ward D. Ward	1	0	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	33.3
Mike Wilson M. Wilson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Alexei Zhitnik A. Zhitnik	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Jocelyn Thibault (L) J. Thibault	0	1	0	29	26	.897	3	2.87	0	63

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Murray Baron M. Baron	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Sebastien Bordeleau S. Bordeleau	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Patrice Brisebois P. Brisebois	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Valeri Bure V. Bure	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Vincent Damphousse V. Damphousse	0	1	1	-1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Vladimir Malakhov V. Malakhov	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Peter Popovic P. Popovic	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Stephane Quintal S. Quintal	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Mark Recchi M. Recchi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0.0
Stephane Richer S. Richer	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Martin Rucinsky M. Rucinsky	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Brian Savage B. Savage	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.0
Turner Stevenson T. Stevenson	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Scott Thornton S. Thornton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Darcy Tucker D. Tucker	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
David Wilkie D. Wilkie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0

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9

Matheson

Mike Matheson

+/-

+1

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G/GP

2.75

23rd

GA/GP

4.08

31st

PP%

20.9

14th

PK%

81.8

13th

2024-25 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	9	3	1	19	7
Maple Leafs	6	5	2	14	0
Lightning	7	5	0	14	6
Bruins	6	6	1	13	-8
Senators	6	5	0	12	9
Red Wings	5	5	1	11	-6
Canadiens	4	7	1	9	-17
Sabres	4	7	1	9	-6

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/5	CGY	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Thu 11/7	MTL	@	NJD	7:00 PM
Sat 11/9	MTL	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Mon 11/11	MTL	@	BUF	12:30 PM
Thu 11/14	MTL	@	MIN	8:00 PM

PIT

5-7-1

3

Final

1

MTL

4-7-1

Sat 2 Nov 2024

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

10

Hischier

Nico Hischier

10

Reinhart

Sam Reinhart

10

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

Assists Leaders

16

Makar

Cale Makar

15

Stone

Mark Stone

14

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

21

Makar

Cale Makar

21

Reinhart

Sam Reinhart

21

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

+13

Reinhart

Sam Reinhart

+12

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

+11

McNabb

Brayden McNabb

Goals Against Leaders

1.48

Andersen

Frederik Andersen

2.03

DeSmith

Casey DeSmith

2.12

Gustavsson

Filip Gustavsson

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

4.92

4.50

4.18

Goals Against Rankings

2.18

2.30

2.45

Power Play Rankings

44.1

34.1

33.3

Penalty Kill Rankings

92.3

91.2

88.6

NHL 2024-25 Betting

Best Record ATS

8-3

8-3

7-3

8-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

3-9

4-8

4-8

4-7

5-8

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Jets	11	1	0	22	29
Wild	8	1	2	18	13
Stars	7	4	0	14	8
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	8	3	1	17	17
Kings	6	3	3	15	-1
Canucks	5	2	3	13	-3

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	9	3	1	19	7
Lightning	7	5	0	14	6
Maple Leafs	6	5	2	14	0
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Rangers	8	2	1	17	20
Hurricanes	8	2	0	16	16
Capitals	8	3	0	16	13

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 11/2	EDM	@	CGY	4-2
Sat 11/2	CHI	@	ANA	4-2
Sat 11/2	TOR	@	MIN	1-2
Sat 11/2	SEA	@	BOS	0-2
Sat 11/2	WSH	@	CAR	2-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/5	CGY	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Tue 11/5	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Tue 11/5	OTT	@	BUF	7:00 PM
Tue 11/5	PHI	@	CAR	7:00 PM
Tue 11/5	PIT	@	NYI	7:30 PM