1996-97 Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens lost to 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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Hutson

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+/-

+5

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3.03

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GA/GP

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PP%

21.4

16th

PK%

82.5

9th

2024-25 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	23	13	2	48	12
Maple Leafs	22	13	2	46	10
Bruins	20	14	4	44	-14
Lightning	20	12	2	42	37
Senators	19	15	2	40	7
Canadiens	16	17	3	35	-15
Red Wings	14	18	4	32	-24
Sabres	14	19	4	32	-10

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 3/15	FLA	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Wed 3/12	MTL	@	SEA	10:30 PM
Tue 3/11	MTL	@	VAN	10:00 PM
Sat 3/8	MTL	@	CGY	7:00 PM
Thu 3/6	MTL	@	EDM	9:00 PM

TBL

20 - 12 - undefined

2

Final

5

MTL

16 - 17 - undefined

Sun 29 Dec 2024

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

26

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

23

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

23

Nylander

William Nylander

Assists Leaders

46

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

38

Eichel

Jack Eichel

37

Marner

Mitch Marner

60

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

55

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

54

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

+22

McNabb

Brayden McNabb

+22

McDonagh

Ryan McDonagh

+22

Middleton

Jake Middleton

Goals Against Leaders

2.00

Hellebuyck

Connor Hellebuyck

2.11

Markstrom

Jacob Markstrom

2.15

Stolarz

Anthony Stolarz

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

3.94

3.68

3.67

Goals Against Rankings

2.39

2.51

2.54

Power Play Rankings

32.5

30.6

26.9

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.7

85.7

85.5

NHL 2024-25 Betting

Best Record ATS

23-12

25-14

23-13

23-13

22-16

20-16

Worst Record ATS

11-25

13-25

13-23

14-23

15-21

15-20

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Jets	27	10	1	55	49
Wild	22	11	4	48	7
Avalanche	22	15	0	44	4
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	25	8	3	53	30
Kings	21	10	5	47	18
Oilers	21	12	3	45	13

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	23	13	2	48	12
Maple Leafs	22	13	2	46	10
Bruins	20	14	4	44	-14
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Devils	24	12	3	51	32
Capitals	24	10	2	50	37
Hurricanes	22	13	1	45	23

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 12/29	UTA	@	SEA	2-5
Sun 12/29	NSH	@	WPG	0-3
Sun 12/29	NYR	@	FLA	3-5
Sat 12/28	PHI	@	LAK	4-5
Sat 12/28	DAL	@	CHI	5-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/3	ANA	@	EDM	9:00 PM
Fri 1/3	OTT	@	STL	8:00 PM
Fri 1/3	MTL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 1/3	PIT	@	FLA	7:00 PM
Thu 1/2	TBL	@	SJS	10:30 PM