1996-97 Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens tied the Buffalo Sabres, 3 to 3, in overtime on March 8, 1997.

Final

BUF

Sabres

34-20-11

3

MTL

Canadiens

24-32-12

3

1

2

1

2

1

1

3

0

1

OT

0

0

Total

3

3

1st period

BUF

MTL

Sabres

Alexei Zhitnik (PP) assisted by Richard Smehlik

1

0

Canadiens

Vincent Damphousse (EV) assisted by Stephane Richer

1

1

Sabres

Jason Dawe (EV) assisted by Michael Peca and Ed Ronan

2

1

2nd period

BUF

MTL

Sabres

Barrie Moore (EV) assisted by Wayne Primeau and Darryl Shannon

3

1

Canadiens

Turner Stevenson (EV) assisted by Benoit Brunet and Darcy Tucker

3

2

3rd period

BUF

MTL

Canadiens

Valeri Bure (PP) assisted by Mark Recchi and Vincent Damphousse

3

3

Sabres

Canadiens

Goals

3

3

Shots

24

43

Penalty Minutes

27

15

Power-Play Goals

1

1

Power-Play Opportunities

4

5

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
D. Hasek
0
0
1
43
40
.930
3
2.77
0
65

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
D. Audette
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
M. Barnaby
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
B. Boughner
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
J. Dawe
1
0
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
33.3
G. Galley
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
M. Grosek
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
B. Holzinger
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
B. Moore
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
M. Peca
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
D. Plante
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
W. Primeau
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
R. Ray
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
E. Ronan
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
D. Shannon
0
1
1
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
R. Smehlik
0
1
1
-1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
D. Ward
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
M. Wilson
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
A. Zhitnik
1
0
1
-1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
100.0

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
J. Thibault
0
0
1
24
21
.875
3
2.77
0
65

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
M. Baron
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
B. Brunet
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
V. Bure
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0
M. Bureau
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
S. Corson
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
J. Cullimore
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
V. Damphousse
1
1
2
+1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
33.3
S. Koivu
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
V. Malakhov
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
C. Murray
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
P. Popovic
0
0
0
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
S. Quintal
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0.0
M. Recchi
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
S. Richer
0
1
1
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
M. Rucinsky
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
B. Savage
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
T. Stevenson
1
0
1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
D. Tucker
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

More Canadiens Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.91

21st

GA/GP

3.55

29th

PP%

22.4

12th

PK%

82.4

9th

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
21
11
2
44
13
Panthers Panthers
21
11
2
44
16
Bruins Bruins
18
13
4
40
-17
Senators Senators
18
13
2
38
9
Lightning Lightning
18
10
2
38
34
Canadiens Canadiens
14
16
3
31
-21
Red Wings Red Wings
13
16
4
30
-19
Sabres Sabres
11
19
4
26
-22
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
3/8
MTL MTL
@
CGY CGY
7:00 PM
Thu
3/6
MTL MTL
@
EDM EDM
9:00 PM
Mon
3/3
BUF BUF
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Sat
3/1
MTL MTL
@
BUF BUF
7:00 PM
Thu
2/27
SJS SJS
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Last Game
MTL Canadiens

14 - 16 - undefined

5

Final

1

DET Red Wings

13 - 16 - undefined

Sat 21 Dec 2024

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

NHL 2024-25 Betting

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
24
10
1
49
41
Wild Wild
20
10
4
44
7
Avalanche Avalanche
20
15
0
40
-2
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
22
8
3
47
22
Kings Kings
19
9
5
43
18
Oilers Oilers
20
11
2
42
14
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
21
11
2
44
13
Panthers Panthers
21
11
2
44
16
Lightning Lightning
18
10
2
38
34
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
22
8
2
46
37
Devils Devils
22
11
3
47
28
Hurricanes Hurricanes
20
11
1
41
23

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
12/20
SEA SEA
@
VGK VGK
2-6
Fri
12/20
OTT OTT
@
VAN VAN
5-4
Fri
12/20
NYI NYI
@
TOR TOR
6-3
Fri
12/20
BUF BUF
@
BOS BOS
1-3
Fri
12/20
CBJ CBJ
@
PHI PHI
4-5

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
12/28
EDM EDM
@
LAK LAK
4:00 PM
Sat
12/28
SEA SEA
@
VAN VAN
4:00 PM
Sat
12/28
MTL MTL
@
FLA FLA
1:00 PM
Fri
12/27
VGK VGK
@
SJS SJS
10:30 PM
Fri
12/27
COL COL
@
UTA UTA
9:30 PM