1997-98 Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens were defeated by the Buffalo Sabres, 5 to 4, in overtime in Game 3 of the 1998 playoff series on May 12, 1998.

Final

BUF

Sabres

3-0-0

5

1

3

2

2

1

2

3

0

0

OT2

1

0

Total

5

4

1st period

BUF

MTL

Canadiens

Turner Stevenson (EV) assisted by Stephane Quintal

0

1

Sabres

Curtis Brown (PP) assisted by Jason Woolley and Michal Grosek

1

1

Sabres

Michael Peca (EV) assisted by Dixon Ward and Alexei Zhitnik

2

1

Canadiens

Turner Stevenson (EV) assisted by Igor Ulanov and Jocelyn Thibault

2

2

Sabres

Vaclav Varada (EV) assisted by Jason Woolley

3

2

2nd period

BUF

MTL

Canadiens

Saku Koivu (EV) assisted by Mark Recchi and Shayne Corson

3

3

Sabres

Geoff Sanderson (EV) assisted by Brian Holzinger and Donald Audette

4

3

Canadiens

Vladimir Malakhov (EV) assisted by Peter Popovic and Mark Recchi

4

4

OT2

BUF

MTL

Sabres

Michael Peca (EV) assisted by Dixon Ward and Vaclav Varada

5

4

Sabres

Canadiens

Goals

5

4

Shots

31

46

Penalty Minutes

16

14

Power-Play Goals

1

0

Power-Play Opportunities

5

6

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
D. Hasek
1
0
0
46
42
.913
4
2.95
0
81

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
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
M. Barnaby
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
C. Brown
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
20.0
M. Grosek
0
1
1
-1
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
B. Holzinger
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
M. Peca
2
0
2
+2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
5
40.0
W. Primeau
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
R. Ray
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
G. Sanderson
1
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0
M. Satan
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
D. Shannon
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
R. Smehlik
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
V. Varada
1
1
2
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
25.0
D. Ward
0
2
2
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
M. Wilson
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
J. Woolley
0
2
2
+3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
A. Zhitnik
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
J. Thibault
13
9
.692
4
9.72
0
25
J. Theodore
0
1
0
18
17
.944
1
1.06
0
57

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
S. Bordeleau
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
P. Brisebois
0
0
0
-3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
B. Brunet
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
M. Bureau
0
0
0
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
S. Corson
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
V. Damphousse
0
0
0
-1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0.0
J. Hoglund
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
S. Koivu
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
33.3
V. Malakhov
1
0
1
+2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0
D. Manson
0
0
0
-2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
P. Popovic
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
S. Quintal
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
M. Recchi
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
M. Rucinsky
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
B. Savage
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0.0
T. Stevenson
2
0
2
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
66.7
S. Thornton
0
0
0
+2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
I. Ulanov
0
1
1
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

More Canadiens Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.84

19th

GA/GP

3.68

31st

PP%

21.5

11th

PK%

81.8

10th

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
12
6
2
26
11
Panthers Panthers
12
7
1
25
5
Lightning Lightning
10
6
2
22
11
Bruins Bruins
9
9
3
21
-20
Sabres Sabres
9
9
1
19
1
Red Wings Red Wings
8
9
2
18
-13
Senators Senators
8
10
1
17
-2
Canadiens Canadiens
7
10
2
16
-17
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
11/23
VGK VGK
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
11/26
UTA UTA
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Wed
11/27
MTL MTL
@
CBJ CBJ
7:30 PM
Sat
11/30
MTL MTL
@
NYR NYR
1:00 PM
Sun
12/1
MTL MTL
@
BOS BOS
3:00 PM
Last Game
MTL Canadiens

7-10-2

3

Final

0

EDM Oilers

9-8-2

Mon 18 Nov 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
16
3
0
32
34
Wild Wild
13
3
3
29
20
Stars Stars
12
6
0
24
20
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
12
6
2
26
13
Flames Flames
11
6
3
25
0
Kings Kings
10
7
3
23
5
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
12
6
2
26
11
Panthers Panthers
12
7
1
25
5
Lightning Lightning
10
6
2
22
11
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
14
5
0
28
28
Devils Devils
13
7
2
28
18
Capitals Capitals
13
5
1
27
27

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
11/20
MIN MIN
@
EDM EDM
5-3
Wed
11/20
NYR NYR
@
CGY CGY
2-3
Wed
11/20
FLA FLA
@
CHI CHI
1-3
Wed
11/20
SJS SJS
@
STL STL
2-3
Wed
11/20
TBL TBL
@
CBJ CBJ
6-7

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
11/22
WPG WPG
@
PIT PIT
7:00 PM
Fri
11/22
BUF BUF
@
ANA ANA
10:00 PM
Sat
11/23
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sat
11/23
SEA SEA
@
LAK LAK
4:00 PM
Sat
11/23
MIN MIN
@
CGY CGY
4:00 PM