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Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
MTL
18-13-1
, 9-6-1 Away
0
18-13-1
, 9-6-1 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Canadiens
MTL
0
0
0
0
Sabres
BUF
0
1
0
1
Buffalo Sabres
Sabres
BUF
11-16-0
, 7-6-0 Home
1
11-16-0
, 7-6-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
MTL
BUF
Shots
42
20
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
12
14
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
KeyBank Center
11:30 AM, 20 December 1997
Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 15,237
Referees:
Mark Faucette
Linesmen:
Mark Pare
Tim Nowak
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Canadiens
5
Sabres
1
Game 1
18/10
Canadiens
0
Sabres
1
Game 2
20/12
Sabres
4
Canadiens
1
Game 3
8/2
Sabres
2
Canadiens
1
Game 4
8/3
Canadiens
1
Sabres
2
Game 5
11/4
Sabres
3
Canadiens
3
Game 6
19/4
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