Canadiens return to Final by beating Sabres

Post date: Jun 2, 2018 7:18:15 PM

The Canadiens defeat the Sabres 4 games to 1 to advance to their second consecutive Yelnats Cup Final. Guy Lapointe led the way for the Habs with 2 goals and 3 assists, while Ken Dryden registered a .933 save percentage. Rene Robert was tops in scoring for Buffalo with 2 goals and 2 assists in the series. The Canadiens will now play the Flyers to see who will claim the Yelnats Cup.

Game 1 - Canadiens 2, Sabres 0

Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

DATE : 05/09/2018

GOALS 1 2 3 OT F

Buffalo Sabres 0 0 0 0 0

Montreal Canadiens 0 0 2 0 2

SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F

Buffalo Sabres 16 6 6 0 28

Montreal Canadiens 4 8 11 0 23

S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y

1. MON. STEVE SHUTT(1)( GARY BERGMAN, GUY LAPOINTE ): 3rd 4:29

2. MON. JACQUES LEMAIRE(1)( STEVE SHUTT, LARRY ROBINSON ) (PP) (ENG) : 3rd 19:31

P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y

1. MON. DOUG RISEBROUGH - 2 Minutes: 1st 9:04

2. MON. LARRY ROBINSON - 2 Minutes: 1st 12:21

3. BUF. JIM SCHOENFELD - 2 Minutes: 1st 14:46

4. MON. LARRY ROBINSON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 1:38

5. MON. SERGE SAVARD - 2 Minutes: 2nd 13:29

6. BUF. LEE FOGOLIN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 18:37

7. MON. PIERRE BOUCHARD - 2 Minutes: 2nd 18:37

8. BUF. CLAUDE LAROSE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 14:08

9. BUF. JIM SCHOENFELD - 2 Minutes: 3rd 17:31

I N J U R I E S

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Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

GILBERT PERREAULT -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3-0 31 18:24 1 0 0 1

RICK MARTIN -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 43 25:03 0 0 0 1

RENE ROBERT -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 17:59 0 0 0 1

DANNY GARE 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 17:43 0 0 0 1

GUY CHARRON 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 10:28 0 0 0 1

DENNIS MARUK 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5-1 32 18:25 0 0 0 1

STAN GILBERTSON 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 28 16:09 0 0 1 0

CRAIG RAMSAY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 29 15:37 0 1 0 0

RED BERENSON 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 18 10:55 0 0 0 0

DON LUCE 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 30 17:00 1 0 0 2

JOCELYN GUEVREMONT 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 24:20 2 0 0 1

JERRY KORAB 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 48 27:54 0 3 0 0

CLAUDE LAROSE 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 25 13:37 0 0 0 1

BILL HAJT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 12:30 2 0 0 0

BOB STEWART -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 35 18:58 1 1 1 0

JIM SCHOENFELD -1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 34 18:58 2 2 0 0

LEE FOGOLIN 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 16 8:30 0 0 0 0

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TOTAL -5 28 0 0 8 0 0 15-5 9 7 2 10

Player Stats For Montreal Canadiens

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

GUY LAFLEUR 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 44 24:23 0 0 2 2

YVON LAMBERT 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 17:00 0 1 0 0

STEVE SHUTT 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 28 15:33 0 0 0 1 GWG

YVAN COURNOYER 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 17:33 0 1 0 1

PETE MAHOVLICH 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8-6 39 23:21 0 0 0 1

MICHEL BERGERON 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 25 13:26 0 0 0 1

GUY LAPOINTE 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 46 26:58 0 0 0 1

JACQUES LEMAIRE 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 3-2 34 19:33 0 0 0 1

DOUG RISEBROUGH 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2-1 27 15:25 0 0 0 0

JIM ROBERTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 8:30 0 0 0 0

DENNIS HEXTALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 10:25 0 0 0 0

BOB GAINEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 18 10:55 0 0 0 0

LARRY ROBINSON 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 43 24:20 1 1 0 0

SERGE SAVARD 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 46 26:20 0 1 0 0

GARY BERGMAN 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 37 20:58 3 0 0 0

DOUG JARVIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 11 5:28 0 0 0 0

PIERRE BOUCHARD 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 16 8:30 1 0 0 0

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TOTAL 5 23 2 4 10 1 0 15-10 5 4 2 8

Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

ROGER CROZIER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

WAYNE THOMAS 58 22 1 1 5 4 103 LOSS

Goalie Stats For Montreal Canadiens

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

KEN DRYDEN 60 28 0 0 2 2 105 WIN

MICHEL LAROCQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

POWER PLAY OPP GOALS

Buffalo Sabres 4 0

Montreal Canadiens 3 1

STARS OF THE GAME

1st star - KEN DRYDEN from Montreal

2nd star - JACQUES LEMAIRE from Montreal

3rd star - STEVE SHUTT from Montreal

GAME STORY

In a good matchup, the Canadiens won over the Sabres by a final score

of 2 to 0. The game's initial goal was sufficient as STEVE SHUTT found

the back of the net at 4:29 of the 3rd period. KEN DRYDEN was outstanding

in goal. He stopped everything thrown his way for the shutout while facing

28 shots. A goal was also registered by JACQUES LEMAIRE for Montreal.

Game 2 - Canadiens 3, Sabres 2, OT

Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

DATE : 05/11/2018

GOALS 1 2 3 OT F

Buffalo Sabres 0 1 1 0 2

Montreal Canadiens 0 0 2 1 3

SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F

Buffalo Sabres 11 9 11 3 34

Montreal Canadiens 11 12 10 3 36

S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y

1. BUF. GUY CHARRON(1)( GILBERT PERREAULT, JERRY KORAB ) (PP) : 2nd 19:06

2. MON. SERGE SAVARD(1)( LARRY ROBINSON, YVON LAMBERT ): 3rd 0:53

3. BUF. JOCELYN GUEVREMONT(1)( RENE ROBERT, RICK MARTIN ): 3rd 1:36

4. MON. JACQUES LEMAIRE(2)( STEVE SHUTT ) (PP) : 3rd 13:48

5. MON. GUY LAPOINTE(1)( DOUG RISEBROUGH, DENNIS HEXTALL ): OT 7:48

P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y

1. MON. GUY LAPOINTE - 2 Minutes: 1st 8:24

2. MON. GUY LAPOINTE - 2 Minutes: 2nd 2:01

3. BUF. DANNY GARE - 2 Minutes: 2nd 4:26

4. BUF. JERRY KORAB - 2 Minutes: 2nd 7:21

5. MON. LARRY ROBINSON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 7:21

6. MON. GUY LAPOINTE - 4 Minutes: 2nd 8:22

7. BUF. CLAUDE LAROSE - 4 Minutes: 2nd 8:22

8. BUF. LEE FOGOLIN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 13:38

9. MON. GUY LAPOINTE - 5 Minutes: 2nd 18:03

10. BUF. BOB STEWART - 4 Minutes: 2nd 18:03

11. MON. PIERRE BOUCHARD - 2 Minutes: 2nd 18:46

12. MON. YVON LAMBERT - 2 Minutes: 3rd 3:45

13. BUF. JIM SCHOENFELD - 2 Minutes: 3rd 6:35

14. MON. LARRY ROBINSON - 2 Minutes: 3rd 8:56

15. BUF. JERRY KORAB - 2 Minutes: 3rd 13:04

16. MON. GUY LAFLEUR - 2 Minutes: 3rd 19:50

I N J U R I E S

NONE

Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

GILBERT PERREAULT 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 2-1 37 21:26 1 0 0 2

RICK MARTIN 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 4-2 53 31:35 1 0 1 2

RENE ROBERT 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 40 24:40 2 1 0 2

DANNY GARE -1 3 0 0 2 0 0 1-0 32 17:26 0 0 0 1

GUY CHARRON 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2-0 17 10:06 0 0 1 1

DENNIS MARUK -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4-1 32 17:39 0 0 0 1

STAN GILBERTSON -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 25 13:57 1 1 0 0

CRAIG RAMSAY -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3-3 34 18:12 1 0 0 1

RED BERENSON 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 25 15:58 0 0 0 1

DON LUCE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6-3 30 16:50 0 0 0 1

JOCELYN GUEVREMONT 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 52 29:50 1 1 1 1

JERRY KORAB 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 51 27:59 0 3 0 1

CLAUDE LAROSE -1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 26 13:38 0 1 0 0

BILL HAJT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 25 13:53 0 0 0 0

BOB STEWART -1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 39 21:56 1 0 0 0

JIM SCHOENFELD -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 37 21:04 0 2 0 0

LEE FOGOLIN 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 16 9:00 0 1 0 0

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TOTAL -5 34 2 4 18 1 0 26-13 8 10 3 14

Player Stats For Montreal Canadiens

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

GUY LAFLEUR 1 10 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 46 25:36 1 0 2 3

YVON LAMBERT 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 2-0 34 18:44 0 1 0 0

STEVE SHUTT -1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4-2 33 18:14 0 0 0 1

YVAN COURNOYER -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 33 18:46 1 1 1 2

PETE MAHOVLICH 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11-4 40 23:50 0 0 2 2

MICHEL BERGERON 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 29 15:36 1 0 1 2

GUY LAPOINTE 1 3 1 0 13 0 0 0-0 40 22:55 2 1 0 2 GWG

JACQUES LEMAIRE 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2-1 32 17:19 0 0 1 1

DOUG RISEBROUGH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5-4 25 14:13 0 0 0 0

JIM ROBERTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 15 8:24 0 0 0 0

DENNIS HEXTALL 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 22 11:51 0 0 0 0

BOB GAINEY 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 27 16:50 0 0 0 0

LARRY ROBINSON 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 58 32:11 3 0 0 0

SERGE SAVARD 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 59 33:19 4 0 0 0

GARY BERGMAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 38 22:01 0 0 0 0

DOUG JARVIS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 15 8:23 0 0 0 0

PIERRE BOUCHARD 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 21 12:39 0 0 0 0

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TOTAL 5 36 3 5 23 1 0 26-13 12 3 7 13

Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

ROGER CROZIER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

WAYNE THOMAS 67 36 3 0 11 8 119 LOSS

Goalie Stats For Montreal Canadiens

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

KEN DRYDEN 67 34 2 0 5 4 119 WIN

MICHEL LAROCQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

POWER PLAY OPP GOALS

Buffalo Sabres 7 1

Montreal Canadiens 4 1

STARS OF THE GAME

1st star - GUY LAFLEUR from Montreal

2nd star - KEN DRYDEN from Montreal

3rd star - GUY LAPOINTE from Montreal

GAME STORY

In their home arena the Canadiens squeezed out a victory over the Sabres

by the final score of 3 to 2. This was a nasty affair, as the battlers

combined for 41 penalty minutes. GUY LAPOINTE closed out the scoring

with the game winner at 7:48 of overtime. KEN DRYDEN was sharp in goal.

He allowed 2 goals while facing 34 shots. Others who scored were GUY CHARRON

and JOCELYN GUEVREMONT for Buffalo and JACQUES LEMAIRE and SERGE SAVARD

for Montreal.

Game 3 - Sabres 4, Canadiens 3, OT

Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

DATE : 05/13/2018

GOALS 1 2 3 OT F

Montreal Canadiens 2 1 0 0 3

Buffalo Sabres 0 1 2 1 4

SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F

Montreal Canadiens 19 11 6 1 37

Buffalo Sabres 10 15 11 3 39

S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y

1. MON. GUY LAFLEUR(1)( GUY LAPOINTE, GARY BERGMAN ): 1st 2:12

2. MON. BOB GAINEY(1)( MICHEL BERGERON ): 1st 15:21

3. BUF. RENE ROBERT(2)( GILBERT PERREAULT ) (PP) : 2nd 6:39

4. MON. MICHEL BERGERON(1)( BOB GAINEY, DOUG RISEBROUGH ): 2nd 9:37

5. BUF. DENNIS MARUK(4)( JIM SCHOENFELD ): 3rd 12:59

6. BUF. DANNY GARE(3)( DENNIS MARUK ) (PP) : 3rd 16:36

7. BUF. STAN GILBERTSON(2)( RICK MARTIN ) (PP) : OT 3:37

P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y

1. BUF. CLAUDE LAROSE - 2 Minutes: 1st 5:33

2. BUF. JERRY KORAB - 2 Minutes: 1st 17:36

3. MON. LARRY ROBINSON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:04

4. BUF. JOCELYN GUEVREMONT - 2 Minutes: 2nd 15:48

5. BUF. GILLES GRATTON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 17:48

EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY DON LUCE

7. BUF. RICK MARTIN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 1:31

8. MON. DOUG RISEBROUGH - 2 Minutes: 3rd 7:44

9. MON. BENCH PENALTY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 16:26

EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY DOUG RISEBROUGH

11. MON. YVON LAMBERT - 2 Minutes: OT 0:52

12. BUF. BENCH PENALTY - 2 Minutes: OT 1:24

EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY RENE ROBERT

14. MON. BOB GAINEY - 4 Minutes: OT 2:09

EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY PETE MAHOVLICH

16. BUF. RENE ROBERT - 2 Minutes: OT 2:09

I N J U R I E S

1. BUF. Injury To CLAUDE LAROSE : 2nd 14:37

Player Stats For Montreal Canadiens

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

GUY LAFLEUR 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 51 29:56 0 0 1 3

YVON LAMBERT 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 37 22:05 0 1 0 0

STEVE SHUTT 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 31 17:15 0 0 1 1

YVAN COURNOYER 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 34 19:26 0 0 2 2

PETE MAHOVLICH 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16-9 45 26:40 1 0 0 3

MICHEL BERGERON 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 28 15:07 0 0 2 1

GUY LAPOINTE 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 46 26:20 1 1 1 2

JACQUES LEMAIRE 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6-4 30 17:01 0 0 1 0

DOUG RISEBROUGH 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2-1 21 11:07 0 1 0 0

JIM ROBERTS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 10:11 0 0 0 0

DENNIS HEXTALL 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:05 0 1 0 0

BOB GAINEY 2 1 1 1 4 0 0 0-0 21 11:19 1 1 0 0

LARRY ROBINSON 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 48 27:16 0 0 0 0

SERGE SAVARD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 50 28:18 2 1 0 0

GARY BERGMAN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 35 19:18 2 0 0 0

DOUG JARVIS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6-6 13 8:14 1 0 0 0

PIERRE BOUCHARD 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 10:11 0 0 0 0

BENCH 2

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TOTAL 10 37 3 5 12 0 0 30-20 8 6 8 12

Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

GILBERT PERREAULT 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 8-4 32 18:14 1 0 0 2

RICK MARTIN -2 3 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 50 27:38 0 0 0 2

RENE ROBERT 0 6 1 0 2 1 0 0-0 40 22:31 1 0 0 2

DANNY GARE 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 32 17:58 1 0 1 1

GUY CHARRON -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 14 7:47 0 0 0 1

DENNIS MARUK 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 9-1 31 18:14 0 0 0 1

STAN GILBERTSON 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 23 12:25 0 0 1 0 GWG

CRAIG RAMSAY 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 33 19:16 0 0 0 0

RED BERENSON -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 22 11:30 0 0 0 1

DON LUCE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8-3 36 21:27 0 1 0 1

JOCELYN GUEVREMONT 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 46 25:40 2 2 0 1

JERRY KORAB 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 47 27:57 0 1 0 0

CLAUDE LAROSE 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 15 8:19 0 0 0 0

BILL HAJT -2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:49 1 0 0 0

BOB STEWART 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 40 22:04 0 1 0 0

JIM SCHOENFELD 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 43 24:15 0 3 0 0

LEE FOGOLIN -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 9:00 1 0 0 0

BENCH 2

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TOTAL -10 39 4 4 12 3 0 30-10 7 8 2 12

Goalie Stats For Montreal Canadiens

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

KEN DRYDEN 63 39 4 0 10 9 112 LOSS

MICHEL LAROCQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

GILLES GRATTON 63 37 3 0 9 6 112 WIN

WAYNE THOMAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

POWER PLAY OPP GOALS

Montreal Canadiens 6 0

Buffalo Sabres 5 3

STARS OF THE GAME

1st star - DENNIS MARUK from Buffalo

2nd star - GUY LAFLEUR from Montreal

3rd star - RENE ROBERT from Buffalo

GAME STORY

On their home ice the Sabres won a close one against the Canadiens by

a final tally of 4 to 3. The Sabres had 3 power play goals. Montreal

was unable to get their power play going and finished 0 for 6 with the

extra man. STAN GILBERTSON scored the game's final goal at 3:37 of overtime.

Other goal scorers were GUY LAFLEUR, MICHEL BERGERON and BOB GAINEY for

Montreal and RENE ROBERT, DANNY GARE and DENNIS MARUK for Buffalo.

Game 4 - Canadiens 4, Sabres 3, OT

Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

DATE : 05/15/2018

GOALS 1 2 3 OT F

Montreal Canadiens 1 0 2 1 4

Buffalo Sabres 0 2 1 0 3

SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F

Montreal Canadiens 7 9 16 2 34

Buffalo Sabres 9 12 12 0 33

S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y

1. MON. GUY LAPOINTE(2)( PETE MAHOVLICH ) (PP) : 1st 17:30

2. BUF. DON LUCE(2)( JOCELYN GUEVREMONT, CLAUDE LAROSE ): 2nd 13:38

3. BUF. CRAIG RAMSAY(2)( CLAUDE LAROSE, BILL HAJT ): 2nd 19:21

4. MON. GUY LAFLEUR(2)( PETE MAHOVLICH ): 3rd 7:55

5. BUF. RENE ROBERT(3)( GILBERT PERREAULT ): 3rd 19:19

6. MON. DOUG RISEBROUGH(1)( MICHEL BERGERON, SERGE SAVARD ): 3rd 19:47

7. MON. LARRY ROBINSON(1)( PETE MAHOVLICH, GUY LAFLEUR ): OT 1:04

P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y

1. MON. DENNIS HEXTALL - 4 Minutes: 1st 7:55

2. BUF. DANNY GARE - 4 Minutes: 1st 7:55

3. MON. PIERRE BOUCHARD - 2 Minutes: 1st 12:27

4. BUF. RICK MARTIN - 2 Minutes: 1st 17:03

5. MON. MICHEL BERGERON - 2 Minutes: 1st 19:45

6. BUF. RED BERENSON - 4 Minutes: 2nd 10:37

EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY RICK MARTIN

8. MON. MICHEL BERGERON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 10:37

9. BUF. BOB STEWART - 2 Minutes: 2nd 15:10

10. BUF. DENNIS MARUK - 2 Minutes: 3rd 10:09

11. BUF. RICK MARTIN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 14:09

I N J U R I E S

NONE

Player Stats For Montreal Canadiens

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

GUY LAFLEUR 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 49 27:07 2 0 1 3

YVON LAMBERT 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 36 19:56 0 0 1 0

STEVE SHUTT -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 18:00 0 0 0 1

YVAN COURNOYER -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 31 18:50 0 0 2 1

PETE MAHOVLICH 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 9-7 43 23:43 0 0 0 2

MICHEL BERGERON 1 6 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 28 16:02 1 0 1 3

GUY LAPOINTE -1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 36 21:13 0 0 0 0

JACQUES LEMAIRE -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6-3 30 18:12 0 0 0 0

DOUG RISEBROUGH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2-1 21 12:10 0 0 0 1

JIM ROBERTS -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 10:03 2 0 0 0

DENNIS HEXTALL 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 21 11:21 0 1 0 0

BOB GAINEY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:35 0 0 0 0

LARRY ROBINSON 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 54 29:48 1 0 0 0 GWG

SERGE SAVARD 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 54 29:48 1 2 0 0

GARY BERGMAN -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 16:19 2 2 0 0

DOUG JARVIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 13 7:11 0 0 0 0

PIERRE BOUCHARD -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 17 10:03 0 2 0 0

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TOTAL 0 34 4 6 10 1 0 20-13 9 7 5 11

Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

GILBERT PERREAULT 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 6-3 30 17:43 0 0 0 2

RICK MARTIN 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 45 26:56 0 1 0 1

RENE ROBERT 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 17:43 2 0 0 1

DANNY GARE -1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 28 15:37 0 0 0 1

GUY CHARRON 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 12 7:25 0 0 0 0

DENNIS MARUK -1 3 0 0 2 0 0 4-2 27 15:02 2 0 0 1

STAN GILBERTSON -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:08 0 0 0 0

CRAIG RAMSAY 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 2-1 35 19:06 3 2 0 0

RED BERENSON 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 19 11:00 1 1 0 0

DON LUCE 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 7-1 36 19:56 1 0 0 1

JOCELYN GUEVREMONT -2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 47 25:44 2 1 0 1

JERRY KORAB -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 48 27:03 0 0 0 1

CLAUDE LAROSE 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 29 15:37 0 0 0 0

BILL HAJT 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 24 14:07 0 0 0 0

BOB STEWART 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 31 18:07 0 0 0 0

JIM SCHOENFELD 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 36 21:01 0 1 0 0

LEE FOGOLIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 21 12:07 0 0 0 0

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TOTAL 0 33 3 5 16 0 0 20-7 11 6 0 9

Goalie Stats For Montreal Canadiens

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

KEN DRYDEN 61 33 3 0 6 5 107 WIN

MICHEL LAROCQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

ROGER CROZIER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

WAYNE THOMAS 61 34 4 0 7 4 107 LOSS

POWER PLAY OPP GOALS

Montreal Canadiens 5 1

Buffalo Sabres 2 0

STARS OF THE GAME

1st star - GUY LAFLEUR from Montreal

2nd star - RENE ROBERT from Buffalo

3rd star - LARRY ROBINSON from Montreal

GAME STORY

In a strong showing away from home, Montreal won by one goal over the

Sabres by a final tally of 4 to 3. LARRY ROBINSON netted the last goal,

the game winner, at 1:04 of overtime. Others who scored were GUY LAFLEUR,

GUY LAPOINTE and DOUG RISEBROUGH for Montreal and RENE ROBERT, CRAIG RAMSAY

and DON LUCE for Buffalo.

Game 5 - Canadiens 3, Sabres 2

Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens

DATE : 05/17/2018

GOALS 1 2 3 OT F

Buffalo Sabres 0 1 1 0 2

Montreal Canadiens 1 1 1 0 3

SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F

Buffalo Sabres 7 16 7 0 30

Montreal Canadiens 8 7 16 0 31

S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y

1. MON. GUY LAFLEUR(3)( PETE MAHOVLICH, YVAN COURNOYER ) (PP) : 1st 16:24

2. MON. BOB GAINEY(2)( SERGE SAVARD, DOUG RISEBROUGH ): 2nd 8:10

3. BUF. DANNY GARE(4)( DENNIS MARUK, LEE FOGOLIN ): 2nd 18:46

4. MON. JACQUES LEMAIRE(3)( GUY LAPOINTE, GARY BERGMAN ): 3rd 15:55

5. BUF. GILBERT PERREAULT(1)( RENE ROBERT, RICK MARTIN ): 3rd 16:29

P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y

1. BUF. JERRY KORAB - 2 Minutes: 1st 1:29

2. BUF. BOB STEWART - 4 Minutes: 1st 10:08

EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY RICK MARTIN

4. MON. GUY LAPOINTE - 2 Minutes: 1st 10:08

5. MON. YVON LAMBERT - 2 Minutes: 1st 12:22

6. BUF. JERRY KORAB - 2 Minutes: 1st 15:12

7. BUF. RICK MARTIN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 1:37

8. BUF. LEE FOGOLIN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:10

9. MON. PIERRE BOUCHARD - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:10

10. BUF. CLAUDE LAROSE - 2 Minutes: 2nd 9:33

11. BUF. CLAUDE LAROSE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 0:18

12. MON. GUY LAPOINTE - 4 Minutes: 3rd 10:35

13. BUF. BOB STEWART - 4 Minutes: 3rd 10:35

14. BUF. CLAUDE LAROSE - 4 Minutes: 3rd 18:05

15. MON. GARY BERGMAN - 4 Minutes: 3rd 18:05

I N J U R I E S

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Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

GILBERT PERREAULT 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4-3 25 15:03 0 0 0 1

RICK MARTIN -1 8 0 1 2 0 0 1-0 40 23:17 0 1 1 1

RENE ROBERT 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 26 15:34 0 0 0 0

DANNY GARE 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 17:47 1 0 0 1

GUY CHARRON -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 15 8:10 0 0 0 1

DENNIS MARUK 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8-0 35 20:28 0 0 0 1

STAN GILBERTSON 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 13:44 1 2 0 0

CRAIG RAMSAY 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4-1 29 15:15 0 0 0 1

RED BERENSON -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 9:29 0 0 0 0

DON LUCE 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 35 18:46 2 1 0 1

JOCELYN GUEVREMONT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 40 23:29 0 1 0 1

JERRY KORAB 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 42 24:17 0 2 0 0

CLAUDE LAROSE 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0-0 22 11:12 1 1 0 1

BILL HAJT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 21 12:10 0 0 0 0

BOB STEWART -2 1 0 0 8 0 0 0-0 34 18:25 0 1 0 0

JIM SCHOENFELD -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 46 25:44 0 2 0 0

LEE FOGOLIN 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 23 13:22 0 0 0 0

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TOTAL 0 30 2 4 24 0 0 23-7 5 11 1 9

Player Stats For Montreal Canadiens

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

GUY LAFLEUR -1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 48 26:07 0 0 1 3

YVON LAMBERT 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 35 18:46 1 1 0 0

STEVE SHUTT 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 30 17:51 0 0 0 1

YVAN COURNOYER 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 36 21:22 0 0 2 2

PETE MAHOVLICH 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 9-7 38 20:32 0 1 2 2

MICHEL BERGERON 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 17:42 0 0 1 2

GUY LAPOINTE 2 1 0 1 6 0 0 0-0 44 24:23 0 1 0 2

JACQUES LEMAIRE 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6-3 29 17:08 0 0 0 1 GWG

DOUG RISEBROUGH 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 5-4 24 14:06 0 1 0 0

JIM ROBERTS -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 14 8:07 0 0 0 0

DENNIS HEXTALL -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 13:17 0 0 0 0

BOB GAINEY 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-0 17 9:29 0 0 0 0

LARRY ROBINSON -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 44 25:32 0 0 0 0

SERGE SAVARD -1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 44 25:32 1 1 0 0

GARY BERGMAN 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 34 18:33 2 0 0 0

DOUG JARVIS -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 12 6:31 0 0 0 0

PIERRE BOUCHARD -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 17 9:59 0 0 0 0

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TOTAL 0 31 3 6 14 1 0 23-16 4 5 6 13

Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

GILLES GRATTON 59 31 3 0 4 2 104 LOSS

WAYNE THOMAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalie Stats For Montreal Canadiens

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

KEN DRYDEN 60 30 2 0 7 5 105 WIN

MICHEL LAROCQUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

POWER PLAY OPP GOALS

Buffalo Sabres 1 0

Montreal Canadiens 6 1

STARS OF THE GAME

1st star - GARY BERGMAN from Montreal

2nd star - KEN DRYDEN from Montreal

3rd star - DANNY GARE from Buffalo

GAME STORY

On their home ice the Canadiens won a close one against the Sabres by

the score of 3 to 2. This was a bit of a rough and tumble matchup, as

the battlers combined for 38 penalty minutes. JACQUES LEMAIRE recorded

the game winner at 15:55 of the 3rd period. KEN DRYDEN was sharp in goal.

He allowed 2 goals while facing 30 shots. Other goal scorers were GILBERT

PERREAULT and DANNY GARE for Buffalo and GUY LAFLEUR and BOB GAINEY for

Montreal.