Guy Lafleur became the first RHL player to reach 1200 career points in the league by earning an assist in Montreal's first goal against Buffalo. However, the Sabres scored five unanswered goals after that en route to a 6-3 win over the Canadiens at The Aud. Ric Seiling scored a goal and two assists for the Sabres (29-26-9). Goal scorers for the Canadiens (24-26-14) were Gilbert Delorme, Guy Carbonneau, and Ryan Walter.
Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
DATE : 01/17/2025
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Montreal Canadiens 1 0 2 0 3
Buffalo Sabres 2 1 3 0 6
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Montreal Canadiens 14 7 10 0 31
Buffalo Sabres 11 14 12 0 37
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. MON. GILBERT DELORME(7)( GUY LAFLEUR, MARK NAPIER ): 1st 0:27
2. BUF. JOHN VAN BOXMEER(10)( MIKE FOLIGNO, MIKE RAMSEY ): 1st 7:55
3. BUF. TONY McKEGNEY(28)( DENNIS MARUK, GILBERT PERREAULT ) (PP) : 1st 11:02
4. BUF. RIC SEILING(19)( MIKE RAMSEY ) (PP) : 2nd 10:24
5. BUF. RIC SEILING(20)( PHIL HOUSLEY ): 3rd 15:48
6. BUF. DAVE ANDREYCHUK(6)( RIC SEILING ): 3rd 16:27
7. MON. GUY CARBONNEAU(15)( MATS NASLUND, ROD LANGWAY ): 3rd 17:01
8. MON. RYAN WALTER(21)( MATS NASLUND, ROD LANGWAY ): 3rd 17:31
9. BUF. DALE McCOURT(11)( PHIL HOUSLEY, PERRY TURNBULL ): 3rd 18:44
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. MON. CRAIG LUDWIG - 2 Minutes: 1st 10:12
2. BUF. MIKE FOLIGNO - 4 Minutes: 1st 13:36
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY PERRY TURNBULL
4. MON. STEVE SHUTT - 2 Minutes: 1st 13:36
5. MON. ED HOSPODAR - 4 Minutes: 1st 19:20
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY CRAIG LUDWIG
7. BUF. LINDY RUFF - 2 Minutes: 1st 19:20
8. MON. ROD LANGWAY - 5 Minutes: 2nd 3:55
9. BUF. MIKE FOLIGNO - 5 Minutes: 2nd 3:55
10. MON. MARIO TREMBLAY - 2 Minutes: 2nd 7:53
11. MON. BOB GAINEY - 2 Minutes: 2nd 10:09
12. MON. MARIO TREMBLAY - 2 Minutes: 2nd 19:21
13. BUF. BILL HAJT - 2 Minutes: 3rd 1:38
14. MON. RICK GREEN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 4:22
15. MON. RYAN WALTER - 2 Minutes: 3rd 5:49
16. BUF. PERRY TURNBULL - 2 Minutes: 3rd 5:49
17. BUF. MIKE RAMSEY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 8:58
18. BUF. BILL HAJT - 2 Minutes: 3rd 19:17
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
MARK NAPIER -1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:07 1 0 1 0
STEVE SHUTT -2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 20 11:06 0 0 0 0
MATS NASLUND 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 25 15:00 0 0 0 0
MARIO TREMBLAY -2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 20 11:06 0 0 0 1
RYAN WALTER 2 4 1 0 2 0 0 5-1 37 21:37 2 0 1 0
DOUG WICKENHEISER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 11 6:36 0 0 0 0
GUY LAFLEUR -1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 30 17:02 0 0 0 0
GUY CARBONNEAU 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 4-2 34 19:13 0 0 0 0
BOBBY SMITH -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7-6 25 14:20 0 0 1 0
BOB GAINEY 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 16 9:44 0 1 0 0
WALT McKECHNIE -2 4 0 0 0 0 0 11-7 40 22:01 0 0 1 0
GILBERT DELORME -1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 45 26:30 1 2 0 0
LARRY ROBINSON -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 49 28:59 0 0 0 0
PETER MARSH 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 11 6:36 0 0 0 0
ROD LANGWAY 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0-0 39 21:15 0 1 0 0
RICK GREEN 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 32 18:02 1 1 0 0
ED HOSPODAR 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 28 15:20 1 0 0 0
CRAIG LUDWIG 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 17 9:38 1 1 0 0
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TOTAL -5 31 3 6 23 0 0 29-18 7 6 4 1
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
TONY McKEGNEY -2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 34 19:13 0 0 0 2
PERRY TURNBULL 2 3 0 1 2 0 0 1-0 25 13:28 0 1 0 3
GILBERT PERREAULT -2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 37 21:13 0 0 0 1
DENNIS MARUK -2 3 0 1 0 0 0 8-3 34 19:13 1 0 0 1
ALAN HAWORTH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 11 6:36 0 0 0 1
MIKE FOLIGNO 2 1 0 1 9 0 0 0-0 19 10:34 0 0 0 0
DALE McCOURT 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2-0 20 11:06 1 0 0 0
RIC SEILING 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 0-0 38 21:29 2 0 0 2 GWG
PAUL WOODS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 32 18:35 0 0 0 0
BRENT PETERSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-0 14 8:36 0 0 0 0
DAVE ANDREYCHUK 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 10-5 29 16:15 1 0 0 2
LINDY RUFF 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 19 11:06 0 1 0 0
SEAN McKENNA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 11 6:36 0 0 0 1
PHIL HOUSLEY 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 46 26:35 1 2 0 2
MIKE RAMSEY 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0-0 40 22:11 0 1 0 0
JOHN VAN BOXMEER 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 40 21:47 1 0 0 1
LARRY PLAYFAIR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:45 0 1 0 0
BILL HAJT 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 45 26:20 2 0 0 2
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TOTAL 5 37 6 9 19 2 0 29-11 9 6 0 18
Goalie Stats For Montreal Canadiens
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
RICHARD SEVIGNY 58 37 6 0 31 0.838 LOSS 0 0 6 3 1 103 GF
RICK WAMSLEY 1 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 2
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
KEN ELLACOTT 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOB SAUVE 60 31 3 0 28 0.903 WIN 0 0 5 2 0 105
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Montreal Canadiens 4 0
Buffalo Sabres 6 2
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - RIC SEILING from Buffalo
2nd star - RYAN WALTER from Montreal
3rd star - DALE McCOURT from Buffalo
GAME STORY
In their home arena the Sabres had an easy win over the Canadiens by the
final tally of 6 to 3. Buffalo finished with a flurry scoring 3 times
in the third period. RIC SEILING netted the winning goal at 15:48 of
the 3rd period. SEILING found the net twice and passed for one assist
for Buffalo. Others registering goals were RYAN WALTER, GUY CARBONNEAU
and GILBERT DELORME for Montreal and TONY McKEGNEY, DALE McCOURT, DAVE
ANDREYCHUK and JOHN VAN BOXMEER for Buffalo.
In other RHL news:
Mark Messier scored six goals in the Oilers' 12-3 domination over the North Stars.
Thomas Steen netted a hat trick and added an assist to help the Jets tie the Rangers 6-6.
Charlie Simmer scored two goals and an assist as the Kings won an 8-7 nailbiter over the Penguins.