The Montreal Canadiens couldn't pull it off against the Buffalo Sabres, 3 to 2, in overtime on December 11, 1996.
2nd period
BUF
MTL
Richard Smehlik (EV) assisted by Michael Peca and Randy Burridge
1
0
Donald Audette (EV) assisted by Richard Smehlik and Michal Grosek
2
0
Martin Rucinsky (EV) assisted by Valeri Bure and Vincent Damphousse
2
1
Peter Popovic (EV) assisted by Darcy Tucker and Turner Stevenson
2
2
OT
BUF
MTL
Dixon Ward (EV) assisted by Randy Burridge and Michael Peca
3
2
Sabres
Canadiens
Goals
3
2
Shots
29
45
Penalty Minutes
17
17
Power-Play Goals
0
0
Power-Play Opportunities
3
3
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
| NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Hasek (W) | 45 | 2 | 43 | .956 | 62:42 |
| NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Audette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| Matthew Barnaby | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Bob Boughner | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Randy Burridge | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Jason Dawe | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Garry Galley | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Michal Grosek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Brian Holzinger | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Barrie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Michael Peca | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Rob Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Darryl Shannon | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Richard Smehlik | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Dixon Ward | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Mike Wilson | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Alexei Zhitnik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocelyn Thibault (L) | 29 | 3 | 26 | .897 | 62:42 |
| NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray Baron | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Sebastien Bordeleau | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Patrice Brisebois | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Valeri Bure | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||
| Vincent Damphousse | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Vladimir Malakhov | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Peter Popovic | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Stephane Quintal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| Mark Recchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| Stephane Richer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| Martin Rucinsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Brian Savage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| Turner Stevenson | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Scott Thornton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Darcy Tucker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| David Wilkie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rangers | 55 | 23 | 4 | 114 | 53 |
| 2 |  Hurricanes | 52 | 23 | 7 | 111 | 63 |
| 3 |  Islanders | 39 | 27 | 16 | 94 | -17 |
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