The Montreal Canadiens came up just a bit short against the Buffalo Sabres, 5 to 4, in overtime in Game 3 of the 1998 playoff series on May 12, 1998.

Final

Sabres

3-0-0

5

Canadiens

0-3-0

4

Team

BUF

MTL

1

3

2

1

2

3

0

OT2

1

0

Total

5

4

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

BUF

MTL

Turner Stevenson (EV) assisted by Stephane Quintal

0

1

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

1

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

2

1

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

2

Vaclav Varada (EV) assisted by Jason Woolley

3

2

2nd period

BUF

MTL

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

3

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

4

3

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

4

OT2

BUF

MTL

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

Sabres

Canadiens

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Dominik Hasek (W)	1	46	4	42	.913	81:18

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S
Donald Audette	0	1	0	2	1
Matthew Barnaby	0	0	-1	2	1
Curtis Brown	1	0	0	2	5
Michal Grosek	0	1	-1	4	2
Brian Holzinger	0	1	0	0	1
Michael Peca	2	0	+2	0	5
Wayne Primeau	0	0	-2	0	0
Rob Ray	0	0	-1	0	0
Geoff Sanderson	1	0	0	4	2
Miroslav Satan	0	0	-1	0	0
Darryl Shannon	0	0	0	0	1
Richard Smehlik	0	0	-1	0	0
Vaclav Varada	1	1	+2	0	4
Dixon Ward	0	2	+1	0	3
Mike Wilson	0	0	-2	0	2
Jason Woolley	0	2	+3	0	1
Alexei Zhitnik	0	1	0	2	3

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Jocelyn Thibault	1	13	4	9	.692	24:42
Jose Theodore (L)	0	18	1	17	.944	56:42

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S
Sebastien Bordeleau	0	0	-1	0	0
Patrice Brisebois	0	0	-3	0	5
Benoit Brunet	0	0	-1	0	0
Marc Bureau	0	0	+2	0	1
Shayne Corson	0	1	+1	0	3
Vincent Damphousse	0	0	-1	4	7
Jonas Hoglund	0	0	-1	0	0
Saku Koivu	1	0	0	0	3
Vladimir Malakhov	1	0	+2	2	2
Dave Manson	0	0	-2	2	0
Peter Popovic	0	1	+1	0	1
Stephane Quintal	0	1	+1	0	4
Mark Recchi	0	2	0	0	3
Martin Rucinsky	0	0	-1	2	3
Brian Savage	0	0	-1	0	7
Turner Stevenson	2	0	+2	0	3
Scott Thornton	0	0	+2	2	4
Igor Ulanov	0	1	+1	2	0