Montréal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Sunday, March 7, 1982 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Montréal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–3 on Sunday, March 7, 1982 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Canadiens outshot the Sabres 35–34.
Doug Risebrough scored twice and Jean-Francois Sauve scored twice. Mike Foligno, Larry Robinson, Gaston Gingras and Mark Hunter also scored.
Denis Herron made 31 saves on 34 shots for the win; Don Edwards stopped 30 of 35.
Scoring
1st period
Mike Foligno (28)Brent Peterson (4), Gilbert Perreault (28)0–107:05 BUF · 
Larry Robinson (11)Guy Lafleur (54), Mark Napier (33)1–117:10 MTL
2nd period
Doug Risebrough (13)Rejean Houle (24)2–110:36 MTL · 
Jean-Francois Sauve (14)Mike Foligno (34), Gilbert Perreault (29)2–211:14 BUF · - Doug Risebrough (14)Rejean Houle (25)3–213:00 MTL
3rd period
- Jean-Francois Sauve (15)Richie Dunn (12), Craig Ramsay (31)3–305:06 BUF
Gaston Gingras (4)Bob Gainey (21), Larry Robinson (43)4–314:49 MTL
Mark Hunter (14)Gaston Gingras (11), Doug Jarvis (24)5–316:43 MTL
Team stats
MTLBUF
3534
0%0%
0/32/3
3131
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:19 into the first period
Mark Hunter · slashing2 min - 5:42 into the first periodKeith Acton · holding2 min
- 9:08 into the first period
Larry Playfair · tripping2 min - 18:15 into the first periodRichie Dunn · tripping2 min
- 4:33 into the second periodAndre Savard · delaying game2 min
- 4:33 into the second periodKeith Acton · delaying game2 min
- 6:28 into the second periodJohn Van Boxmeer · holding2 min
- 10:01 into the second periodBrian Engblom · high sticking2 min
- 17:38 into the second periodRichie Dunn · roughing double minor4 min
- 17:38 into the second periodBill Hajt · roughing2 min
- 17:38 into the second periodLarry Playfair · fighting5 min
- 17:38 into the second periodLarry Playfair · misconduct10 min
- 17:38 into the second periodChris Nilan · fighting5 min
- 17:38 into the second periodChris Nilan · misconduct10 min
- 17:38 into the second periodDoug Risebrough · roughing2 min
- 17:38 into the second periodMario Tremblay · roughing double minor4 min
- 3:20 into the third periodRon Fischer · high sticking2 min
- 3:20 into the third periodBob Gainey · roughing2 min
Season series
Montréal Canadiens
| 8Doug RisebroughC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 15Rejean HouleL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 2Gaston GingrasD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 19Larry RobinsonD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 3 | – |
| 10Guy LafleurR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 20Mark HunterR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 21Doug JarvisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 23Bob GaineyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 31Mark NapierR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 12Keith ActonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Mario TremblayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 25Doug WickenheiserC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Craig LaughlinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 30Chris NilanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Brian EngblomD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Robert PicardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 27Gilbert DelormeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rick WamsleyG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 32Denis HerronG | W | 34 | 3 | .912 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 17Mike FolignoR | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 21Jean-Francois SauveC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 20Brent PetersonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 7Dale McCourtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 14Alan HaworthC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 15Yvon LambertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Lindy RuffL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 26Steve PatrickR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 28Ron FischerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | L | 35 | 5 | .857 |
| 30Paul HarrisonG | 0 | 0 | – |