Buffalo Sabres vs Montréal Canadiens
Regular season · Saturday, March 28, 1987 · Montreal Forum
Game summary
The Montréal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–3 on Saturday, March 28, 1987 at Montreal Forum. The Sabres outshot the Canadiens 29–24.
Claude Lemieux scored twice and Stephane Richer scored twice. Mats Naslund, Doug Smith, Phil Housley, Ryan Walter and Dave Andreychuk also scored.
Brian Hayward made 26 saves on 29 shots for the win; Daren Puppa stopped 18 of 23.
Scoring
1st period
Claude Lemieux (26)Unassisted0–102:10 MTL
Stephane Richer (19)Shayne Corson (10), Gaston Gingras (33)0–202:40 MTL
Mats Naslund (24)Larry Robinson (34), Gaston Gingras (34)0–317:30 MTL ·
2nd period
- Stephane Richer (20)Mats Naslund (54), Chris Nilan (13)0–418:42 MTL ·
3rd period
Doug Smith (16)Scott Arniel (13), Mikael Andersson (3)1–406:21 BUF
Phil Housley (20)Paul Brydges (2), Dave Andreychuk (43)2–408:38 BUF
Ryan Walter (21)Stephane Richer (18), Larry Robinson (35)2–513:16 MTL · 
Dave Andreychuk (24)Mike Foligno (29), Doug Smith (23)3–514:38 BUF · - Claude Lemieux (27)Bobby Smith (43)3–619:46 MTL ·
Team stats
BUFMTL
2924
0%0%
1/33/4
2018
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 9:31 into the first period
Sergio Momesso · elbowing2 min - 10:10 into the first period
Mike Foligno · instigator2 min - 10:10 into the first periodMike Foligno · fighting5 min
- 10:10 into the first periodChris Chelios · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 10:10 into the first periodChris Chelios · fighting5 min
- 16:19 into the first periodTom Kurvers · holding2 min
- 18:49 into the first periodMike Foligno · fighting5 min
- 18:49 into the first periodChris Nilan · fighting5 min
- 19:41 into the first periodGuy Carbonneau · roughing2 min
- 4:03 into the second periodSteve Dykstra · roughing2 min
- 17:05 into the second periodClark Gillies · interference2 min
- 11:30 into the third periodJim Korn · boarding2 min
- 13:40 into the third periodGuy Carbonneau · high sticking2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 15Doug SmithC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 25Dave AndreychukL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 7 | – |
| 9Scott ArnielL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 14Mikael AnderssonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 16Paul BrydgesC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 17Mike FolignoR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Phil HousleyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 4Steve DykstraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 12Ken PriestlayC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Christian RuuttuC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 38Adam CreightonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 39Clark GilliesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 65Mark NapierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 28Tom KurversD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 31Joe ReekieD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 34Jim KornD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 37Shawn AndersonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacques CloutierG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Daren PuppaG | L | 23 | 5 | .783 |
Montréal Canadiens
| 44Stephane RicherR | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 26Mats NaslundL | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 32Claude LemieuxR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 19Larry RobinsonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 29Gaston GingrasD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 11Ryan WalterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 15Bobby SmithC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 27Shayne CorsonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 30Chris NilanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Guy CarbonneauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 23Bob GaineyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 35Mike McpheeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 36Sergio MomessoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 39Brian SkrudlandC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 5Rick GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Craig LudwigD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Chris CheliosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 38Mike LalorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brian HaywardG | W | 29 | 3 | .897 |