December 16th, 1982
Buffalo Sabres (21-9-5) at
Montreal Canadiens (21-15-2)
Next up are the Sabres at the Bell Center. Montreal has had the Sabres number so far this season as we won both games, the last one was at the Bell Center and a 4-3 win. Montreal is still with out LD
Marc-Andre Berube and waiting on LW
Lorenzo Bocci.
The Sabres are currently 5th in the Eastern Conference, 6 points behind the leading Hurricanes. The Sabres have the #1 PP in the league with a 21.5% success rate. Buffalo is 2nd with 3.11 GF per game.
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Kelvin Spencer leads the Sabres with 16 goals. Spencer also has 31 points in 35 games. The 20 year old is a strong physical player with terrific stamina. In his 2nd season with the Sabres, he only played 10 games last year due to an eye injury. In 45 NHL games he has 19 goals with 20 assists for 39 points and 27 PIMs with a +17 rating. Spencer played his junior hockey with the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL and was drafted 92nd overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
RW
Wilfred Caldwell leads the Sabres with 24 assists and leads the team with 35 points in 35 games. The 28 year old 1982 All-Star is a strong skater who can log long minutes. In his 3rd season as a Sabre, he has 64 goals with 123 assists for 187 points with 90 PIMS and a +39 rating in 197 games.
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Colin Gagne is 3rd on the Sabres with 23 points including 10 goals in 29 games. The 2-time All-Star is currently on the IR and is day to day. A strong playmaker with great on-ice vision. In 3 seasons with the Sabres he has 72 goals with 115 assists for 187 points with 140 PIMs and a +41 rating in 193 games.
The Sabres will start G
Jarrett Edmundson, he has 2 wins in 7 starts with a .901 save %. Montreal starts G
Mike Blackshear, he has 18 wins in 32 starts with a .892 save %.
Montreal opens the scoring at 8:12 with LW
Jiri Bohm's 3rd of the season to make it 1-0. The period ends with the Habs leading 1-0 and out shooting the Sabres 12 to 10. Buffalo will start the 2nd on the PP with LD
Yegor Berestnev off for a 5 minute major for Illegal check to the head.
The Sabres eventually take advantage of the PP when C
Jan Pchalek scores his 7th at 2:42 of the 2nd to tie it 1-1. The Sabres make it 2-1 at 9:20 when LD
Jonathan Boily gets his 1st of the season. Montreal didn't take long to tie it back up 2-2, LW
Batsaikhany Vanoosten gets his 7th of the year at 10:29. The period finished tied 2-2. Buffalo out shot Montreal 13 to 8. Buffalo is 1 for 2 on the PP while Montreal is 0 for 4.
Montreal scores one late and take a 3-2 at 18:04 when RD
Martin Sulc gets his 4th of the year. Montreal holds on for the win. The shots were even in the 3rd, 9 to 9 while their were no PP chances in the 3rd.
Montreal 3 Buffalo 2
| PER | TEAM | GOAL | # | ASSIST | ASSIST |
| 1st | MTL | Jiri Bohm | 3 | Dave Wright | Yegor Berestnev |
| 2nd | BUF | Jan Pchalek (PP) | 7 | Gabriel Jalbert | Martin Vondrachek |
| 2nd | BUF | Jonathan Boily | 1 | Reece Fraser | Kelvin Spencer |
| 2nd | MTL | Batsaikhany Vanoosten | 7 | Chris Hughes | Al Ladd |
| 3rd | MTL | Martin Sulc | 4 | Dave Wright | Chris Hughes |
| MAJOR PENALTY's |
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| PER | TEAM | PLAYER | MIN | PENALTY |
| 1st | MTL | Yegor Berestnev | 5 | Illegal Check to the Head |
| TEAM | GOALIE | SA | GA |
| BUF | Jarrett Edmundson | 29 | 3 |
| MTL | Mike Blackshear | 32 | 2 |
Montreal's C
Chris Hughes was the 1st star with 2 assists. The 32 year old now has 17 goals and 40 points in 39 games. In 203 NHL games, all with Montreal he has 76 goals with 132 assists and 208 points with 100 PIMs and a +50 rating.
