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Buffalo Sabres vs. Montréal Canadiens

47Belt meetings
17Sabres wins
24Canadiens wins
15Title changes

Buffalo Sabres and Montréal Canadiens have met 47 times with the NHL belt on the line, from January 17, 1971 to March 10, 2016. The belt changed hands in 15 of those games. Montréal Canadiens lead the belt series 24–17, with 6 ties.

Belt gameDateResult
3,228Jan 17, 1971Buffalo Sabres and Montréal Canadiens tied 4–4Tie · defense
3,284Oct 16, 1971Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 9–3Defense
3,380Oct 28, 1972Buffalo Sabres and Montréal Canadiens tied 3–3Tie · defense
3,400Dec 10, 1972Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 4–2Defense
3,585Jan 25, 1975Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 7–6Defense
3,694Feb 22, 1976Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2Defense
3,700Mar 6, 1976Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2Defense
3,728Nov 1, 1976Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2Title change
3,781Mar 6, 1977Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Title change
3,836Dec 1, 1977Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1Title change
3,870Feb 20, 1978Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2Defense
3,952Feb 18, 1979Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2Defense
4,049Feb 17, 1980Montréal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres tied 2–2Tie · defense
4,068Mar 30, 1980Montréal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres tied 1–1Tie · defense
4,152Feb 19, 1981Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 5–2Title change
4,154Feb 22, 1981Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2Defense
4,313Dec 1, 1982Buffalo Sabres and Montréal Canadiens tied 2–2Tie · defense
4,428Dec 27, 1983Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 7–4Title change
4,708Nov 15, 1986Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2Defense
4,767Mar 20, 1987Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2Defense
4,770Mar 28, 1987Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 6–3Defense
4,804Oct 23, 1987Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3Title change
4,828Dec 18, 1987Montréal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres tied 2–2 (OT)Tie · defense
4,829Dec 19, 1987Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Title change
5,167Apr 3, 1991Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 7–5 PlayoffsTitle change
5,168Apr 5, 1991Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 5–4 PlayoffsDefense
5,169Apr 7, 1991Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 5–4 PlayoffsTitle change
5,170Apr 9, 1991Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 6–4 PlayoffsDefense
5,171Apr 11, 1991Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–3 (OT) PlayoffsTitle change
5,172Apr 13, 1991Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 5–1 PlayoffsDefense
5,203Nov 1, 1991Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 5–1Defense
5,204Nov 2, 1991Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 5–0Defense
5,322Dec 19, 1992Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 4–2Defense
5,352Feb 26, 1993Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 6–4Title change
5,353Feb 27, 1993Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 8–4Defense
5,362Mar 22, 1993Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 8–3Title change
5,611Dec 20, 1995Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Defense
5,847Feb 7, 1998Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Defense
6,125Dec 5, 2000Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2Title change
6,558Feb 7, 2006Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 (OT)Defense
6,559Feb 9, 2006Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2 (OT)Title change
6,612Oct 6, 2006Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 5–4 (SO)Defense
6,619Oct 23, 2006Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Defense
6,879Mar 4, 2009Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 5–1Title change
7,315Mar 25, 2014Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 2–0Defense
7,440Oct 23, 2015Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 7–2Defense
7,505Mar 10, 2016Montréal Canadiens beat Buffalo Sabres 3–2Defense

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