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Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres Box Score: December 18, 1987

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Montreal Canadiens

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20-7-8

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11-14-6

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December 18, 1987

Arena: Buffalo Memorial Auditorium

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
03:17	MTL	PP	Claude Lemieux (14)	Larry Robinson, Bobby Smith
19:41	BUF		Richie Dunn (2)	Christian Ruuttu, Ray Sheppard
2nd Period
02:44	MTL		Claude Lemieux (15)	Larry Robinson, Bobby Smith
13:10	BUF		Phil Housley (14)	Scott Arniel, Christian Ruuttu

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
01:59	BUF	Lindy Ruff	Boarding	2 min
17:37	MTL	John Kordic	Roughing	2 min
2nd Period
13:10	MTL	Shayne Corson	Slashing	2 min
17:38	BUF	Phil Housley	Tripping	2 min
17:46	MTL	Claude Lemieux	High sticking	5 min
3rd Period
06:08	BUF	Scott Arniel	Holding	2 min
08:06	BUF	Richie Dunn	High sticking	2 min
08:06	MTL	Ryan Walter	High sticking	2 min
10:48	BUF	Adam Creighton	Slashing	2 min

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Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Guy Carbonneau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Shayne Corson	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
3	Bob Gainey	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Rick Green	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	John Kordic	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
6	Mike Lalor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Claude Lemieux	2	0	2	1	5	1	1	0	0	6	33.3
8	Craig Ludwig	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
9	Mike McPhee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
10	Sergio Momesso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
11	Mats Näslund	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
12	Chris Nilan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
13	Stéphane Richer	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
14	Larry Robinson	0	2	2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
15	Brian Skrudland	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
16	Bobby Smith	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.0
17	Petr Svoboda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
18	Ryan Walter	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
19	Patrick Roy	0	0	0		0	0	0	0					65:00
	TOTAL	2	4	6		11	1	1	0		41	4.9

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Patrick Roy	T	2	25	23	.920	0	0	65:00

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Dave Andreychuk	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
2	Scott Arniel	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
3	Adam Creighton	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	Paul Cyr	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Richie Dunn	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
6	Steve Dykstra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
7	Mike Foligno	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Ed Hospodar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Phil Housley	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	5	20.0
10	Calle Johansson	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
11	Uwe Krupp	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Robert Logan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
13	Kevin Maguire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Lindy Ruff	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
15	Christian Ruuttu	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
16	Ray Sheppard	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	John Tucker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
18	Pierre Turgeon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
19	Jacques Cloutier	0	0	0		0	0	0	0					65:00
	TOTAL	2	4	6		10	2	0	0		25	8.0

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Jacques Cloutier	T	2	41	39	.951	0	0	65:00

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