Canadiens & Sabers Game Day Hockey Trivia (November 11)

The Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabers have been in the same division in the same conference for a long time, making them fierce rivals who have met seven times in the playoffs.

Interestingly, the Sabers have been a handful for the Canadiens over the years, with Montreal holding a narrow lead in their regular season meetings, 129-117-31-19.

On Monday, these two Atlantic Division foes will meet for the 297th time. Let’s explore some trivia! Success.

1. Who has the Canadiens’ only penalty shot goal against Buffalo?

1. Saku Koivu

2. Pierre Turgeon

3. Nick Suzuki

4. Guy Carbonneau

2. Who are the only two Montreal players with four-goal games against the Sabres?

1. Brian Bellows, Mark Napier

2. Guy Lafleur, Yvan Cournoyer

3. Guy Lapointe, Pierre Turgeon

4. Tomas Plekanec, Max Pacioretty

3. Which Montreal player holds the team record for most overtime goals against the Sabres?

1. Brian Bellows

2. Mats Naslund

3. Sheldon Souray

4. Alex Kovalev

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4. Who leads the Canadiens with 194 penalty minutes against Buffalo?

1. Lyle Odelein

2. Chris Nilan

3. Shayne Corson

4. Brian Skrudland

5. Which Canadiens netminder has recorded the most shutouts against the Sabres?

1. Carey Price

2. José Theodore

3. Ken Dryden

4. Patrick Roy

6. Which former Montreal skater has ten playoff goals against Buffalo?

1. Guy Lafleur

2. Stéphane Rijker

3. Russ Courtnall

4. Vincent Damphousse

7. Who scored 497 career points with the Canadiens and Sabres?

1. Pierre Turgeon

2. Donald Audette

3. Daniel Briere

4. Thomas Vanek

8. Which goalie did NOT play for the Canadiens and Sabres?

1. Phil Myre

2. Dave Dryden

3. Jocelyn Thibault

4. Dustin Tokarsky

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9. Who scored the Canadiens’ final hat trick against the Sabers in 2017?

1. Max Pacioretty

2. Brian Gionta

3. Filip Danault

4. Shea Weber

10. Who is the only player named captain in Montreal and Buffalo?

1. Kirk Muller

2. Pierre Turgeon

3. Brian Gionta

4. Mike Keane

Canadiens hockey trivia is published on game days, so check back for the next edition on Thursday, November 14 when they visit Marc-Andre Fleury and the Minnesota Wild.

As for tonight’s trivia, check out today’s game takeaways story for the answers.