Buffalo vs. Montreal, Game 3 box score, May 12, 1998

5-4 (3-2, 1-2, 0-0, 0-0, 1-0)

First Period
Scoring:
Montreal, Stevenson 2 (Quintal), 4:23.
Buffalo, Brown 1 (power play) (Woolley, Grosek), 4:46.
Buffalo, Peca 1 (Ward, Zhitnik), 11:22.
Montreal, Stevenson 3 (Ulanov, Thibault), 12:16.
Buffalo, Varada 2 (Woolley), 19:12.
Penalties:
Grosek, Buf (Obstr hooking), 0:55;
Damphousse, Mon (cross checking), 4:32;
Manson, Mon (slashing), 8:35;
Grosek, Buf (cross checking), 18:32;
Thornton, Mon (tripping), 18:32.

Second Period
Scoring:
Montreal, Koivu 2 (Recchi, S Corson), 4:22.
Buffalo, Sanderson 3 (B Holzinger, Audette), 4:42.
Montreal, Malakhov 3 (Popovic, Recchi), 16:30.
Penalties:
Malakhov, Mon (slashing), 8:40;
Brown, Buf (Ob hold stick), 13:26;
Rucinsky, Mon (Obstr hooking), 16:54;
Damphousse, Mon (high sticking), 18:51;
Zhitnik, Buf (interference), 18:58.

Third Period
Scoring:
None.
Penalties:
Sanderson, Buf ( double high sticking minor), 1:54;
Audette, Buf (goalie interference), 9:38.

1st Overtime
Scoring:
None.
Penalties:
Barnaby, Buf (unsportsmanlike conduct), 7:26;
Ulanov, Mon (unsportsmanlike conduct), 7:26.

2nd Overtime
Scoring: 
Buffalo, Peca 2 (Ward, Varada), 1:24.

Shots on goal:
Buf 11+13+2+3+1=30
Mon 5+13+18+10+0=46

Power-play Conversions:
Buf - 1 of 5, Mon - 0 of 6.
Goalies:
Buffalo, Hasek (46 shots, 42 saves; record: 7-1-0).
Montreal, Thibault (13, 9), 
          Theodore (4:42 of 2nd period, 17, 16; record: 0-1-0).
A:20,829.
Referee: Faucette. Linesmen: Cvik, Scapinello.