5–8

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 5-1-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	0	0	0	5
MTL	0	0	0	8

Penguins at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Penguins 8–5 at Bell Centre on October 25, 1979.

🗓 Thu, Oct 25, 1979 · 19:00 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Pierre Larouche

4 G, 1 A

7 shots · +3

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Steve Shutt

1 G, 4 A

3 shots · +3

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Guy Lafleur

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · +4

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT MTL🇨🇦

29 Shots on goal 38

2/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1

2 Penalty minutes 4

PIT shooting 17.2% (5/29) MTL shooting 21.1% (8/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Rob Holland

0/8

.000 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Michel Larocque

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 3-4 (43% win rate, 7 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 3-4 (43% win rate, 7 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

❓ PIT vs MTL, answered

Who won Penguins vs Canadiens on October 25, 1979?

Canadiens won 8–5.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Penguins 5, Canadiens 8.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Rob Holland made 0 saves on 8 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Michel Larocque made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Oct 24

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Oct 23

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