1–6

Final

MTL leads 3–0

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	0	0	0	1
MTL	0	0	0	6

Whalers at Canadiens — First Round Game 1

Canadiens, First Round Game 1, beat Whalers 6–1 at Bell Centre on April 8, 1980.

🗓 Tue, Apr 8, 1980 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1979-80 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

HFD vs MTL · MTL leads 3–0 Full series →

Game 1

1–6

Final · MTL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Yvon Lambert

2 G

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Steve Shutt

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Guy Lafleur

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD MTL🇨🇦

21 Shots on goal 37

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

6 Penalty minutes 4

HFD shooting 4.8% (1/21) MTL shooting 16.2% (6/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Al Smith

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:52 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Denis Herron

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 40-40 (50% win rate, 80 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 57-23 (71% win rate, 80 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 40-40 (50% win rate, 80 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 57-23 (71% win rate, 80 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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❓ HFD vs MTL, answered

Who won Whalers vs Canadiens on April 8, 1980?

Canadiens won 6–1.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Whalers 1, Canadiens 6.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Al Smith made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Denis Herron made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

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🐳Whalers

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🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 6

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