4–8

Final

MTL leads 3–0

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	0	0	0	4
MTL	0	0	0	8

Whalers at Canadiens — First Round Game 2

Canadiens, First Round Game 2, beat Whalers 8–4 at Bell Centre on April 9, 1980.

🗓 Wed, Apr 9, 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

Game 2

4–8

Final · MTL

Game 3

4–3

OT · MTL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Yvon Lambert

2 G, 1 A

5 shots

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Doug Jarvis

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +3

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mario Tremblay

3 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD MTL🇨🇦

27 Shots on goal 40

4 Penalty minutes 4

HFD shooting 14.8% (4/27) MTL shooting 20.0% (8/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

John Garrett

0/8

.000 SV% · 8 GA · 59:50 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Denis Herron

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 40-41 (49% win rate, 81 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 58-23 (72% win rate, 81 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 40-41 (49% win rate, 81 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 58-23 (72% win rate, 81 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ HFD vs MTL, answered

Who won Whalers vs Canadiens on April 9, 1980?

Canadiens won 8–4.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Whalers 4, Canadiens 8.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

John Garrett made 0 saves on 8 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Denis Herron made 0 saves on 4 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

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Apr 8

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 8

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