🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 22-13-0 before this game

5–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	0	0	0	5
NYR	0	0	0	2

Canadiens at Rangers

Canadiens beat Rangers 5–2 at Madison Square Garden on December 28, 1980.

🗓 Sun, Dec 28, 1980 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Yvon Lambert

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Pierre Mondou

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mario Tremblay

2 A

5 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYR🗽

28 Shots on goal 26

4 Penalty minutes 4

MTL shooting 17.9% (5/28) NYR shooting 7.7% (2/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Rick Wamsley

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Doug Soetaert

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 21-13 (62% win rate, 34 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 15-20 (43% win rate, 35 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 21-13 (62% win rate, 34 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 15-20 (43% win rate, 35 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs NYR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Rangers on December 28, 1980?

Canadiens won 5–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Rangers?

The final score was Canadiens 5, Rangers 2.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Rick Wamsley made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Doug Soetaert made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Rangers season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 27

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 28, 1980

Canadiens season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule