5–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	1	1	3	5
MTL	3	1	1	5

Whalers at Canadiens

Whalers beat Canadiens 5–5 at Bell Centre on October 8, 1981.

🗓 Thu, Oct 8, 1981 · 19:00 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Blaine Stoughton

2 G

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Doug Sulliman

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · +1

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Rick Meagher

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Mark Hunter Go-ahead 1st · 02:09

Assists: Pierre Mondou, Doug Risebrough

0–1

🇨🇦 Pierre Larouche PP 1st · 06:00

Assists: Guy Lafleur, Guy Lapointe

0–2

🇨🇦 Steve Shutt 1st · 09:11

Assists: Guy Lafleur, Keith Acton

0–3

🐳 Warren Miller 1st · 17:07

Assists: Dave Keon, Don Nachbaur

1–3

2nd period

🇨🇦 Doug Jarvis 2nd · 03:53

Assists: Rod Langway

1–4

🐳 Doug Sulliman 2nd · 13:52

Assists: Rick Meagher, Gilles Lupien

2–4

3rd period

🐳 Blaine Stoughton 3rd · 02:25

Unassisted

3–4

🇨🇦 Mario Tremblay PP 3rd · 09:55

Assists: Pierre Larouche, Doug Wickenheiser

3–5

🐳 Blaine Stoughton 3rd · 16:25

Assists: Blake Wesley

4–5

🐳 Rick Meagher Tying 3rd · 17:49

Assists: Doug Sulliman, Stuart Smith

5–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD MTL🇨🇦

25 Shots on goal 35

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

8 Penalty minutes 6

HFD shooting 20.0% (5/25) MTL shooting 14.3% (5/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Greg Millen

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Rick Wamsley

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–4

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

4–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ HFD vs MTL, answered

Who won Whalers vs Canadiens on October 8, 1981?

Whalers won 5–5.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Whalers 5, Canadiens 5.

Who scored for Whalers?

Blaine Stoughton (2), Doug Sulliman, Rick Meagher, Warren Miller.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Doug Jarvis, Mario Tremblay, Mark Hunter, Pierre Larouche, Steve Shutt.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Rick Wamsley made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Canadiens season series?

Whalers 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Oct 6

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 5

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