🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 4-1-0 before this game

3–3

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 2-4-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	0	2	1	3
CHI	1	1	1	3

Canadiens at Blackhawks

Canadiens beat Blackhawks 3–3 at United Center on October 21, 1981.

🗓 Wed, Oct 21, 1981 · 19:30 CDT 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Keith Acton

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Denis Savard

1 G, 1 A

3 shots

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Steve Shutt

1 G

6 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Rich Preston PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:49

Assists: Keith Brown, Tom Lysiak

0–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Mark Napier Tying 2nd · 03:35

Unassisted

1–1

🇨🇦 Steve Shutt PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:18

Assists: Keith Acton, Brian Engblom

2–1

🪶 Denis Savard PP Tying 2nd · 10:52

Assists: Tim Higgins, Al Secord

2–2

3rd period

🪶 Doug Wilson PP Go-ahead 3rd · 08:04

Assists: Bob Murray, Denis Savard

2–3

🇨🇦 Keith Acton Tying 3rd · 10:45

Unassisted

3–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL CHI🪶

39 Shots on goal 34

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6

14 Penalty minutes 12

MTL shooting 7.7% (3/39) CHI shooting 8.8% (3/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Rick Wamsley

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 06:52 TOI

Denis Herron

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 53:08 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Murray Bannerman

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ MTL vs CHI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Blackhawks on October 21, 1981?

Canadiens won 3–3.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Blackhawks 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Keith Acton, Mark Napier, Steve Shutt.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Denis Savard, Doug Wilson, Rich Preston.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Rick Wamsley made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Murray Bannerman made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Blackhawks 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Oct 18

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Oct 18

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