🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 6-1-0 before this game

4–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	3	1	0	4
NYR	1	0	1	2

Canadiens at Rangers

Canadiens beat Rangers 4–2 at Madison Square Garden on October 25, 1981.

🗓 Sun, Oct 25, 1981 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Steve Shutt

2 G

2 shots

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Guy Lafleur

2 A

3 shots

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Keith Acton

2 A

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Doug Jarvis Go-ahead 1st · 06:33

Unassisted

1–0

🇨🇦 Steve Shutt 1st · 07:36

Assists: Keith Acton, Guy Lafleur

2–0

🇨🇦 Mark Napier 1st · 14:36

Unassisted

3–0

🗽 Mike Rogers 1st · 19:42

Assists: Pat Hickey, Peter Wallin

3–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Steve Shutt 2nd · 04:35

Assists: Keith Acton, Guy Lafleur

4–1

3rd period

🗽 Dave Silk 3rd · 12:57

Assists: Mark Pavelich, Ed Hospodar

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYR🗽

24 Shots on goal 29

12 Penalty minutes 6

MTL shooting 16.7% (4/24) NYR shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Denis Herron

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Steve Weeks

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ MTL vs NYR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Rangers on October 25, 1981?

Canadiens won 4–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Rangers?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Steve Shutt (2), Doug Jarvis, Mark Napier.

Who scored for Rangers?

Dave Silk, Mike Rogers.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Denis Herron made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Steve Weeks made 0 saves on 4 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 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 24

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Oct 24

Also on October 25, 1981

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