🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 20-10-0 before this game

6–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	2	3	1	6
HFD	0	0	1	1

Canadiens at Whalers

Canadiens beat Whalers 6–1 on December 16, 1981.

🗓 Wed, Dec 16, 1981 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Chris Nilan

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Pierre Mondou

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +4

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Keith Acton

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Craig Laughlin Go-ahead 1st · 02:38

Assists: Larry Robinson, Mario Tremblay

1–0

🇨🇦 Doug Wickenheiser 1st · 09:40

Assists: Guy Lafleur, Keith Acton

2–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Keith Acton 2nd · 11:33

Assists: Brian Engblom, Doug Wickenheiser

3–0

🇨🇦 Chris Nilan 2nd · 13:24

Assists: Mark Hunter, Doug Risebrough

4–0

🇨🇦 Pierre Mondou 2nd · 17:22

Assists: Mark Hunter, Chris Nilan

5–0

3rd period

🐳 Rick Meagher 3rd · 01:37

Assists: Garry Howatt, Mark Renaud

5–1

🇨🇦 Mario Tremblay 3rd · 02:10

Assists: Pierre Mondou

6–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL HFD🐳

44 Shots on goal 21

10 Penalty minutes 12

MTL shooting 13.6% (6/44) HFD shooting 4.8% (1/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Richard Sevigny

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

John Garrett

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs HFD, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Whalers on December 16, 1981?

Canadiens won 6–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Whalers?

The final score was Canadiens 6, Whalers 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chris Nilan, Craig Laughlin, Doug Wickenheiser, Keith Acton, Mario Tremblay, Pierre Mondou.

Who scored for Whalers?

Rick Meagher.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Richard Sevigny made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

John Garrett made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Canadiens vs Whalers season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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 14

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Dec 13

Also on December 16, 1981

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