6–5

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 26-11-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	3	2	1	6
MTL	2	2	1	5

Rangers at Canadiens

Rangers beat Canadiens 6–5 at Bell Centre on January 2, 1982.

🗓 Sat, Jan 2, 1982 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Don Maloney

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · -2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Mark Pavelich

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Mike Allison

2 A

1 shots · -2

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Don Maloney Go-ahead 1st · 00:30

Assists: Mike Allison, Tom Laidlaw

1–0

🇨🇦 Craig Laughlin Tying 1st · 01:25

Unassisted

1–1

🗽 Barry Beck PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:57

Assists: Mark Pavelich

2–1

🗽 Dave Silk PP 1st · 04:42

Assists: Don Maloney, Mike Rogers

3–1

🇨🇦 Doug Risebrough 1st · 11:46

Unassisted

3–2

2nd period

🗽 Mark Pavelich 2nd · 00:43

Assists: Ron Duguay, Reijo Ruotsalainen

4–2

🗽 Carol Vadnais 2nd · 02:18

Unassisted

5–2

🇨🇦 Craig Laughlin 2nd · 08:54

Unassisted

5–3

🇨🇦 Mario Tremblay 2nd · 09:07

Assists: Pierre Mondou, Rod Langway

5–4

3rd period

🇨🇦 Steve Shutt Tying 3rd · 03:43

Assists: Keith Acton

5–5

🗽 Don Maloney Go-ahead 3rd · 10:56

Assists: Mike Allison, Andre Dore

6–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR MTL🇨🇦

23 Shots on goal 32

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

4 Penalty minutes 8

NYR shooting 26.1% (6/23) MTL shooting 15.6% (5/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Eddie Mio

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Rick Wamsley

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 39:17 TOI

Richard Sevigny

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 20:43 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–2

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–4

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYR vs MTL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Canadiens on January 2, 1982?

Rangers won 6–5.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Rangers 6, Canadiens 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Don Maloney (2), Barry Beck, Carol Vadnais, Dave Silk, Mark Pavelich.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Craig Laughlin (2), Doug Risebrough, Mario Tremblay, Steve Shutt.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Eddie Mio made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

Where is Rangers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Canadiens season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 30

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 30

Also on January 2, 1982

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