🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 53-24-0 before this game

5–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	0	3	2	5
HFD	0	1	0	1

Canadiens at Whalers

Canadiens beat Whalers 5–1 on March 31, 1982.

🗓 Wed, Mar 31, 1982 · 18:45 CST 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 7–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Napier

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +3

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Keith Acton

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +3

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Engblom

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Keith Acton Go-ahead 2nd · 02:30

Assists: Doug Wickenheiser, Mark Napier

1–0

🐳 Blaine Stoughton PP Tying 2nd · 06:31

Assists: Doug Sulliman, Ron Francis

1–1

🇨🇦 Mark Napier Go-ahead 2nd · 10:49

Assists: Rod Langway, Brian Engblom

2–1

🇨🇦 Brian Engblom 2nd · 17:43

Assists: Jeff Brubaker, Keith Acton

3–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Mark Napier PP 3rd · 02:43

Assists: Keith Acton, Doug Wickenheiser

4–1

🇨🇦 Mario Tremblay 3rd · 11:00

Unassisted

5–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL HFD🐳

22 Shots on goal 29

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

108 Penalty minutes 89

MTL shooting 22.7% (5/22) HFD shooting 3.4% (1/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Richard Sevigny

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Greg Millen

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 53-24 (69% win rate, 77 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 29-48 (38% win rate, 77 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

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 7–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs HFD, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Whalers on March 31, 1982?

Canadiens won 5–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Whalers?

The final score was Canadiens 5, Whalers 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mark Napier (2), Brian Engblom, Keith Acton, Mario Tremblay.

Who scored for Whalers?

Blaine Stoughton.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

How did the Whalers goalie play?

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

What is the Canadiens vs Whalers season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 7–1 after 8 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 · Mar 30

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Mar 30

Also on March 31, 1982

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