4–8

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 25-17-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	2	1	1	4
MTL	2	3	3	8

Whalers at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Whalers 8–4 at Bell Centre on January 11, 1983.

🗓 Tue, Jan 11, 1983 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Napier

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · +3

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Bob Gainey

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +3

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Ryan Walter

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Larry Robinson PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:20

Assists: Ryan Walter, Mats Naslund

0–1

🇨🇦 Bob Gainey 1st · 07:47

Assists: Mark Napier

0–2

🐳 Michel Galarneau 1st · 12:04

Assists: Chris Kotsopoulos, Merlin Malinowski

1–2

🐳 Blaine Stoughton Tying 1st · 14:09

Assists: Ed Hospodar, Ron Francis

2–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Ryan Walter Go-ahead 2nd · 04:52

Assists: Bill Root

2–3

🇨🇦 Doug Wickenheiser 2nd · 08:04

Assists: Guy Lafleur, Robert Picard

2–4

🐳 Ray Neufeld PP 2nd · 12:22

Assists: Chris Kotsopoulos, Pierre Lacroix

3–4

🇨🇦 Mario Tremblay 2nd · 12:44

Assists: Gilbert Delorme, Mats Naslund

3–5

3rd period

🇨🇦 Mark Napier 3rd · 00:22

Assists: Bob Gainey, Keith Acton

3–6

🇨🇦 Doug Wickenheiser 3rd · 04:18

Assists: Ryan Walter, Guy Lafleur

3–7

🇨🇦 Mark Napier 3rd · 09:06

Assists: Keith Acton, Bob Gainey

3–8

🐳 Dan Fridgen 3rd · 13:15

Assists: Warren Miller, Pierre Lacroix

4–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD MTL🇨🇦

25 Shots on goal 35

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

33 Penalty minutes 25

HFD shooting 16.0% (4/25) MTL shooting 22.9% (8/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Greg Millen

0/8

.000 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Rick Wamsley

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 12-30 (29% win rate, 42 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 25-17 (60% win rate, 42 games)

After 2nd — 3–5

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ HFD vs MTL, answered

Who won Whalers vs Canadiens on January 11, 1983?

Canadiens won 8–4.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Whalers 4, Canadiens 8.

Who scored for Whalers?

Blaine Stoughton, Dan Fridgen, Michel Galarneau, Ray Neufeld.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Doug Wickenheiser (2), Mark Napier (2), Bob Gainey, Larry Robinson, Mario Tremblay, Ryan Walter.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 8 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Rick Wamsley made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 4–1 after 5 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Jan 9

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 8

Also on January 11, 1983

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