3–4

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 38-20-8 before this game

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

Whalers at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Whalers 4–3 at Bell Centre on March 9, 1985.

🗓 Sat, Mar 9, 1985 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 5–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Bobby Smith

3 A

1 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Chris Chelios

2 G

6 shots · +2

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Kevin Dineen

2 G

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Kevin Dineen SH Go-ahead 1st · 06:13

Assists: Mike Crombeen · beat Steve Penney

1–0

🇨🇦 Chris Nilan Tying 1st · 12:14

Assists: Bobby Smith · beat Mike Liut

1–1

2nd period

🐳 Kevin Dineen PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:05

Assists: Torrie Robertson, Greg Malone · beat Steve Penney

2–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Chris Chelios Tying 3rd · 03:12

Assists: Bobby Smith, Tom Kurvers · beat Mike Liut

2–2

🇨🇦 Chris Chelios Go-ahead 3rd · 08:01

Assists: Bobby Smith · beat Mike Liut

2–3

🇨🇦 Pierre Mondou 3rd · 09:02

Assists: Mats Naslund, Mario Tremblay · beat Mike Liut

2–4

🐳 Paul Macdermid 3rd · 15:38

Assists: Ray Ferraro, Dave Tippett · beat Steve Penney

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD MTL🇨🇦

24 Shots on goal 19

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

33 Penalty minutes 37

HFD shooting 12.5% (3/24) MTL shooting 21.1% (4/19)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:27 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Steve Penney

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 24-33-8 (37% win rate, 65 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 38-20-8 (58% win rate, 66 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

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 5–2 Full head-to-head →

3–4 (OT) · Whalers won

Dec 5, 1984

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐳HFD

3–5 · Whalers won

❓ HFD vs MTL, answered

Who won Whalers vs Canadiens on March 9, 1985?

Canadiens won 4–3.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Whalers 3, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Whalers?

Kevin Dineen (2), Paul Macdermid.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chris Chelios (2), Chris Nilan, Pierre Mondou.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Steve Penney made 0 saves on 3 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 5–2 after 7 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 · Mar 7

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 6

Also on March 9, 1985

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