🗽 Away Rangers 0-0 in series
1–2
Final
MTL leads 4–1
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 0-0 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
NYR 0001
MTL 0002

Rangers at Canadiens — Conference Finals Game 1

Canadiens, Conference Finals Game 1, beat Rangers 2–1 at Bell Centre on May 1, 1986.

🗓 Thu, May 1, 1986 · 18:45 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1985-86 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Conference Finals — Best of 7

NYR vs MTL · MTL leads 4–1 Full series →
Game 1
1–2
Final · MTL
Game 2
2–6
Final · MTL
Game 3
4–3
OT · MTL
Game 4
0–2
Final · NYR
Game 5
1–3
Final · MTL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Mats Naslund
1 G
3 shots · +1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Bob Gainey
1 G
3 shots · +1
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Chris Chelios
1 A
6 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR MTL🇨🇦
27 Shots on goal 30
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
12 Penalty minutes 12
NYR shooting 3.7% (1/27) MTL shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
John Vanbiesbrouck
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:36 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Patrick Roy
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 47-35-9 (52% win rate, 91 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 49-28-11 (56% win rate, 88 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 47-35-9 (52% win rate, 91 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 49-28-11 (56% win rate, 88 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Jan 10, 1986
🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR
4–6 · Rangers won
Nov 16, 1985
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–2 (OT) · Rangers won
Nov 13, 1985
🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR
2–5 · Rangers won
Jan 26, 1985
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–3 · Canadiens won
Dec 29, 1984
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–7 · Canadiens won

❓ NYR vs MTL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Canadiens on May 1, 1986?

Canadiens won 2–1.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Rangers 1, Canadiens 2.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Apr 27
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
1–2 · NYR won
Next game · May 3
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–6 · MTL won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Apr 29
🐳HFD @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–2 · MTL won
Next game · May 3
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–6 · MTL won
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