5–4

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 3-1-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	1	4	0	5
MTL	2	0	2	4

Capitals at Canadiens

Capitals beat Canadiens 5–4 at Bell Centre on October 20, 1986.

🗓 Mon, Oct 20, 1986 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mats Naslund

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Dave Christian

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Craig Laughlin

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Larry Robinson Go-ahead 1st · 05:44

Assists: Mats Naslund, Sergio Momesso

0–1

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer 1st · 16:28

Assists: Kjell Dahlin, Ryan Walter

0–2

🦅 Alan Haworth 1st · 17:02

Assists: Bobby Carpenter, Greg Adams

1–2

2nd period

🦅 Dave Christian Tying 2nd · 04:37

Assists: Craig Laughlin, Mike Gartner

2–2

🦅 John Barrett Go-ahead 2nd · 11:05

Assists: Lou Franceschetti

3–2

🦅 Craig Laughlin 2nd · 11:39

Assists: Mike Gartner, Dave Christian

4–2

🦅 Michal Pivonka 2nd · 18:15

Assists: Gaetan Duchesne, Bobby Gould

5–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Mats Naslund PP 3rd · 02:19

Assists: Bobby Smith, Larry Robinson

5–3

🇨🇦 Mats Naslund 3rd · 18:48

Assists: Bobby Smith, Ryan Walter

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦

30 Shots on goal 25

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

13 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 16.7% (5/30) MTL shooting 16.0% (4/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Bob Mason

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Patrick Roy

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:45 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Feb 19, 1986

🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL

4–4 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs MTL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on October 20, 1986?

Capitals won 5–4.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Canadiens?

The final score was Capitals 5, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alan Haworth, Craig Laughlin, Dave Christian, John Barrett, Michal Pivonka.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mats Naslund (2), Larry Robinson, Stephane Richer.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Bob Mason made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Canadiens season series?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Oct 18

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Oct 18

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