🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 3-2-1 before this game

4–3

Final

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

Canadiens at Red Wings

Canadiens beat Red Wings 4–3 at Little Caesars Arena on October 22, 1986.

🗓 Wed, Oct 22, 1986 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

David Maley

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Petr Svoboda

2 A

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Bobby Smith

1 G

4 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Tim Higgins Go-ahead 1st · 00:46

Assists: Shawn Burr, Harold Snepsts

0–1

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer Tying 1st · 14:59

Assists: Chris Chelios, Petr Svoboda

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 David Maley Go-ahead 2nd · 05:24

Assists: Brian Skrudland

2–1

🐙 Petr Klima PP Tying 2nd · 07:35

Assists: Mike O'connell, Greg Stefan

2–2

🇨🇦 Shayne Corson Go-ahead 2nd · 09:15

Assists: David Maley, Larry Robinson

3–2

🇨🇦 Bobby Smith PP 2nd · 11:30

Assists: Mats Naslund, Petr Svoboda

4–2

3rd period

🐙 Steve Yzerman 3rd · 14:06

Assists: John Ogrodnick, Darren Veitch

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL DET🐙

23 Shots on goal 13

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

18 Penalty minutes 18

MTL shooting 17.4% (4/23) DET shooting 23.1% (3/13)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Brian Hayward

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Greg Stefan

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:33 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

Nov 24, 1984

🐙DET @ 🇨🇦MTL

4–6 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs DET, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Red Wings on October 22, 1986?

Canadiens won 4–3.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Red Wings?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Red Wings 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Bobby Smith, David Maley, Shayne Corson, Stephane Richer.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Petr Klima, Steve Yzerman, Tim Higgins.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Brian Hayward made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Greg Stefan made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Red Wings season series?

Canadiens 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Oct 20

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Oct 18

Also on October 22, 1986

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