🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 15-8-3 before this game
3–3
Final / OT
🐙 Home Red Wings 9-10-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
MTL 21003
DET 02103

Canadiens at Red Wings

Canadiens beat Red Wings 3–3 in overtime at Little Caesars Arena on December 5, 1986.

🗓 Fri, Dec 5, 1986 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐙 DET
Adam Oates
2 G
3 shots · +1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Bobby Smith
1 G
2 shots
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Shayne Corson
1 G
1 shots

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Shayne Corson Go-ahead 1st · 02:14
Assists: Guy Carbonneau, Chris Chelios
1–0
🇨🇦 Bobby Smith 1st · 19:33
Assists: Claude Lemieux, Mats Naslund
2–0
2nd period
🐙 Adam Oates 2nd · 04:20
Assists: Petr Klima
2–1
🐙 Steve Yzerman Tying 2nd · 10:14
Assists: Mike O'connell
2–2
🇨🇦 Stephane Richer Go-ahead 2nd · 17:35
Assists: Kjell Dahlin, Larry Robinson
3–2
3rd period
🐙 Adam Oates Tying 3rd · 06:25
Assists: Doug Shedden
3–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL DET🐙
18 Shots on goal 28
13 Penalty minutes 23
MTL shooting 16.7% (3/18) DET shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Brian Hayward
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI
🐙Red Wings
Glen Hanlon
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 64:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Red Wings
Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–2
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 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 22, 1986
🐙DET @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–3 · Red Wings won
Oct 22, 1986
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐙DET
4–3 · Canadiens won
Apr 2, 1986
🐙DET @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–6 · Canadiens won
Feb 8, 1986
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐙DET
5–3 · Canadiens won
Nov 30, 1985
🐙DET @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–10 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs DET, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Red Wings on December 5, 1986?

Canadiens won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Red Wings?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Red Wings 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Bobby Smith, Shayne Corson, Stephane Richer.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Adam Oates (2), Steve Yzerman.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 3 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 2–1 after 3 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
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Dec 3
🎵STL @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–4 · MTL won
Next game · Dec 6
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
1–3 · WSH won
🐙Red Wings
Previous game · Dec 2
🐙DET @ 👑LAK
4–5 · LAK won
Next game · Dec 6
🐙DET @ 🐳HFD
4–1 · DET won
Also on December 5, 1986
🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF
6–5 final
🛢️EDM @ 🐧PIT
4–2 final
🗽NYR @ ✈️WIN
6–3 final
🏝️NYI @ 🐋VAN
4–3 final
Canadiens season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule