2–5

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 19-12-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NJD	0	0	2	2
MTL	2	1	2	5

Devils at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Devils 5–2 at Bell Centre on December 20, 1986.

🗓 Sat, Dec 20, 1986 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mats Naslund

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Claude Lemieux

2 A

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Larry Robinson

1 G

5 shots

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Chris Chelios Go-ahead 1st · 02:26

Assists: Mats Naslund, David Maley

0–1

🇨🇦 Larry Robinson PP 1st · 09:31

Assists: Bobby Smith, Mats Naslund

0–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Mats Naslund 2nd · 02:39

Assists: Shayne Corson, Claude Lemieux

0–3

3rd period

😈 Claude Loiselle 3rd · 06:15

Assists: Aaron Broten, John MacLean

1–3

🇨🇦 Ryan Walter 3rd · 11:08

Assists: Claude Lemieux, Craig Ludwig

1–4

😈 Kirk Muller 3rd · 13:49

Unassisted

2–4

🇨🇦 Guy Carbonneau Empty net 3rd · 19:12

Assists: Bob Gainey, Petr Svoboda

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD MTL🇨🇦

29 Shots on goal 22

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

4 Penalty minutes 4

NJD shooting 6.9% (2/29) MTL shooting 22.7% (5/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Kirk McLean

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:50 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Brian Hayward

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–3

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Devils won

❓ NJD vs MTL, answered

Who won Devils vs Canadiens on December 20, 1986?

Canadiens won 5–2.

What was the final score of Devils vs Canadiens?

The final score was Devils 2, Canadiens 5.

Who scored for Devils?

Claude Loiselle, Kirk Muller.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chris Chelios, Guy Carbonneau, Larry Robinson, Mats Naslund, Ryan Walter.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Kirk McLean made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Brian Hayward made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Devils vs Canadiens season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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

😈Devils

Previous game · Dec 19

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 20, 1986

Devils season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule