🐧 Away Penguins 17-12-3 before this game
4–4
Final / OT
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 20-12-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
PIT 02204
MTL 20204

Penguins at Canadiens

Penguins beat Canadiens 4–4 in overtime at Bell Centre on December 22, 1986.

🗓 Mon, Dec 22, 1986 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Craig Simpson
3 G
6 shots · +2
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Kevin Lavallee
3 A
2 shots · +2
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Moe Mantha
2 A
3 shots · -2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Larry Robinson PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:25
Assists: Chris Chelios, Mats Naslund
0–1
🇨🇦 Guy Carbonneau 1st · 08:53
Assists: Chris Chelios
0–2
2nd period
🐧 Craig Simpson PP 2nd · 01:07
Assists: Terry Ruskowski, Moe Mantha
1–2
🐧 Dan Frawley Tying 2nd · 18:38
Assists: Kevin Lavallee, Ville Siren
2–2
3rd period
🇨🇦 David Maley Go-ahead 3rd · 03:50
Assists: Mats Naslund, Rick Green
2–3
🇨🇦 Mike Mcphee 3rd · 12:17
Assists: Guy Carbonneau, Mike Lalor
2–4
🐧 Craig Simpson 3rd · 12:29
Assists: Kevin Lavallee
3–4
🐧 Craig Simpson PP Tying 3rd · 16:00
Assists: Kevin Lavallee, Moe Mantha
4–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT MTL🇨🇦
29 Shots on goal 32
2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
13 Penalty minutes 11
PIT shooting 13.8% (4/29) MTL shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Gilles Meloche
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Patrick Roy
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 64:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–2
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 17-12-3 (53% win rate, 32 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 20-12-3 (57% win rate, 35 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Mar 29, 1986
🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–4 · Canadiens won
Nov 2, 1985
🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–4 (OT) · Penguins won
Oct 10, 1985
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
5–3 · Canadiens won
Mar 31, 1985
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
4–2 · Canadiens won
Oct 27, 1984
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
5–6 · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs MTL, answered

Who won Penguins vs Canadiens on December 22, 1986?

Penguins won 4–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Penguins 4, Canadiens 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Penguins?

Craig Simpson (3), Dan Frawley.

Who scored for Canadiens?

David Maley, Guy Carbonneau, Larry Robinson, Mike Mcphee.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Canadiens season series?

Penguins 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
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Dec 20
🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT
6–4 · PHI won
Next game · Dec 23
🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI
3–4 · NYI won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Dec 20
😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–5 · MTL won
Next game · Dec 26
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐳HFD
1–1 · MTL won
Also on December 22, 1986
👑LAK @ 🔥CGY
5–3 final
Penguins season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule