🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 20-12-4 before this game

1–1

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
MTL	0	0	1	0	1
HFD	0	1	0	0	1

Canadiens at Whalers

Canadiens beat Whalers 1–1 in overtime on December 26, 1986.

🗓 Fri, Dec 26, 1986 · 18:45 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Kjell Dahlin

1 G

2 shots

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Petr Svoboda

1 A

4 shots · -1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Larry Robinson

1 A

-1

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

2nd period

🐳 Dean Evason Go-ahead 2nd · 18:03

Assists: Dave Babych, Stew Gavin

0–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Kjell Dahlin PP Tying 3rd · 18:35

Assists: Petr Svoboda, Larry Robinson

1–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL HFD🐳

23 Shots on goal 26

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

10 Penalty minutes 10

MTL shooting 4.3% (1/23) HFD shooting 3.8% (1/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Brian Hayward

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 20-12-4 (56% win rate, 36 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 20-9-3 (62% win rate, 32 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

1–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs HFD, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Whalers on December 26, 1986?

Canadiens won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Whalers?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Whalers 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Kjell Dahlin.

Who scored for Whalers?

Dean Evason.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Brian Hayward made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Canadiens vs Whalers 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 22

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 1986

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