⚜️ Away Nordiques 18-15-5 before this game

1–4

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 22-13-4 before this game

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

Nordiques at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Nordiques 4–1 at Bell Centre on December 31, 1986.

🗓 Wed, Dec 31, 1986 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Claude Lemieux

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Gaston Gingras

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +3

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Bobby Smith

2 A

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Ryan Walter Go-ahead 2nd · 17:38

Assists: Claude Lemieux · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–1

🇨🇦 Claude Lemieux 2nd · 17:49

Assists: Bobby Smith · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Brian Skrudland 3rd · 02:30

Assists: Gaston Gingras · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–3

⚜️ Paul Gillis 3rd · 05:27

Assists: Mark Kumpel, Risto Siltanen · beat Brian Hayward

1–3

🇨🇦 Gaston Gingras PP 3rd · 13:51

Assists: Mats Naslund, Bobby Smith · beat Clint Malarchuk

1–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚜️QUE MTL🇨🇦

29 Shots on goal 29

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

55 Penalty minutes 77

QUE shooting 3.4% (1/29) MTL shooting 13.8% (4/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚜️Nordiques

Clint Malarchuk

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Brian Hayward

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 1st: 18-15-5 (47% win rate, 38 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 22-13-4 (56% win rate, 39 games)

After 2nd — 0–2

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ QUE vs MTL, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Canadiens on December 31, 1986?

Canadiens won 4–1.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Canadiens?

The final score was Nordiques 1, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Paul Gillis.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Skrudland, Claude Lemieux, Gaston Gingras, Ryan Walter.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Clint Malarchuk made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

Where is Nordiques vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Nordiques vs Canadiens season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Dec 30

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 30

Also on December 31, 1986

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