🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 23-13-4 before this game

3–6

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 19-13-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	3	0	0	3
PIT	0	2	4	6

Canadiens at Penguins

Penguins beat Canadiens 6–3 at PPG Paints Arena on January 3, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Jan 3, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Randy Cunneyworth

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Kevin Lavallee

1 G, 2 A

3 shots

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Dan Quinn

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Mats Naslund Go-ahead 1st · 01:19

Assists: Claude Lemieux · beat Gilles Meloche

1–0

🇨🇦 Guy Carbonneau 1st · 05:04

Assists: Stephane Richer, Bob Gainey · beat Gilles Meloche

2–0

🇨🇦 Claude Lemieux 1st · 05:32

Assists: Gaston Gingras, Shayne Corson · beat Gilles Meloche

3–0

2nd period

🐧 Craig Simpson 2nd · 09:05

Assists: Doug Bodger, Kevin Lavallee · beat Brian Hayward

3–1

🐧 Dan Quinn 2nd · 10:57

Assists: Randy Cunneyworth · beat Brian Hayward

3–2

3rd period

🐧 Kevin Lavallee Tying 3rd · 08:28

Assists: Dan Frawley, Doug Bodger · beat Brian Hayward

3–3

🐧 Randy Cunneyworth Go-ahead 3rd · 08:49

Assists: Dan Quinn, Willy Lindstrom · beat Brian Hayward

3–4

🐧 Craig Simpson PP 3rd · 15:06

Assists: Kevin Lavallee, Phil Bourque · beat Brian Hayward

3–5

🐧 Randy Cunneyworth 3rd · 17:46

Assists: Willy Lindstrom, Dan Quinn · beat Brian Hayward

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL PIT🐧

28 Shots on goal 37

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

30 Penalty minutes 26

MTL shooting 10.7% (3/28) PIT shooting 16.2% (6/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Brian Hayward

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Gilles Meloche

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Dec 22, 1986

🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL

4–4 (OT) · Penguins won

4–4 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ MTL vs PIT, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Penguins on January 3, 1987?

Penguins won 6–3.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Penguins?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Penguins 6.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Claude Lemieux, Guy Carbonneau, Mats Naslund.

Who scored for Penguins?

Craig Simpson (2), Randy Cunneyworth (2), Dan Quinn, Kevin Lavallee.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Brian Hayward made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 31

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 1

Also on January 3, 1987

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