5–4

Final / OT

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 28-15-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
HFD	2	2	0	1	5
MTL	1	2	1	0	4

Whalers at Canadiens

Whalers beat Canadiens 5–4 in overtime at Bell Centre on January 19, 1987.

🗓 Mon, Jan 19, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Dean Evason

2 G

4 shots

2nd star 🐳 HFD

John Anderson

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Ron Francis

1 G, 1 A

4 shots

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Gaston Gingras Go-ahead 1st · 01:43

Assists: Bobby Smith, Larry Robinson · beat Mike Liut

0–1

🐳 Sylvain Turgeon Tying 1st · 07:40

Assists: Paul Macdermid, Ray Ferraro · beat Patrick Roy

1–1

🐳 John Anderson Go-ahead 1st · 11:47

Assists: Ray Ferraro, Ulf Samuelsson · beat Patrick Roy

2–1

2nd period

🐳 Dean Evason 2nd · 01:14

Unassisted · beat Patrick Roy

3–1

🇨🇦 Mats Naslund 2nd · 08:33

Unassisted · beat Mike Liut

3–2

🐳 Dean Evason PP 2nd · 10:40

Assists: Sylvain Turgeon, Ron Francis · beat Patrick Roy

4–2

🇨🇦 Sergio Momesso 2nd · 19:42

Assists: Petr Svoboda · beat Mike Liut

4–3

3rd period

🇨🇦 Bob Gainey Tying 3rd · 11:51

Assists: Mike Mcphee, Guy Carbonneau · beat Mike Liut

4–4

Overtime

🐳 Ron Francis Go-ahead OT · 04:57

Assists: John Anderson, Kevin Dineen · beat Brian Hayward

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD MTL🇨🇦

23 Shots on goal 20

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

13 Penalty minutes 41

HFD shooting 21.7% (5/23) MTL shooting 20.0% (4/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 64:57 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Brian Hayward

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 34:17 TOI

Patrick Roy

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 30:34 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–3

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Canadiens won

1–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ HFD vs MTL, answered

Who won Whalers vs Canadiens on January 19, 1987?

Whalers won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Whalers 5, Canadiens 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Whalers?

Dean Evason (2), John Anderson, Ron Francis, Sylvain Turgeon.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Bob Gainey, Gaston Gingras, Mats Naslund, Sergio Momesso.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut 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 Whalers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Jan 17

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 17

Also on January 19, 1987

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