🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 28-15-6 before this game

1–3

Final

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

Canadiens at Whalers

Whalers beat Canadiens 3–1 on January 21, 1987.

🗓 Wed, Jan 21, 1987 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Season series tied 3–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Kevin Dineen

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Sylvain Turgeon

1 G

2 shots

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Ron Francis

1 G

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

🐳 Ron Francis Go-ahead 2nd · 08:49

Assists: Dave Semenko, Kevin Dineen · beat Brian Hayward

0–1

3rd period

🐳 Sylvain Turgeon PP 3rd · 02:05

Assists: Mike McEwen, Stew Gavin · beat Brian Hayward

0–2

🇨🇦 Mats Naslund 3rd · 15:05

Assists: Bobby Smith · beat Mike Liut

1–2

🐳 Kevin Dineen Empty net 3rd · 19:48

Assists: Dave Tippett

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL HFD🐳

26 Shots on goal 23

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

15 Penalty minutes 12

MTL shooting 3.8% (1/26) HFD shooting 13.0% (3/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Brian Hayward

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:07 TOI

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 28-15-6 (57% win rate, 49 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 24-18-4 (52% win rate, 46 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

Season series tied 3–3 Full head-to-head →

Jan 19, 1987

🐳HFD @ 🇨🇦MTL

5–4 (OT) · Whalers won

1–1 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs HFD, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Whalers on January 21, 1987?

Whalers won 3–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Whalers?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Whalers 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mats Naslund.

Who scored for Whalers?

Kevin Dineen, Ron Francis, Sylvain Turgeon.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Brian Hayward made 0 saves on 2 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?

Season series tied 3–3 after 6 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 · Jan 19

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Jan 19

Also on January 21, 1987

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