👑 Away Kings 27-20-3 before this game
3–5
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 30-18-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
LAK 2103
MTL 1225

Kings at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Kings 5–3 at Bell Centre on January 31, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Jan 31, 1987 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
David Maley
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · +1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Brian Skrudland
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · +1
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Mats Naslund
2 A
1 shots

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
👑 Jim Fox Go-ahead 1st · 02:33
Assists: Bernie Nicholls, Dave Williams · beat Patrick Roy
1–0
🇨🇦 Bobby Smith Tying 1st · 12:13
Assists: Mike Mcphee, Larry Robinson · beat Roland Melanson
1–1
👑 Marcel Dionne Go-ahead 1st · 13:20
Assists: Luc Robitaille, Steve Duchesne · beat Patrick Roy
2–1
2nd period
🇨🇦 David Maley Tying 2nd · 14:22
Assists: Mats Naslund, Ryan Walter · beat Roland Melanson
2–2
🇨🇦 Chris Chelios PP Go-ahead 2nd · 16:11
Assists: Mats Naslund, Gaston Gingras · beat Roland Melanson
2–3
👑 Jim Fox Tying 2nd · 17:09
Assists: Dave Williams, Bernie Nicholls · beat Patrick Roy
3–3
3rd period
🇨🇦 Bob Gainey Go-ahead 3rd · 06:04
Assists: Brian Skrudland, David Maley · beat Roland Melanson
3–4
🇨🇦 Brian Skrudland 3rd · 12:12
Assists: Guy Carbonneau, Petr Svoboda · beat Roland Melanson
3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
👑LAK MTL🇨🇦
27 Shots on goal 33
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
8 Penalty minutes 6
LAK shooting 11.1% (3/27) MTL shooting 15.2% (5/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
👑Kings
Roland Melanson
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Patrick Roy
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Kings
Kings: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–3
Kings
Kings — tied after 2nd: 27-20-3 (54% win rate, 50 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 30-18-6 (56% win rate, 54 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →
Nov 6, 1986
🇨🇦MTL @ 👑LAK
6–4 · Canadiens won
Oct 27, 1986
👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–6 · Canadiens won
Mar 1, 1986
🇨🇦MTL @ 👑LAK
6–4 · Canadiens won
Feb 17, 1986
👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 (OT) · Kings won
Nov 9, 1985
🇨🇦MTL @ 👑LAK
6–0 · Canadiens won

❓ LAK vs MTL, answered

Who won Kings vs Canadiens on January 31, 1987?

Canadiens won 5–3.

What was the final score of Kings vs Canadiens?

The final score was Kings 3, Canadiens 5.

Who scored for Kings?

Jim Fox (2), Marcel Dionne.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Bob Gainey, Bobby Smith, Brian Skrudland, Chris Chelios, David Maley.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Roland Melanson made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Kings vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 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
👑Kings
Previous game · Jan 28
😈NJD @ 👑LAK
2–6 · LAK won
Next game · Feb 1
👑LAK @ ⚜️QUE
2–3 · QUE won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Jan 27
🇨🇦MTL @ 🎵STL
1–2 · STL won
Next game · Feb 3
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚜️QUE
1–4 · QUE won
Also on January 31, 1987
🗽NYR @ 🔔PHI
3–1 final
✈️WIN @ 🐻BOS
3–6 final
🐳HFD @ 🏝️NYI
2–4 final
😈NJD @ 🔥CGY
3–5 final
🐙DET @ 🍁TOR
4–2 final
🪶CHI @ 🎵STL
4–4 final
Kings season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule