🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 43-25-8 before this game

4–1

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 34-32-10 before this game

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

Canadiens at Penguins

Canadiens beat Penguins 4–1 at PPG Paints Arena on March 29, 1987.

🗓 Sun, Mar 29, 1987 · 20:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Petr Svoboda

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Ryan Walter

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Bob Gainey

1 G

5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Bob Gainey Go-ahead 1st · 00:28

Assists: Chris Nilan, Chris Chelios · beat Gilles Meloche

1–0

🇨🇦 Petr Svoboda 1st · 08:31

Assists: Ryan Walter, Bobby Smith · beat Gilles Meloche

2–0

🐧 Chris Kontos 1st · 17:22

Assists: John Chabot, Dave Hannan · beat Brian Hayward

2–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Ryan Walter PP 2nd · 01:38

Assists: Petr Svoboda, Larry Robinson · beat Gilles Meloche

3–1

🇨🇦 Petr Svoboda 2nd · 18:05

Assists: Shayne Corson · beat Gilles Meloche

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL PIT🐧

31 Shots on goal 25

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

15 Penalty minutes 15

MTL shooting 12.9% (4/31) PIT shooting 4.0% (1/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Brian Hayward

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Gilles Meloche

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

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 2–1 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Penguins won

4–4 (OT) · Penguins won

Oct 10, 1985

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT

5–3 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs PIT, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Penguins on March 29, 1987?

Canadiens won 4–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Penguins?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Penguins 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Petr Svoboda (2), Bob Gainey, Ryan Walter.

Who scored for Penguins?

Chris Kontos.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 4 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 2–1 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 28

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 28

Also on March 29, 1987

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