🐳 Away Whalers 44-28-5 before this game
2–3
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 44-25-8 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
HFD 2002
MTL 1113

Whalers at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Whalers 3–2 at Bell Centre on April 1, 1987.

🗓 Wed, Apr 1, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Season series tied 4–4 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Larry Robinson
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · +1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Mats Naslund
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · +2
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Bob Gainey
1 G
3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🐳 Dean Evason PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:45
Assists: John Anderson, Sylvain Turgeon · beat Patrick Roy
1–0
🇨🇦 Mats Naslund Tying 1st · 12:26
Assists: Larry Robinson · beat Mike Liut
1–1
🐳 Ron Francis Go-ahead 1st · 18:48
Assists: Paul Lawless · beat Patrick Roy
2–1
2nd period
🇨🇦 Larry Robinson Tying 2nd · 14:35
Assists: Ryan Walter, Mats Naslund · beat Mike Liut
2–2
3rd period
🇨🇦 Bob Gainey Go-ahead 3rd · 18:09
Assists: Guy Carbonneau, Craig Ludwig · beat Mike Liut
2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐳HFD MTL🇨🇦
26 Shots on goal 32
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
20 Penalty minutes 18
HFD shooting 7.7% (2/26) MTL shooting 9.4% (3/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐳Whalers
Mike Liut
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:17 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Patrick Roy
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
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 — 2–2
Whalers
Whalers — tied after 2nd: 44-28-5 (57% win rate, 77 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 44-25-8 (57% win rate, 77 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 4–4 Full head-to-head →
Feb 7, 1987
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐳HFD
1–3 · Whalers won
Jan 21, 1987
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐳HFD
1–3 · Whalers won
Jan 19, 1987
🐳HFD @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–4 (OT) · Whalers won
Dec 27, 1986
🐳HFD @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–6 · Canadiens won
Dec 26, 1986
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐳HFD
1–1 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ HFD vs MTL, answered

Who won Whalers vs Canadiens on April 1, 1987?

Canadiens won 3–2.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Whalers 2, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Whalers?

Dean Evason, Ron Francis.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Bob Gainey, Larry Robinson, Mats Naslund.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 2 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?

Season series tied 4–4 after 8 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 · Mar 29
🐋VAN @ 🐳HFD
4–7 · HFD won
Next game · Apr 4
🗽NYR @ 🐳HFD
3–5 · HFD won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Mar 29
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
4–1 · MTL won
Next game · Apr 4
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–3 · MTL won
Also on April 1, 1987
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
5–1 final
🔔PHI @ 🐙DET
2–1 final
🌌MNS @ 🪶CHI
4–4 final
🐋VAN @ 👑LAK
8–3 final
Whalers season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule