🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 46-25-8 before this game

8–2

Final

🗽 Home Rangers 38-31-10 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	2	5	1	8
NYR	0	1	1	2

Canadiens at Rangers

Canadiens beat Rangers 8–2 at Madison Square Garden on April 5, 1987.

🗓 Sun, Apr 5, 1987 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Kjell Dahlin

3 G

3 shots · +4

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Bobby Smith

3 A

1 shots · +3

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

John Kordic

2 G

6 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Kjell Dahlin Go-ahead 1st · 05:29

Assists: Mike Mcphee, Craig Ludwig · beat Bob Froese

1–0

🇨🇦 Sergio Momesso 1st · 09:01

Assists: Mike Lalor · beat Bob Froese

2–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Mike Mcphee SH 2nd · 01:25

Assists: Bobby Smith · beat Bob Froese

3–0

🇨🇦 John Kordic 2nd · 05:04

Assists: Ryan Walter, Bobby Smith · beat Bob Froese

4–0

🗽 Jay Caufield 2nd · 05:36

Unassisted · beat Brian Hayward

4–1

🇨🇦 John Kordic 2nd · 10:09

Assists: Chris Nilan, Bobby Smith · beat Bob Froese

5–1

🇨🇦 Chris Chelios 2nd · 12:18

Assists: Craig Ludwig · beat Bob Froese

6–1

🇨🇦 Kjell Dahlin 2nd · 17:17

Assists: Guy Carbonneau, Chris Nilan · beat Bob Froese

7–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Kjell Dahlin 3rd · 09:16

Unassisted · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

8–1

🗽 Terry Carkner 3rd · 12:18

Assists: Don Maloney, Ron Duguay · beat Brian Hayward

8–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYR🗽

26 Shots on goal 30

12 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 30.8% (8/26) NYR shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Brian Hayward

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Bob Froese

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 40:00 TOI

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 7–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Rangers won

4–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs NYR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Rangers on April 5, 1987?

Canadiens won 8–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Rangers?

The final score was Canadiens 8, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Kjell Dahlin (3), John Kordic (2), Chris Chelios, Mike Mcphee, Sergio Momesso.

Who scored for Rangers?

Jay Caufield, Terry Carkner.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Brian Hayward made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Bob Froese made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Rangers season series?

Canadiens 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 · Apr 4

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 4

Also on April 5, 1987

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