7–5

Final

MTL leads 4–3

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
QUE	1	3	3	7
MTL	2	2	1	5

Nordiques at Canadiens — Second Round Game 1

Nordiques, Second Round Game 1, beat Canadiens 7–5 at Bell Centre on April 20, 1987.

🗓 Mon, Apr 20, 1987 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1986-87 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

QUE vs MTL · MTL leads 4–3 Full series →

Game 1

7–5

Final · QUE

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚜️ QUE

Anton Stastny

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star ⚜️ QUE

Basil Mcrae

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star ⚜️ QUE

John Ogrodnick

1 G, 1 A

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Bobby Smith Go-ahead 1st · 04:27

Assists: Ryan Walter

0–1

⚜️ Michel Goulet Tying 1st · 09:38

Assists: Mike Hough, Randy Moller

1–1

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer Go-ahead 1st · 16:17

Assists: Mats Naslund, Mike Mcphee

1–2

2nd period

⚜️ Anton Stastny Tying 2nd · 01:31

Assists: Basil Mcrae

2–2

⚜️ Basil Mcrae Go-ahead 2nd · 11:45

Assists: Anton Stastny, Peter Stastny

3–2

🇨🇦 Claude Lemieux PP Tying 2nd · 12:40

Assists: Bobby Smith, Mats Naslund

3–3

🇨🇦 Craig Ludwig Go-ahead 2nd · 13:18

Assists: Guy Carbonneau

3–4

⚜️ Anton Stastny Tying 2nd · 17:16

Unassisted

4–4

3rd period

⚜️ Dale Hunter PP Go-ahead 3rd · 02:04

Assists: Steven Finn, John Ogrodnick

5–4

⚜️ John Ogrodnick 3rd · 05:22

Unassisted

6–4

⚜️ Paul Gillis 3rd · 07:21

Assists: Randy Moller, Alain Cote

7–4

🇨🇦 John Kordic 3rd · 16:07

Assists: Stephane Richer, Ryan Walter

7–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚜️QUE MTL🇨🇦

28 Shots on goal 32

1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8

32 Penalty minutes 42

QUE shooting 25.0% (7/28) MTL shooting 15.6% (5/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚜️Nordiques

Mario Gosselin

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Brian Hayward

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 11:35 TOI

Patrick Roy

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 47:21 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–4

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 2nd: 38-36-12 (44% win rate, 86 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 51-25-8 (61% win rate, 84 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ QUE vs MTL, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Canadiens on April 20, 1987?

Nordiques won 7–5.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Canadiens?

The final score was Nordiques 7, Canadiens 5.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Anton Stastny (2), Basil Mcrae, Dale Hunter, John Ogrodnick, Michel Goulet, Paul Gillis.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Bobby Smith, Claude Lemieux, Craig Ludwig, John Kordic, Stephane Richer.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Mario Gosselin made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

Where is Nordiques vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

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Previous game · Apr 12

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