4–3

Final

PHI leads 4–2

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

Flyers at Canadiens — Conference Finals Game 3

Flyers, Conference Finals Game 3, beat Canadiens 4–3 at Bell Centre on May 8, 1987.

🗓 Fri, May 8, 1987 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1986-87 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Conference Finals — Best of 7

MTL vs PHI · PHI leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 3

4–3

Final · PHI

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Pelle Eklund

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Rick Tocchet

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Brian Propp

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Chris Nilan Go-ahead 1st · 04:23

Assists: Sergio Momesso, Shayne Corson

0–1

🇨🇦 Chris Chelios PP 1st · 05:13

Assists: Bobby Smith, Ryan Walter

0–2

2nd period

🔔 Pelle Eklund 2nd · 04:29

Assists: Brian Propp, Rick Tocchet

1–2

🔔 Pelle Eklund PP Tying 2nd · 13:21

Assists: Tim Tookey, Mark Howe

2–2

3rd period

🔔 Rick Tocchet Go-ahead 3rd · 08:29

Assists: Pelle Eklund

3–2

🇨🇦 Mats Naslund PP Tying 3rd · 12:35

Assists: Larry Robinson, Chris Chelios

3–3

🔔 Brian Propp Go-ahead 3rd · 16:51

Assists: Rick Tocchet, Ron Sutter

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI MTL🇨🇦

18 Shots on goal 39

1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

11 Penalty minutes 7

PHI shooting 22.2% (4/18) MTL shooting 7.7% (3/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Brian Hayward

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:55 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 61-31-3 (64% win rate, 95 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 56-28-9 (60% win rate, 93 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

3–4 (OT) · Flyers won

Mar 14, 1987

🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL

3–3 (OT) · Flyers won

❓ PHI vs MTL, answered

Who won Flyers vs Canadiens on May 8, 1987?

Flyers won 4–3.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Flyers 4, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Flyers?

Pelle Eklund (2), Brian Propp, Rick Tocchet.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chris Chelios, Chris Nilan, Mats Naslund.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Brian Hayward made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

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