3–4

Final

MTL leads 4–2

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

Whalers at Canadiens — First Round Game 1

Canadiens, First Round Game 1, beat Whalers 4–3 at Bell Centre on April 6, 1988.

🗓 Wed, Apr 6, 1988 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1987-88 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

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

Game 1

3–4

Final · MTL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Ron Francis

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +1

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Kevin Dineen

3 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Bobby Smith

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Randy Ladouceur Go-ahead 1st · 07:59

Assists: Ron Francis, Kevin Dineen

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Shayne Corson Tying 2nd · 02:54

Assists: Stephane Richer, Petr Svoboda

1–1

🇨🇦 Bobby Smith Go-ahead 2nd · 04:48

Assists: Claude Lemieux, Ryan Walter

1–2

3rd period

🐳 Dave Babych Tying 3rd · 00:56

Assists: Ron Francis, Kevin Dineen

2–2

🐳 Ron Francis PP Go-ahead 3rd · 03:10

Assists: Dave Babych, Kevin Dineen

3–2

🇨🇦 Chris Chelios PP Tying 3rd · 05:43

Assists: Mats Naslund, Ryan Walter

3–3

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer Go-ahead 3rd · 09:50

Assists: Bobby Smith, Larry Robinson

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD MTL🇨🇦

24 Shots on goal 35

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

21 Penalty minutes 16

HFD shooting 12.5% (3/24) MTL shooting 11.4% (4/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 40:00 TOI

Richard Brodeur

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 19:12 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Patrick Roy

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ HFD vs MTL, answered

Who won Whalers vs Canadiens on April 6, 1988?

Canadiens won 4–3.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Whalers 3, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Whalers?

Dave Babych, Randy Ladouceur, Ron Francis.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Bobby Smith, Chris Chelios, Shayne Corson, Stephane Richer.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers 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

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Apr 3

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 3

Also on April 6, 1988

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