3–7

Final

MTL leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	2	1	0	3
MTL	2	2	3	7

Whalers at Canadiens — First Round Game 2

Canadiens, First Round Game 2, beat Whalers 7–3 at Bell Centre on April 7, 1988.

🗓 Thu, Apr 7, 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

Game 2

3–7

Final · MTL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mats Naslund

4 A

3 shots · +4

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Gilles Thibaudeau

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +3

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Kjell Dahlin

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Brian Skrudland Go-ahead 1st · 05:30

Assists: Larry Robinson, Kjell Dahlin

0–1

🐳 Lindsay Carson Tying 1st · 09:47

Assists: Ron Francis

1–1

🇨🇦 Chris Chelios Go-ahead 1st · 13:37

Assists: Guy Carbonneau, Mats Naslund

1–2

🐳 Kevin Dineen Tying 1st · 14:15

Unassisted

2–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Gilles Thibaudeau Go-ahead 2nd · 02:39

Assists: Mats Naslund, Stephane Richer

2–3

🇨🇦 Claude Lemieux 2nd · 10:59

Assists: Mats Naslund, Gilles Thibaudeau

2–4

🐳 Scot Kleinendorst 2nd · 12:52

Assists: Lindsay Carson, Ron Francis

3–4

3rd period

🇨🇦 Bobby Smith 3rd · 09:05

Assists: Ryan Walter

3–5

🇨🇦 Gilles Thibaudeau 3rd · 10:55

Assists: Mats Naslund, Stephane Richer

3–6

🇨🇦 Kjell Dahlin 3rd · 11:43

Assists: Mike Mcphee, Brian Skrudland

3–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD MTL🇨🇦

31 Shots on goal 28

6 Penalty minutes 8

HFD shooting 9.7% (3/31) MTL shooting 25.0% (7/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Richard Brodeur

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Patrick Roy

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 37-37-7 (46% win rate, 81 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 53-20-8 (65% win rate, 81 games)

After 2nd — 3–4

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 7, 1988?

Canadiens won 7–3.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Whalers 3, Canadiens 7.

Who scored for Whalers?

Kevin Dineen, Lindsay Carson, Scot Kleinendorst.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Gilles Thibaudeau (2), Bobby Smith, Brian Skrudland, Chris Chelios, Claude Lemieux, Kjell Dahlin.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Richard Brodeur made 0 saves on 7 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 6

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 6

Also on April 7, 1988

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