5–7

Final

MTL leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	1	1	3	5
HFD	2	0	5	7

Canadiens at Whalers — First Round Game 4

Whalers, First Round Game 4, beat Canadiens 7–5 on April 10, 1988.

🗓 Sun, Apr 10, 1988 · 18:30 CDT 🏒 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 4

5–7

Final · HFD

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Stephane Richer

2 G, 2 A

5 shots

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Kevin Dineen

2 G, 1 A

5 shots

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Dave Babych

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer Go-ahead 1st · 03:22

Unassisted

1–0

🐳 Dean Evason Tying 1st · 04:17

Assists: Torrie Robertson, Kevin Dineen

1–1

🐳 Dave Babych Go-ahead 1st · 08:29

Assists: Carey Wilson, Paul Macdermid

1–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer Tying 2nd · 13:17

Assists: Bobby Smith, Claude Lemieux

2–2

3rd period

🐳 Dave Babych Go-ahead 3rd · 00:59

Assists: Scot Kleinendorst

2–3

🇨🇦 Bobby Smith PP Tying 3rd · 04:06

Assists: Kjell Dahlin, Stephane Richer

3–3

🇨🇦 Ryan Walter PP Go-ahead 3rd · 05:02

Assists: Mike Mcphee, Stephane Richer

4–3

🐳 Kevin Dineen Tying 3rd · 11:20

Assists: Lindsay Carson, Randy Ladouceur

4–4

🐳 Stew Gavin Go-ahead 3rd · 14:23

Assists: Carey Wilson, Paul Macdermid

4–5

🐳 Kevin Dineen PP 3rd · 17:05

Assists: Dave Babych, Sylvain Cote

4–6

🐳 Scott Young 3rd · 17:54

Assists: Joel Quenneville, Dean Evason

4–7

🇨🇦 Gilles Thibaudeau PP 3rd · 19:30

Assists: Serge Boisvert

5–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL HFD🐳

31 Shots on goal 43

3/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

10 Penalty minutes 16

MTL shooting 16.1% (5/31) HFD shooting 16.3% (7/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Patrick Roy

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 55-20-8 (66% win rate, 83 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 37-39-7 (45% win rate, 83 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs HFD, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Whalers on April 10, 1988?

Whalers won 7–5.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Whalers?

The final score was Canadiens 5, Whalers 7.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Stephane Richer (2), Bobby Smith, Gilles Thibaudeau, Ryan Walter.

Who scored for Whalers?

Dave Babych (2), Kevin Dineen (2), Dean Evason, Scott Young, Stew Gavin.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

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

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🐳Whalers

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Also on April 10, 1988

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