Canadiens 4–1 Whalers — Final Score & Stats (Oct 5, 1989)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🇨🇦 MTL	0	2	2	4
🐳 HFD	0	0	1	1

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Stephane Richer

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Guy Carbonneau

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mike Keane

2 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Brian Skrudland Go-ahead 2nd · 09:31

Assists: Mike Keane, Mike Mcphee · beat Peter Sidorkiewicz

1–0

🇨🇦 Guy Carbonneau 2nd · 13:11

Assists: Ryan Walter, Stephane Richer · beat Peter Sidorkiewicz

2–0

3rd period

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer 3rd · 12:13

Assists: Guy Carbonneau, Ryan Walter · beat Peter Sidorkiewicz

3–0

🇨🇦 Bobby Smith PP 3rd · 14:47

Assists: Mats Naslund, Mike Keane · beat Peter Sidorkiewicz

4–0

🐳 Ron Francis 3rd · 18:07

Assists: Adam Burt, Dave Babych · beat Patrick Roy

4–1

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL HFD🐳

19 Shots on goal 31

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

15 Penalty minutes 10

MTL shooting 21.1% (4/19) HFD shooting 3.2% (1/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Patrick Roy

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Peter Sidorkiewicz

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️ Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Apr 91989 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐳HFD 4–3 OT Apr 81989 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐳HFD 5–4 OT Apr 61989 🐳HFD @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 Apr 51989 🐳HFD @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–6 Mar 111989 🐳HFD @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–5

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❓ MTL vs HFD, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Whalers on October 5, 1989?

Canadiens won 4–1. The final score was Canadiens 4, Whalers 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Bobby Smith, Brian Skrudland, Guy Carbonneau, Stephane Richer.

Who scored for Whalers?

Ron Francis.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Peter Sidorkiewicz made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Canadiens vs Whalers season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMay 25 🔥CGY @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 AfterOct 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–5

🐳 Whalers

BeforeApr 9 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐳HFD 4–3 AfterOct 7 🌌MNS @ 🐳HFD 6–4

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