0–1

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 17-13-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	0	0	0	0
MTL	0	1	0	1

Penguins at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Penguins 1–0 at Bell Centre on December 23, 1995.

🗓 Sat, Dec 23, 1995 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

1 G

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Patrice Brisebois

1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vincent Damphousse

1 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

1 goal · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky Go-ahead 2nd · 10:44

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Patrice Brisebois

0–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT MTL🇨🇦

29 Shots on goal 23

8 Penalty minutes 8

PIT shooting 0.0% (0/29) MTL shooting 4.3% (1/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Ken Wregget

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 59:36 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 24-7-1 (75% win rate, 32 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 17-13-3 (52% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ PIT vs MTL, answered

Who won Penguins vs Canadiens on December 23, 1995?

Canadiens won 1–0.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Penguins 0, Canadiens 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Martin Rucinsky.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ken Wregget made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 22

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 22

Also on December 23, 1995

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