🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 20-17-5 before this game

6–5

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 30-10-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	2	2	2	6
PIT	1	1	3	5

Canadiens at Penguins

Canadiens beat Penguins 6–5 at PPG Paints Arena on January 12, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Jan 12, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G, 3 A

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vladimir Malakhov

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +3

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 2 A

7 shots

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Vladimir Malakhov Go-ahead 1st · 05:07

Assists: Saku Koivu, Martin Rucinsky

1–0

🐧 Jaromir Jagr Tying 1st · 06:04

Assists: Sergei Zubov, Petr Nedved

1–1

🇨🇦 Andrei Kovalenko PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:36

Assists: Mark Recchi, Pierre Turgeon

2–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Turner Stevenson 2nd · 00:20

Assists: Saku Koivu, Lyle Odelein

3–1

🇨🇦 Turner Stevenson 2nd · 01:06

Assists: Saku Koivu, Vladimir Malakhov

4–1

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP 2nd · 09:10

Assists: Ron Francis, Markus Naslund

4–2

3rd period

🐧 Bryan Smolinski PP 3rd · 03:06

Assists: Tomas Sandstrom, Mario Lemieux

4–3

🐧 Chris Joseph Tying 3rd · 07:18

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Ron Francis

4–4

🐧 Petr Nedved Go-ahead 3rd · 09:15

Assists: Ron Francis, Jaromir Jagr

4–5

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP Tying 3rd · 16:39

Assists: Andrei Kovalenko, Patrice Brisebois

5–5

🇨🇦 Brian Savage Go-ahead 3rd · 18:01

Assists: Vladimir Malakhov, Marc Bureau

6–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL PIT🐧

31 Shots on goal 38

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

8 Penalty minutes 10

MTL shooting 19.4% (6/31) PIT shooting 13.2% (5/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tom Barrasso

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:12 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs PIT, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Penguins on January 12, 1996?

Canadiens won 6–5.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Penguins?

The final score was Canadiens 6, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Turner Stevenson (2), Andrei Kovalenko, Brian Savage, Saku Koivu, Vladimir Malakhov.

Who scored for Penguins?

Bryan Smolinski, Chris Joseph, Jaromir Jagr, Mario Lemieux, Petr Nedved.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Penguins season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 10

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 8

Also on January 12, 1996

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