🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 31-20-7 before this game

3–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	2	1	0	3
HFD	1	0	4	5

Canadiens at Whalers

Whalers beat Canadiens 5–3 on February 21, 1996.

🗓 Wed, Feb 21, 1996 · 18:00 CST 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Jeff Brown

3 A

3 shots · +3

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Brendan Shanahan

3 A

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Sami Kapanen

2 G

3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Vladimir Malakhov PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:01

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Mark Recchi

1–0

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse 1st · 05:27

Assists: Martin Rucinsky

2–0

🐳 Glen Wesley PP 1st · 07:51

Assists: Jeff Brown, Brendan Shanahan

2–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 David Wilkie PP 2nd · 10:09

Assists: Valeri Bure, Martin Rucinsky

3–1

3rd period

🐳 Sami Kapanen 3rd · 05:35

Assists: Brendan Shanahan, Jeff Brown

3–2

🐳 Steven Rice Tying 3rd · 10:02

Assists: Glen Featherstone, Jeff Brown

3–3

🐳 Andrei Nikolishin Go-ahead 3rd · 11:02

Assists: Robert Kron

3–4

🐳 Sami Kapanen 3rd · 19:02

Assists: Brendan Shanahan

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL HFD🐳

21 Shots on goal 35

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

22 Penalty minutes 22

MTL shooting 14.3% (3/21) HFD shooting 14.3% (5/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 08:58 TOI

Pat Jablonski

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 51:02 TOI

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

3–4 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs HFD, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Whalers on February 21, 1996?

Whalers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Whalers?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Whalers 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

David Wilkie, Vincent Damphousse, Vladimir Malakhov.

Who scored for Whalers?

Sami Kapanen (2), Andrei Nikolishin, Glen Wesley, Steven Rice.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Canadiens vs Whalers season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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 · Feb 17

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Feb 17

Also on February 21, 1996

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