🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 32-24-7 before this game

4–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	1	1	2	4
LAK	1	3	1	5

Canadiens at Kings

Kings beat Canadiens 5–4 at Crypto.com Arena on March 2, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Mar 2, 1996 · 21:30 CST 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Vitali Yachmenev

3 G

3 shots · +3

2nd star 👑 LAK

Yanic Perreault

3 A

5 shots · +3

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

2 G, 1 A

7 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Rob Cowie PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:20

Assists: Jari Kurri

0–1

🇨🇦 Patrice Brisebois Tying 1st · 13:19

Assists: Mark Recchi

1–1

2nd period

👑 Eric Lacroix Go-ahead 2nd · 11:45

Assists: Kevin Todd, John Druce

1–2

👑 Vitali Yachmenev SH 2nd · 14:27

Assists: John Slaney, Yanic Perreault

1–3

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi 2nd · 18:04

Assists: Turner Stevenson, Pierre Turgeon

2–3

👑 Vitali Yachmenev 2nd · 19:43

Assists: Yanic Perreault, Dmitri Khristich

2–4

3rd period

🇨🇦 Turner Stevenson 3rd · 08:22

Assists: Patrice Brisebois, Marc Bureau

3–4

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi Tying 3rd · 14:37

Assists: Pierre Turgeon, Stephane Quintal

4–4

👑 Vitali Yachmenev Go-ahead 3rd · 16:05

Assists: Dmitri Khristich, Yanic Perreault

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL LAK👑

32 Shots on goal 39

0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

23 Penalty minutes 14

MTL shooting 12.5% (4/32) LAK shooting 12.8% (5/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:38 TOI

👑Kings

Byron Dafoe

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 32-24-7 (51% win rate, 63 games)

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 26-30-9 (40% win rate, 65 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

3–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs LAK, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Kings on March 2, 1996?

Kings won 5–4.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Kings?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Kings 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mark Recchi (2), Patrice Brisebois, Turner Stevenson.

Who scored for Kings?

Vitali Yachmenev (3), Eric Lacroix, Rob Cowie.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

How did the Kings goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Kings season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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 28

👑Kings

Previous game · Feb 28

Also on March 2, 1996

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