2–3

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 37-25-7 before this game

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

Whalers at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Whalers 3–2 at Bell Centre on March 20, 1996.

🗓 Wed, Mar 20, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 4–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Savage

1 G

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Pierre Turgeon

1 G

4 shots

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

1 G

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Adam Burt Go-ahead 1st · 14:06

Assists: Paul Ranheim

1–0

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky Tying 1st · 14:39

Assists: Valeri Bure, Vincent Damphousse

1–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Brian Savage Go-ahead 3rd · 07:13

Assists: David Wilkie, Saku Koivu

1–2

🐳 Andrew Cassels PP Tying 3rd · 10:28

Assists: Geoff Sanderson, Brendan Shanahan

2–2

🇨🇦 Pierre Turgeon Go-ahead 3rd · 16:49

Assists: Rory Fitzpatrick, Peter Popovic

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD MTL🇨🇦

33 Shots on goal 29

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

12 Penalty minutes 10

HFD shooting 6.1% (2/33) MTL shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:07 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 33-29-6 (49% win rate, 68 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 37-25-7 (54% win rate, 69 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 33-29-6 (49% win rate, 68 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 37-25-7 (54% win rate, 69 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 4–2 Full head-to-head →

3–4 (OT) · Canadiens won

Oct 27, 1995

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐳HFD

4–1 · Canadiens won

❓ HFD vs MTL, answered

Who won Whalers vs Canadiens on March 20, 1996?

Canadiens won 3–2.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Whalers 2, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Whalers?

Adam Burt, Andrew Cassels.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage, Martin Rucinsky, Pierre Turgeon.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

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

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 4–2 after 6 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Mar 18

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 18

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