6–5

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 39-25-7 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
EDM	4	0	2	6
MTL	1	3	1	5

Oilers at Canadiens

Oilers beat Canadiens 6–5 at Bell Centre on March 23, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Mar 23, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Jason Arnott

3 G, 2 A

5 shots · +3

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Dean McAmmond

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +3

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Pierre Turgeon

1 G, 2 A

8 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Miroslav Satan Go-ahead 1st · 01:39

Assists: Boris Mironov, Jason Arnott

1–0

🛢️ Jason Arnott 1st · 09:14

Assists: Jeff Norton, Dean McAmmond

2–0

🇨🇦 Pierre Turgeon 1st · 09:26

Assists: Andrei Kovalenko

2–1

🛢️ Jason Arnott PP 1st · 14:50

Assists: Doug Weight, Zdeno Ciger

3–1

🛢️ Jason Arnott 1st · 17:33

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Dean McAmmond

4–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi 2nd · 14:56

Assists: Pierre Turgeon, David Wilkie

4–2

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse 2nd · 16:27

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Craig Rivet

4–3

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse Tying 2nd · 17:55

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Patrice Brisebois

4–4

3rd period

🛢️ Dean McAmmond Go-ahead 3rd · 09:24

Assists: Jason Arnott, Doug Weight

5–4

🛢️ Todd Marchant 3rd · 15:35

Assists: Ryan Smyth

6–4

🇨🇦 Patrice Brisebois 3rd · 19:55

Assists: Mark Recchi, Pierre Turgeon

6–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM MTL🇨🇦

31 Shots on goal 32

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

8 Penalty minutes 10

EDM shooting 19.4% (6/31) MTL shooting 15.6% (5/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Curtis Joseph

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:07 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 4–1

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–4

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 29-36-6 (41% win rate, 71 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 39-25-7 (55% win rate, 71 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ EDM vs MTL, answered

Who won Oilers vs Canadiens on March 23, 1996?

Oilers won 6–5.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Oilers 6, Canadiens 5.

Who scored for Oilers?

Jason Arnott (3), Dean McAmmond, Miroslav Satan, Todd Marchant.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Vincent Damphousse (2), Mark Recchi, Patrice Brisebois, Pierre Turgeon.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Canadiens 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Mar 21

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 22

Also on March 23, 1996

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