3–6

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 0-0-2 before this game

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

Kings at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Kings 6–3 at Bell Centre on October 9, 1996.

🗓 Wed, Oct 9, 1996 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

2 G, 2 A

3 shots · +3

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · +3

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Savage

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Dmitri Khristich PP Go-ahead 1st · 18:24

Assists: Ray Ferraro, Petr Klima

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Brian Savage Tying 2nd · 04:51

Assists: Saku Koivu, Mark Recchi

1–1

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Go-ahead 2nd · 11:19

Assists: Mark Recchi, David Wilkie

1–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer 3rd · 02:44

Assists: Benoit Brunet, Pierre Turgeon

1–3

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky 3rd · 03:31

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Peter Popovic

1–4

👑 Paul Di Pietro 3rd · 03:56

Assists: Rob Blake

2–4

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi 3rd · 04:18

Assists: Saku Koivu, Brian Savage

2–5

👑 Yanic Perreault 3rd · 05:04

Assists: Ray Ferraro, Jaroslav Modry

3–5

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi Empty net 3rd · 19:32

Assists: Brian Savage, Vladimir Malakhov

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK MTL🇨🇦

30 Shots on goal 42

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

12 Penalty minutes 12

LAK shooting 10.0% (3/30) MTL shooting 14.3% (6/42)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Stephane Fiset

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:33 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ LAK vs MTL, answered

Who won Kings vs Canadiens on October 9, 1996?

Canadiens won 6–3.

What was the final score of Kings vs Canadiens?

The final score was Kings 3, Canadiens 6.

Who scored for Kings?

Dmitri Khristich, Paul Di Pietro, Yanic Perreault.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mark Recchi (2), Brian Savage, Martin Rucinsky, Saku Koivu, Stephane Richer.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Stephane Fiset made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Kings vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

👑Kings

Previous game · Oct 6

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Oct 7

Also on October 9, 1996

Kings season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule