2–4

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 2-1-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CGY	2	0	0	2
MTL	2	2	0	4

Flames at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Flames 4–2 at Bell Centre on October 16, 1996.

🗓 Wed, Oct 16, 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

Marc Bureau

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vladimir Malakhov

2 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

1 G

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Scott Thornton SH Go-ahead 1st · 08:35

Assists: Marc Bureau

0–1

🔥 Dave Gagner PP Tying 1st · 08:53

Assists: Cory Stillman, Corey Millen

1–1

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Go-ahead 1st · 14:29

Assists: Brian Savage, Vladimir Malakhov

1–2

🔥 Jonas Hoglund Tying 1st · 18:06

Assists: Jarome Iginla, Ronnie Stern

2–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky SH Go-ahead 2nd · 04:28

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Vladimir Malakhov

2–3

🇨🇦 Marc Bureau SH 2nd · 07:37

Assists: Benoit Brunet

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔥CGY MTL🇨🇦

44 Shots on goal 27

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

24 Penalty minutes 36

CGY shooting 4.5% (2/44) MTL shooting 14.8% (4/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔥Flames

Rick Tabaracci

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:35 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Pat Jablonski

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Flames

Flames — tied after 1st: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 2-1-2 (40% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Flames

Flames: 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 →

❓ CGY vs MTL, answered

Who won Flames vs Canadiens on October 16, 1996?

Canadiens won 4–2.

What was the final score of Flames vs Canadiens?

The final score was Flames 2, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Flames?

Dave Gagner, Jonas Hoglund.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Marc Bureau, Martin Rucinsky, Saku Koivu, Scott Thornton.

How did the Flames goalie play?

Rick Tabaracci made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Pat Jablonski made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Flames vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Flames 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

🔥Flames

Previous game · Oct 14

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Oct 15

Also on October 16, 1996

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