5–6

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 3-3-2 before this game

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

Flyers at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Flyers 6–5 at Bell Centre on October 26, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Oct 26, 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

Martin Rucinsky

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

2 G

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Stephane Richer

2 G

4 shots

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Go-ahead 1st · 05:10

Assists: Brian Savage, Mark Recchi

0–1

🇨🇦 David Wilkie PP 1st · 18:33

Assists: Stephane Quintal

0–2

2nd period

🔔 Trent Klatt 2nd · 01:40

Assists: Joel Otto, Shjon Podein

1–2

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky PP 2nd · 02:41

Assists: David Wilkie, Patrice Brisebois

1–3

🔔 Rod Brind'Amour PP 2nd · 05:54

Assists: Mikael Renberg, Janne Niinimaa

2–3

🔔 John LeClair Tying 2nd · 09:23

Assists: Janne Niinimaa

3–3

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer Go-ahead 2nd · 13:38

Assists: Vincent Damphousse

3–4

3rd period

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu 3rd · 04:15

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Mark Recchi

3–5

🔔 Shjon Podein 3rd · 04:50

Assists: Joel Otto

4–5

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer 3rd · 12:55

Assists: Martin Rucinsky

4–6

🔔 Craig Darby SH 3rd · 17:31

Assists: Pat Falloon

5–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI MTL🇨🇦

42 Shots on goal 23

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

15 Penalty minutes 15

PHI shooting 11.9% (5/42) MTL shooting 26.1% (6/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:11 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Pat Jablonski

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–4

Flyers

Flyers: 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 →

2–3 (OT) · Flyers won

❓ PHI vs MTL, answered

Who won Flyers vs Canadiens on October 26, 1996?

Canadiens won 6–5.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Flyers 5, Canadiens 6.

Who scored for Flyers?

Craig Darby, John LeClair, Rod Brind'Amour, Shjon Podein, Trent Klatt.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Saku Koivu (2), Stephane Richer (2), David Wilkie, Martin Rucinsky.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Pat Jablonski made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Flyers 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

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Oct 22

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Oct 24

Also on October 26, 1996

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