2–3

Final / OT

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 6-6-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
EDM	0	1	1	0	2
MTL	0	1	1	1	3

Oilers at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Oilers 3–2 in overtime at Bell Centre on November 11, 1996.

🗓 Mon, Nov 11, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 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, 1 A

6 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G

4 shots

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Stephane Richer

1 G

3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🛢️ Dean McAmmond PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:39

Assists: Doug Weight, Andrei Kovalenko

1–0

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer Tying 2nd · 13:15

Assists: Patrice Brisebois, Brian Savage

1–1

3rd period

🛢️ Jason Arnott Go-ahead 3rd · 09:02

Assists: Dan Mcgillis

2–1

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky Tying 3rd · 12:56

Assists: Vincent Damphousse

2–2

Overtime

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP Go-ahead OT · 03:37

Assists: Vladimir Malakhov, Martin Rucinsky

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM MTL🇨🇦

30 Shots on goal 34

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

15 Penalty minutes 15

EDM shooting 6.7% (2/30) MTL shooting 8.8% (3/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Curtis Joseph

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 63:37 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 63:37 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 8-8-1 (47% win rate, 17 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 6-6-4 (38% win rate, 16 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 8-8-1 (47% win rate, 17 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 6-6-4 (38% win rate, 16 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ EDM vs MTL, answered

Who won Oilers vs Canadiens on November 11, 1996?

Canadiens won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Oilers 2, Canadiens 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Oilers?

Dean McAmmond, Jason Arnott.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Martin Rucinsky, Saku Koivu, Stephane Richer.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 0 saves on 2 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?

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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Nov 9

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Nov 9

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