4–3

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 12-11-4 before this game

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

Bruins at Canadiens

Bruins beat Canadiens 4–3 at Bell Centre on December 4, 1996.

🗓 Wed, Dec 4, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Jozef Stumpel

1 G, 1 A

4 shots

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Savage

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Sandy Moger Go-ahead 1st · 02:41

Assists: Andre Roy, Brett Harkins

1–0

🐻 Jozef Stumpel 1st · 09:54

Assists: Barry Richter, Landon Wilson

2–0

2nd period

🐻 Steve Heinze PP 2nd · 03:09

Assists: Adam Oates, Jozef Stumpel

3–0

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP 2nd · 06:30

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Mark Recchi

3–1

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi 2nd · 14:15

Assists: Brian Savage

3–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Brian Savage Tying 3rd · 11:57

Assists: Saku Koivu

3–3

🐻 Rob DiMaio Go-ahead 3rd · 15:49

Assists: Sheldon Kennedy, Kyle McLaren

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS MTL🇨🇦

33 Shots on goal 22

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

15 Penalty minutes 9

BOS shooting 12.1% (4/33) MTL shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Bill Ranford

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 18:02 TOI

Scott Bailey

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 41:58 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:40 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

4–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

Jan 28, 1996

🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL

4–5 · Canadiens won

❓ BOS vs MTL, answered

Who won Bruins vs Canadiens on December 4, 1996?

Bruins won 4–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Bruins 4, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Jozef Stumpel, Rob DiMaio, Sandy Moger, Steve Heinze.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage, Mark Recchi, Saku Koivu.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Bruins 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Nov 30

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 1

Also on December 4, 1996

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