🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 15-14-6 before this game
3–3
Final / OT
🐧 Home Penguins 18-13-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
MTL 30003
PIT 00303

Canadiens at Penguins

Canadiens beat Penguins 3–3 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on December 26, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Dec 26, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Scott Thornton
2 G
4 shots · +1
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Petr Nedved
2 A
4 shots · +1
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Ron Francis
2 A

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Scott Thornton Go-ahead 1st · 11:14
Assists: Jassen Cullimore
1–0
🇨🇦 Mark Recchi 1st · 13:19
Unassisted
2–0
🇨🇦 Scott Thornton 1st · 14:30
Assists: Darcy Tucker, Turner Stevenson
3–0
3rd period
🐧 Tomas Sandstrom 3rd · 10:32
Assists: Ron Francis, J.J. Daigneault
3–1
🐧 Jaromir Jagr PP 3rd · 12:40
Assists: Petr Nedved, Ron Francis
3–2
🐧 Mario Lemieux Tying 3rd · 14:35
Assists: Petr Nedved, Glen Murray
3–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL PIT🐧
37 Shots on goal 35
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
13 Penalty minutes 9
MTL shooting 8.1% (3/37) PIT shooting 8.6% (3/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jocelyn Thibault
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Ken Wregget
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 44:05 TOI
Patrick Lalime
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:55 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–0
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–0
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Nov 27, 1996
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won
Feb 24, 1996
🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–7 · Canadiens won
Jan 12, 1996
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
6–5 · Canadiens won
Dec 23, 1995
🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL
0–1 · Canadiens won
Dec 22, 1995
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
4–2 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs PIT, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Penguins on December 26, 1996?

Canadiens won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Penguins?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Penguins 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Scott Thornton (2), Mark Recchi.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jaromir Jagr, Mario Lemieux, Tomas Sandstrom.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ken Wregget made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Penguins season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 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
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Dec 23
🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL
6–0 · OTT won
Next game · Dec 28
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL
4–4 · MTL won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Dec 23
🐧PIT @ 🍁TOR
6–5 · PIT won
Next game · Dec 28
⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT
0–2 · PIT won
Also on December 26, 1996
🐳HFD @ ⚔️BUF
1–5 final
🗽NYR @ 🏛️OTT
2–5 final
😈NJD @ 🏝️NYI
1–4 final
🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL
3–3 final
🦅WSH @ 🐙DET
4–5 final
🎵STL @ 🪶CHI
4–4 final
🐋VAN @ 🦈SJS
1–6 final
🌵PHX @ 👑LAK
2–5 final
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