🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 18-14-6 before this game

6–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	2	1	3	6
DAL	0	2	2	4

Canadiens at Stars

Canadiens beat Stars 6–4 at American Airlines Center on January 1, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Jan 1, 1997 · 14:00 CST 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Savage

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +3

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vincent Damphousse

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse SH Go-ahead 1st · 07:38

Assists: Mark Recchi, Peter Popovic

1–0

🇨🇦 Chris Murray 1st · 14:27

Assists: Turner Stevenson, Eric Houde

2–0

2nd period

⭐ Jere Lehtinen 2nd · 02:28

Assists: Grant Ledyard, Brent Gilchrist

2–1

⭐ Darryl Sydor Tying 2nd · 16:29

Assists: Todd Harvey, Grant Ledyard

2–2

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi Go-ahead 2nd · 17:19

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Craig Rivet

3–2

3rd period

⭐ Joe Nieuwendyk Tying 3rd · 04:11

Assists: Jamie Langenbrunner, Brent Gilchrist

3–3

⭐ Joe Nieuwendyk Go-ahead 3rd · 05:56

Assists: Dave Reid, Grant Marshall

3–4

🇨🇦 Brian Savage Tying 3rd · 07:40

Assists: Sebastien Bordeleau, Stephane Richer

4–4

🇨🇦 Patrice Brisebois Go-ahead 3rd · 09:56

Assists: Stephane Richer, Brian Savage

5–4

🇨🇦 Turner Stevenson 3rd · 14:45

Assists: Darcy Tucker

6–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL DAL⭐

20 Shots on goal 36

15 Penalty minutes 17

MTL shooting 30.0% (6/20) DAL shooting 11.1% (4/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

⭐Stars

Roman Turek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 09:23 TOI

Arturs Irbe

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 49:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Stars

Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Stars

Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

Oct 20, 1993

⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL

2–5 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs DAL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Stars on January 1, 1997?

Canadiens won 6–4.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Stars?

The final score was Canadiens 6, Stars 4.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage, Chris Murray, Mark Recchi, Patrice Brisebois, Turner Stevenson, Vincent Damphousse.

Who scored for Stars?

Joe Nieuwendyk (2), Darryl Sydor, Jere Lehtinen.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

How did the Stars goalie play?

Roman Turek made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Stars 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 29

⭐Stars

Previous game · Dec 30

Also on January 1, 1997

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