🐳 Away Whalers 22-13-4 before this game
4–5
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 21-14-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
HFD 1214
MTL 2125

Whalers at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Whalers 5–4 at Bell Centre on January 6, 1997.

🗓 Mon, Jan 6, 1997 · 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 🇨🇦 MTL
Vincent Damphousse
3 G
5 shots · +2
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Brian Savage
2 A
2 shots · +3
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Mark Recchi
2 A
+3

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 David Wilkie PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:29
Assists: Scott Thornton, Darcy Tucker
0–1
🐳 Andrew Cassels PP Tying 1st · 15:17
Assists: Glen Wesley, Geoff Sanderson
1–1
🇨🇦 Chris Murray Go-ahead 1st · 15:54
Assists: Craig Rivet
1–2
2nd period
🐳 Stu Grimson Tying 2nd · 02:40
Assists: Kent Manderville, Glen Wesley
2–2
🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse Go-ahead 2nd · 03:08
Assists: Brian Savage, Mark Recchi
2–3
🐳 Andrew Cassels Tying 2nd · 13:52
Assists: Geoff Sanderson
3–3
3rd period
🐳 Sami Kapanen Go-ahead 3rd · 05:18
Assists: Steven Rice, Keith Primeau
4–3
🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse Tying 3rd · 18:07
Assists: Peter Popovic, Brian Savage
4–4
🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse Go-ahead 3rd · 19:56
Assists: Mark Recchi
4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐳HFD MTL🇨🇦
30 Shots on goal 26
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
12 Penalty minutes 10
HFD shooting 13.3% (4/30) MTL shooting 19.2% (5/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐳Whalers
Jason Muzzatti
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jocelyn Thibault
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Whalers
Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–3
Whalers
Whalers — tied after 2nd: 22-13-4 (56% win rate, 39 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 21-14-6 (51% win rate, 41 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 20, 1996
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐳HFD
1–3 · Whalers won
Mar 20, 1996
🐳HFD @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–3 · Canadiens won
Feb 21, 1996
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐳HFD
3–5 · Whalers won
Dec 18, 1995
🐳HFD @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–3 · Canadiens won
Nov 22, 1995
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐳HFD
2–4 · Whalers won

❓ HFD vs MTL, answered

Who won Whalers vs Canadiens on January 6, 1997?

Canadiens won 5–4.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Whalers 4, Canadiens 5.

Who scored for Whalers?

Andrew Cassels (2), Sami Kapanen, Stu Grimson.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Vincent Damphousse (3), Chris Murray, David Wilkie.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Jason Muzzatti made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

Where is Whalers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Whalers 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
🐳Whalers
Previous game · Jan 4
🦅WSH @ 🐳HFD
1–1 · WSH won
Next game · Jan 9
🐳HFD @ 🔥CGY
2–3 · CGY won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Jan 4
🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–3 · MTL won
Next game · Jan 9
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
4–5 · BOS won
Also on January 6, 1997
⚡TBL @ 🏛️OTT
4–3 final
🏔️COL @ 🗽NYR
2–2 final
🐋VAN @ 🦆ANA
5–1 final
Whalers season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule