🐧 Away Penguins 28-14-6 before this game

5–2

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 24-19-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	0	1	4	5
MTL	1	0	1	2

Penguins at Canadiens

Penguins beat Canadiens 5–2 at Bell Centre on January 26, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Jan 26, 1997 · 12:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

4 G

11 shots · +4

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Ron Francis

3 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Petr Nedved

2 A

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 David Wilkie Go-ahead 1st · 08:59

Assists: Darcy Tucker, Scott Thornton

0–1

2nd period

🐧 Jason Woolley PP Tying 2nd · 03:56

Assists: Ron Francis, Petr Nedved

1–1

3rd period

🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead 3rd · 04:35

Assists: Ron Francis, Jaromir Jagr

2–1

🐧 Mario Lemieux 3rd · 09:06

Assists: Joe Mullen, Petr Nedved

3–1

🇨🇦 Sebastien Bordeleau 3rd · 12:42

Assists: Brian Savage, Murray Baron

3–2

🐧 Mario Lemieux 3rd · 16:54

Assists: Ron Francis

4–2

🐧 Mario Lemieux SH Empty net 3rd · 19:29

Unassisted

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT MTL🇨🇦

38 Shots on goal 44

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

16 Penalty minutes 12

PIT shooting 13.2% (5/38) MTL shooting 4.5% (2/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Patrick Lalime

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:48 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:28 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 28-14-6 (58% win rate, 48 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 24-19-6 (49% win rate, 49 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 26, 1996

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

Nov 27, 1996

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ PIT vs MTL, answered

Who won Penguins vs Canadiens on January 26, 1997?

Penguins won 5–2.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Penguins 5, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux (4), Jason Woolley.

Who scored for Canadiens?

David Wilkie, Sebastien Bordeleau.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

Where is Penguins vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 25

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 25

Also on January 26, 1997

🛢️EDM @ 🦅WSH

3–1 final

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