🐧 Away Penguins 31-15-6 before this game
6–3
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 25-21-8 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
PIT 2136
MTL 1203

Penguins at Canadiens

Penguins beat Canadiens 6–3 at Bell Centre on February 5, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Feb 5, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Glen Murray
2 G, 1 A
7 shots · +3
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Jaromir Jagr
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · -2
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Petr Nedved
2 G
3 shots · -3

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Stu Barnes Go-ahead 1st · 05:46
Assists: Glen Murray, Alex Hicks
1–0
🐧 Petr Nedved PP 1st · 08:43
Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Jaromir Jagr
2–0
🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky 1st · 16:40
Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Valeri Bure
2–1
2nd period
🐧 Petr Nedved PP 2nd · 00:51
Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Ron Francis
3–1
🇨🇦 Vladimir Malakhov 2nd · 08:01
Assists: Valeri Bure, Vincent Damphousse
3–2
🇨🇦 Mark Recchi SH Tying 2nd · 19:32
Assists: Sebastien Bordeleau
3–3
3rd period
🐧 Glen Murray Go-ahead 3rd · 11:18
Assists: Stu Barnes, Joe Dziedzic
4–3
🐧 Glen Murray 3rd · 14:20
Assists: J.J. Daigneault
5–3
🐧 Jaromir Jagr 3rd · 18:44
Assists: Ron Francis, Jason Woolley
6–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT MTL🇨🇦
34 Shots on goal 49
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
8 Penalty minutes 10
PIT shooting 17.6% (6/34) MTL shooting 6.1% (3/49)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Patrick Lalime
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–3
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 31-15-6 (60% win rate, 52 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 25-21-8 (46% win rate, 54 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →
Jan 26, 1997
🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–2 · Penguins won
Dec 26, 1996
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won
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

❓ PIT vs MTL, answered

Who won Penguins vs Canadiens on February 5, 1997?

Penguins won 6–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Penguins 6, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Glen Murray (2), Petr Nedved (2), Jaromir Jagr, Stu Barnes.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mark Recchi, Martin Rucinsky, Vladimir Malakhov.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 0 saves on 6 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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 · Feb 4
🐋VAN @ 🐧PIT
4–6 · PIT won
Next game · Feb 8
🐙DET @ 🐧PIT
6–5 · DET won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Feb 3
🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–2 · FLA won
Next game · Feb 6
🇨🇦MTL @ 🔔PHI
5–9 · PHI won
Also on February 5, 1997
🐳HFD @ 🗽NYR
2–5 final
🏝️NYI @ 😈NJD
1–4 final
🦆ANA @ 🍁TOR
2–4 final
⚡TBL @ ⭐DAL
0–4 final
🔥CGY @ 🛢️EDM
2–5 final
👑LAK @ 🦈SJS
2–3 final
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