2–3

Final / OT

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 25-23-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
HFD	0	0	2	0	2
MTL	0	1	1	1	3

Whalers at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Whalers 3–2 in overtime at Bell Centre on February 8, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Feb 8, 1997 · 18:30 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 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Savage

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vincent Damphousse

2 A

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:18

Assists: Saku Koivu, Brian Savage

0–1

3rd period

🐳 Paul Ranheim Tying 3rd · 01:38

Assists: Sami Kapanen, Jeff O'Neill

1–1

🐳 Geoff Sanderson PP Go-ahead 3rd · 15:37

Assists: Andrew Cassels, Kevin Dineen

2–1

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer PP Tying 3rd · 17:23

Assists: Valeri Bure, Vincent Damphousse

2–2

Overtime

🇨🇦 Brian Savage Go-ahead OT · 01:01

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Mark Recchi

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD MTL🇨🇦

24 Shots on goal 36

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/8

54 Penalty minutes 42

HFD shooting 8.3% (2/24) MTL shooting 8.3% (3/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 61:01 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 61:01 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 26-21-5 (50% win rate, 52 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 25-23-8 (45% win rate, 56 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ HFD vs MTL, answered

Who won Whalers vs Canadiens on February 8, 1997?

Canadiens won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Whalers 2, Canadiens 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Whalers?

Geoff Sanderson, Paul Ranheim.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage, Mark Recchi, Stephane Richer.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 0 saves on 2 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?

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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Feb 6

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Feb 6

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