🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 31-27-8 before this game
0–2
Final
🐳 Home Whalers 31-26-7 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
MTL 0000
HFD 1102

Canadiens at Whalers

Whalers beat Canadiens 2–0 on March 7, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Mar 7, 1997 · 18:00 CST 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐳 HFD
Steve Chiasson
1 G
4 shots
2nd star 🐳 HFD
Robert Kron
1 G
4 shots · +1
3rd star 🐳 HFD
Jeff O'Neill
1 A
3 shots

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order
1st period
🐳 Robert Kron Go-ahead 1st · 16:00
Assists: Sami Kapanen, Gerald Diduck
0–1
2nd period
🐳 Steve Chiasson PP 2nd · 03:00
Assists: Curtis Leschyshyn, Jeff O'Neill
0–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL HFD🐳
26 Shots on goal 39
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
6 Penalty minutes 10
MTL shooting 0.0% (0/26) HFD shooting 5.1% (2/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jocelyn Thibault
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:42 TOI
🐳Whalers
Sean Burke
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Whalers
Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 0–2
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Whalers
Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →
Feb 8, 1997
🐳HFD @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–3 (OT) · Canadiens won
Jan 6, 1997
🐳HFD @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–5 · Canadiens won
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

❓ MTL vs HFD, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Whalers on March 7, 1997?

Whalers won 2–0.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Whalers?

The final score was Canadiens 0, Whalers 2.

Who scored for Whalers?

Robert Kron, Steve Chiasson.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

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

What is the Canadiens vs Whalers 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
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Mar 5
🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL
7–3 · COL won
Next game · Mar 8
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–3 · BUF won
🐳Whalers
Previous game · Mar 5
🔥CGY @ 🐳HFD
0–2 · HFD won
Next game · Mar 8
🐳HFD @ 🍁TOR
1–1 · HFD won
Also on March 7, 1997
🔥CGY @ 🐆FLA
3–1 final
🛢️EDM @ ⭐DAL
1–2 final
🗽NYR @ 🦆ANA
2–5 final
Canadiens season page Whalers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule