🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 31-28-9 before this game

2–2

Final / OT

🐧 Home Penguins 34-24-7 before this game

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

Canadiens at Penguins

Canadiens beat Penguins 2–2 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on March 10, 1997.

🗓 Mon, Mar 10, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

2 A

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Valeri Bure

1 G

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Stephane Richer

1 G

4 shots

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Kevin Hatcher Go-ahead 1st · 03:23

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Andreas Johansson

0–1

🐧 Stu Barnes 1st · 10:57

Assists: Alex Hicks, Petr Nedved

0–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Valeri Bure PP 3rd · 16:25

Assists: Mark Recchi, Martin Rucinsky

1–2

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer Tying 3rd · 18:08

Assists: Mark Recchi, Vincent Damphousse

2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL PIT🐧

39 Shots on goal 25

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

6 Penalty minutes 10

MTL shooting 5.1% (2/39) PIT shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 64:23 TOI

🐧Penguins

Ken Wregget

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

Nov 27, 1996

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

Feb 24, 1996

🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL

3–7 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs PIT, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Penguins on March 10, 1997?

Canadiens won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Penguins?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Penguins 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Stephane Richer, Valeri Bure.

Who scored for Penguins?

Kevin Hatcher, Stu Barnes.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ken Wregget made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Penguins season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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 8

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 8

Also on March 10, 1997

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