🐧 Away Penguins 37-28-8 before this game

5–8

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 35-29-10 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	0	3	2	5
MTL	5	1	2	8

Penguins at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Penguins 8–5 at Bell Centre on March 26, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Mar 26, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 4–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

2 G, 3 A

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Ron Francis

1 G, 4 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

2 G, 2 A

4 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Shayne Corson Go-ahead 1st · 01:08

Assists: Mark Recchi

0–1

🇨🇦 Turner Stevenson 1st · 03:10

Assists: Scott Thornton, Darcy Tucker

0–2

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer 1st · 06:25

Assists: Benoit Brunet

0–3

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi 1st · 08:16

Assists: Saku Koivu, Shayne Corson

0–4

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer 1st · 19:12

Assists: Marc Bureau

0–5

2nd period

🐧 Ron Francis PP 2nd · 02:37

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Eddie Olczyk

1–5

🐧 Kevin Hatcher PP 2nd · 03:29

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Ron Francis

2–5

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP 2nd · 08:15

Assists: Vladimir Malakhov, Mark Recchi

2–6

🐧 Jason Woolley 2nd · 08:50

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Ron Francis

3–6

3rd period

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse 3rd · 01:47

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Valeri Bure

3–7

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi 3rd · 09:13

Assists: Saku Koivu, Stephane Quintal

3–8

🐧 Mario Lemieux 3rd · 15:59

Assists: Ron Francis, Kevin Hatcher

4–8

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP 3rd · 19:08

Assists: Ron Francis, Eddie Olczyk

5–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT MTL🇨🇦

31 Shots on goal 33

3/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

27 Penalty minutes 31

PIT shooting 16.1% (5/31) MTL shooting 24.2% (8/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Philippe De Rouville

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 51:44 TOI

Patrick Lalime

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 08:16 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–5

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–6

Penguins

Penguins: 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 4–2 Full head-to-head →

Mar 10, 1997

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

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 March 26, 1997?

Canadiens won 8–5.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Penguins 5, Canadiens 8.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux (2), Jason Woolley, Kevin Hatcher, Ron Francis.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mark Recchi (2), Stephane Richer (2), Saku Koivu, Shayne Corson, Turner Stevenson, Vincent Damphousse.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Philippe De Rouville made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 5 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 4–2 after 6 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 · Mar 24

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 24

Also on March 26, 1997

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