🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 36-30-10 before this game

4–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	2	1	1	4
HFD	1	0	0	1

Canadiens at Whalers

Canadiens beat Whalers 4–1 on April 2, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Apr 2, 1997 · 18:00 CST 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Benoit Brunet

2 A

4 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Keith Primeau SH Go-ahead 1st · 16:04

Unassisted · beat Jocelyn Thibault

0–1

🇨🇦 Stephane Quintal Tying 1st · 17:24

Assists: Scott Thornton, Turner Stevenson · beat Sean Burke

1–1

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi Go-ahead 1st · 18:17

Assists: Saku Koivu, Benoit Brunet · beat Sean Burke

2–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Dave Manson 2nd · 15:05

Unassisted · beat Sean Burke

3–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu 3rd · 06:56

Assists: Benoit Brunet, Mark Recchi · beat Sean Burke

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL HFD🐳

32 Shots on goal 25

6 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 12.5% (4/32) HFD shooting 4.0% (1/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs HFD, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Whalers on April 2, 1997?

Canadiens won 4–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Whalers?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Whalers 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Dave Manson, Mark Recchi, Saku Koivu, Stephane Quintal.

Who scored for Whalers?

Keith Primeau.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Canadiens vs Whalers 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 29

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Mar 29

Also on April 2, 1997

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