🐆 Away Panthers 2-4-1 before this game
0–3
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 3-2-2 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Panthers at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Panthers 3–0 at Bell Centre on October 22, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Oct 22, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Martin Rucinsky
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 11:39 TOI · +1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Dave Manson
2 A
1 shots · 21:10 TOI · +1
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Saku Koivu
1 G
3 shots · 20:18 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐆FLA MTL🇨🇦
26 Shots on goal 22
0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
24 Hits 35
5 Blocked shots 10
4 Takeaways 5
10 Giveaways 17
15 Penalty minutes 21
FLA shooting 0.0% (0/26) MTL shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐆Panthers
John Vanbiesbrouck
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jocelyn Thibault
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 1st: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 3-2-2 (43% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 2nd: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 3-2-2 (43% win rate, 7 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐆Panthers
L1 Muller · Gagner · Mellanby 21:39
L2 Tikkanen · Washburn · Sheppard 14:55
L3 Garpenlov · Lindsay · Fitzgerald 12:23
L4 Wells · Hull · Dvorak 10:03
D1 Murphy · Svehla 22:06
D2 Jovanovski · Carkner 18:38
D3 Warrener · Laus 15:17
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 20:18
L2 Brunet · Bordeleau · Damphousse 13:10
L3 Savage · Rucinsky · Bureau 11:55
L4 Bure · Tucker · Stevenson 9:55
D1 Malakhov · Brisebois 23:40
D2 Manson · Quintal 21:06
D3 Clark · Rivet 14:02

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Feb 3, 1997
🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–2 (OT) · Panthers won
Jan 28, 1997
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA
1–5 · Panthers won
Dec 29, 1996
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐆FLA
2–1 · Canadiens won
Nov 13, 1996
🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–3 · Panthers won
Apr 6, 1996
🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–2 · Canadiens won

❓ FLA vs MTL, answered

Who won Panthers vs Canadiens on October 22, 1997?

Canadiens won 3–0.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Panthers 0, Canadiens 3.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

Where is Panthers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Oct 19
🐧PIT @ 🐆FLA
4–1 · PIT won
Next game · Oct 23
🐆FLA @ 🏛️OTT
2–2 · FLA won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Oct 18
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 · WSH won
Next game · Oct 23
🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD
1–2 · NJD won
Also on October 22, 1997
🔥CGY @ ⚔️BUF
1–4 final
🎵STL @ 🌪️CAR
3–4 final
🪶CHI @ 🗽NYR
1–0 final
🏛️OTT @ 🍁TOR
6–2 final
🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL
3–4 final
🐙DET @ 🦆ANA
4–1 final
🐧PIT @ 🦈SJS
5–2 final
Panthers season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule