🗽 Away Rangers 12-10-8 before this game
3–3
Final / OT
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 16-9-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Rangers at Canadiens

Rangers beat Canadiens 3–3 in overtime at Bell Centre on December 6, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Dec 6, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Brian Skrudland
2 G
2 shots · 18:58 TOI · +2
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Alex Kovalev
2 A
3 shots · 22:56 TOI · +2
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Shayne Corson
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 23:07 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR MTL🇨🇦
27 Shots on goal 22
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
29 Hits 23
13 Blocked shots 9
8 Takeaways 6
12 Giveaways 11
13 Penalty minutes 13
NYR shooting 11.1% (3/27) MTL shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Mike Richter
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jocelyn Thibault
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 12-10-8 (40% win rate, 30 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 16-9-4 (55% win rate, 29 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 12-10-8 (40% win rate, 30 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 16-9-4 (55% win rate, 29 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🗽Rangers
L1 Graves · Gretzky · LaFontaine 24:53
L2 Skrudland · Kovalev · Keane 20:46
L3 Lindbom · Vorobiev · Sweeney 15:50
L4 Stevens · Langdon · Eastwood 3:06
D1 Leetch · Beukeboom 29:53
D2 Karpovtsev · Samuelsson 21:18
D3 Driver · Cairns 11:35
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 21:44
L2 Rucinsky · Damphousse · Bure 18:09
L3 Thornton · Savage · Tucker 14:29
L4 Bureau · Bordeleau · Stevenson 9:16
D1 Malakhov · Brisebois 23:36
D2 Manson · Quintal 21:44
D3 Popovic · Rivet 17:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Mar 19, 1997
🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR
5–4 · Canadiens won
Dec 21, 1996
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 (OT) · Rangers won
Dec 1, 1996
🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR
2–6 · Rangers won
Oct 12, 1996
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–5 · Canadiens won
Apr 28, 1996
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–3 · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs MTL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Canadiens on December 6, 1997?

Rangers won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Rangers 3, Canadiens 3, in overtime.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Canadiens season series?

Rangers 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
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Dec 5
🔔PHI @ 🗽NYR
4–4 · PHI won
Next game · Dec 8
🌵PHX @ 🗽NYR
1–3 · NYR won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Dec 3
👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL
0–2 · MTL won
Next game · Dec 8
🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–4 · MTL won
Also on December 6, 1997
🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS
1–4 final
🦆ANA @ 🐧PIT
2–5 final
🌵PHX @ 🏝️NYI
0–4 final
⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT
0–3 final
⚡TBL @ 😈NJD
2–4 final
👑LAK @ 🍁TOR
2–7 final
🔥CGY @ 🎵STL
3–4 final
🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL
4–6 final
Rangers season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule