3–3

Final / OT

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 19-13-5 before this game

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

Oilers at Canadiens

Oilers beat Canadiens 3–3 in overtime at Bell Centre on December 22, 1997.

🗓 Mon, Dec 22, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Doug Weight

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 23:55 TOI · +1

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Ryan Smyth

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 16:09 TOI · +1

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Boris Mironov

1 A

5 shots · 28:05 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM MTL🇨🇦

38 Shots on goal 26

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

27 Hits 22

8 Blocked shots 10

4 Takeaways 4

11 Giveaways 8

8 Penalty minutes 13

EDM shooting 7.9% (3/38) MTL shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Bob Essensa

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 64:16 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 15-16-5 (42% win rate, 36 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 19-13-5 (51% win rate, 37 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 15-16-5 (42% win rate, 36 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 19-13-5 (51% win rate, 37 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Arnott · Weight · McAmmond 23:55

L2 Marchant · Lindgren · Buchberger 19:17

L3 Murray · Smyth · Kovalenko 16:09

L4 Kelly · Grier · Laraque 4:58

D1 Mironov · Marchment 26:42

D2 Mcgillis · De Vries 22:02

D3 Berehowsky · Bannister 14:06

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 23:54

L2 Rucinsky · Savage · Damphousse 20:50

L3 Thornton · Bureau · Bure 12:48

L4 Bordeleau · Tucker 6:10

D1 Malakhov · Quintal 24:18

D2 Manson · Brisebois 20:36

D3 Popovic · Clark 14:54

⚔️ Last meetings

Oilers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ EDM vs MTL, answered

Who won Oilers vs Canadiens on December 22, 1997?

Oilers won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Canadiens?

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

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Bob Essensa 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 Oilers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Canadiens season series?

Oilers 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Dec 20

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 20

Also on December 22, 1997

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