🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 19-13-6 before this game

3–4

Final / OT

🏛️ Home Senators 19-17-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
MTL	0	0	0	0	3
OTT	0	0	0	0	4

Canadiens at Senators

Senators beat Canadiens 4–3 in overtime at Canadian Tire Centre on December 23, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Dec 23, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏛️ OTT

Alexei Yashin

2 G

4 shots · 21:19 TOI

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Sergei Zholtok

1 G

4 shots · 15:31 TOI

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Chris Phillips

1 G

2 shots · 16:54 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL OTT🏛️

22 Shots on goal 32

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

32 Hits 39

12 Blocked shots 10

6 Takeaways 9

25 Giveaways 24

12 Penalty minutes 6

MTL shooting 13.6% (3/22) OTT shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Andy Moog

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 63:51 TOI

🏛️Senators

Ron Tugnutt

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 63:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 19-13-6 (50% win rate, 38 games)

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 19-17-1 (51% win rate, 37 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 19-13-6 (50% win rate, 38 games)

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 19-17-1 (51% win rate, 37 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Rucinsky · Damphousse 22:43

L2 Savage · Koivu · Recchi 21:12

L3 Brunet · Thornton · Bureau 11:33

L4 Bordeleau · Bure · Tucker 5:15

D1 Manson · Brisebois 23:42

D2 Malakhov · Quintal 22:02

D3 Clark · Popovic 16:21

🏛️Senators

L1 McEachern · Yashin · Dackell 21:19

L2 Bonk · Zholtok · Daigle 17:04

L3 Lambert · Armstrong · Van Allen 14:04

L4 Vial · Murray 7:48

D1 Laukkanen · Kravchuk 24:40

D2 York · Redden 21:58

D3 Neckar · Phillips 17:25

D4 Pitlick 16:49

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Senators won

2–2 (OT) · Senators won

❓ MTL vs OTT, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Senators on December 23, 1997?

Senators won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Senators?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Senators 4, in overtime.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Andy Moog made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Ron Tugnutt made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Senators season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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 · Dec 22

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Dec 22

Also on December 23, 1997

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