🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 21-13-7 before this game

3–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	0	0	0	3
CGY	0	0	0	2

Canadiens at Flames

Canadiens beat Flames 3–2 at Scotiabank Saddledome on December 31, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Dec 31, 1997 · 19:00 CST 📍 Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Darcy Tucker

1 G

2 shots · 08:20 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Savage

1 G

2 shots · 14:17 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Shayne Corson

1 G

2 shots · 22:21 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL CGY🔥

27 Shots on goal 30

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

15 Hits 22

9 Blocked shots 4

16 Takeaways 11

2 Giveaways 6

8 Penalty minutes 10

MTL shooting 11.1% (3/27) CGY shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Andy Moog

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:35 TOI

🔥Flames

Rick Tabaracci

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 21-13-7 (51% win rate, 41 games)

Flames

Flames — tied after 1st: 17-19-5 (41% win rate, 41 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 21-13-7 (51% win rate, 41 games)

Flames

Flames — tied after 2nd: 17-19-5 (41% win rate, 41 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Damphousse 19:21

L2 Rucinsky · Brunet · Recchi 16:28

L3 Savage · Bureau · Bure 13:54

L4 Thornton · Tucker · Stevenson 7:21

D1 Malakhov · Manson 22:10

D2 Brisebois · Quintal 20:08

D3 Popovic · Clark 16:15

🔥Flames

L1 Titov · Cassels · Fleury 25:11

L2 Stillman · Nylander · Iginla 19:30

L3 Landry · Ward · Hoglund 9:38

L4 Hlushko · Dingman 6:20

D1 Zalapski · Simpson 23:07

D2 Morris · Bouchard 18:10

D3 Hulse · Albelin 15:00

D4 Allison 10:38

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ MTL vs CGY, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Flames on December 31, 1997?

Canadiens won 3–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Flames?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Flames 2.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Andy Moog made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Flames goalie play?

Rick Tabaracci made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Flames played?

At Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, the Flames home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Flames 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 29

🔥Flames

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 31, 1997

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