🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 23-13-7 before this game

4–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	0	0	0	4
VAN	0	0	0	2

Canadiens at Canucks

Canadiens beat Canucks 4–2 at Rogers Arena on January 3, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Jan 3, 1998 · 21:30 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

2 G

4 shots · 21:32 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

2 A

2 shots · 21:16 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vladimir Malakhov

2 A

1 shots · 25:31 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL VAN🐋

35 Shots on goal 20

3/9 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

21 Hits 19

7 Blocked shots 10

16 Takeaways 13

2 Giveaways 10

22 Penalty minutes 48

MTL shooting 11.4% (4/35) VAN shooting 10.0% (2/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Andy Moog

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐋Canucks

Sean Burke

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:07 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 23-13-7 (53% win rate, 43 games)

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 14-20-6 (35% win rate, 40 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 23-13-7 (53% win rate, 43 games)

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 14-20-6 (35% win rate, 40 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Koivu · Damphousse · Recchi 21:16

L2 Corson · Savage · Rucinsky 18:03

L3 Brunet · Bureau · Bure 12:43

L4 Bordeleau · Stevenson · Tucker 5:44

D1 Malakhov · Manson 24:40

D2 Brisebois · Quintal 20:03

D3 Popovic · Clark 11:07

🐋Canucks

L1 McAllister · Messier · Bure 22:11

L2 Sanderson · Linden · Sillinger 15:30

L3 Brashear · Scatchard · Noonan 12:10

L4 Odjick · Walker 9:12

D1 Lumme · Ohlund 28:53

D2 Hedican · Ciccone 15:42

D3 Robertsson · Staios 12:21

D4 Babych 6:14

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Canucks won

❓ MTL vs VAN, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Canucks on January 3, 1998?

Canadiens won 4–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Canucks?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Canucks 2.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Canucks 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 · Jan 2

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 31

Also on January 3, 1998

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