🐻 Away Bruins 22-16-4 before this game
2–1
Final / OT
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 24-13-7 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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MTL 00001

Bruins at Canadiens

Bruins beat Canadiens 2–1 in overtime at Bell Centre on January 7, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Jan 7, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐻 BOS
Tim Taylor
1 G
3 shots · 20:28 TOI · +1
2nd star 🐻 BOS
Steve Heinze
1 G
2 shots · 12:25 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐻 BOS
Kyle McLaren
1 A
3 shots · 24:41 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS MTL🇨🇦
30 Shots on goal 18
20 Hits 19
8 Blocked shots 7
7 Takeaways 11
7 Giveaways 12
11 Penalty minutes 15
BOS shooting 6.7% (2/30) MTL shooting 5.6% (1/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Byron Dafoe
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 63:13 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Andy Moog
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 45:43 TOI
Jocelyn Thibault
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 17:30 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 22-16-4 (52% win rate, 42 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 24-13-7 (55% win rate, 44 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 2nd: 22-16-4 (52% win rate, 42 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 24-13-7 (55% win rate, 44 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐻Bruins
L1 Axelsson · Taylor · Khristich 20:59
L2 Samsonov · DiMaio · Carter 17:23
L3 Donato · Allison · Sullivan 15:00
L4 Baumgartner · Thornton · Heinze 5:44
D1 Bourque · McLaren 29:30
D2 Ellett · Sweeney 24:31
D3 Van Impe · Gill 9:08
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Corson · Damphousse · Recchi 20:57
L2 Rucinsky · Savage · Koivu 17:52
L3 Brunet · Bureau · Tucker 15:52
L4 Bordeleau · Stevenson · Bure 4:21
D1 Malakhov · Quintal 25:40
D2 Manson · Brisebois 21:18
D3 Popovic · Clark 16:37

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 13, 1997
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
2–4 · Bruins won
Oct 4, 1997
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
4–1 · Canadiens won
Mar 24, 1997
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–3 · Canadiens won
Mar 13, 1997
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
3–0 · Canadiens won
Jan 11, 1997
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–6 · Canadiens won

❓ BOS vs MTL, answered

Who won Bruins vs Canadiens on January 7, 1998?

Bruins won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Bruins 2, Canadiens 1, in overtime.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

Where is Bruins vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Canadiens season series?

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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
🐻Bruins
Previous game · Jan 3
🦈SJS @ 🐻BOS
0–3 · BOS won
Next game · Jan 8
🌵PHX @ 🐻BOS
2–5 · BOS won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Jan 3
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐋VAN
4–2 · MTL won
Next game · Jan 8
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
8–2 · MTL won
Also on January 7, 1998
🐧PIT @ 😈NJD
1–3 final
🍁TOR @ ⚡TBL
5–2 final
🏛️OTT @ ⭐DAL
2–0 final
🐆FLA @ 🛢️EDM
2–3 final
🎵STL @ 🐋VAN
3–2 final
⚔️BUF @ 🦆ANA
3–2 final
Bruins season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule