2–4

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 27-13-8 before this game

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

Bruins at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Bruins 4–2 at Bell Centre on January 21, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Jan 21, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 17:37 TOI · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Patrice Brisebois

1 G

3 shots · 22:38 TOI · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Patrick Poulin

1 G

2 shots · 13:34 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS MTL🇨🇦

19 Shots on goal 33

23 Hits 24

10 Blocked shots 10

3 Takeaways 1

16 Giveaways 21

12 Penalty minutes 19

BOS shooting 10.5% (2/19) MTL shooting 12.1% (4/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:46 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 25-16-5 (54% win rate, 46 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 27-13-8 (56% win rate, 48 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 25-16-5 (54% win rate, 46 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 27-13-8 (56% win rate, 48 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Axelsson · Allison · Khristich 18:12

L2 Samsonov · Taylor · Carter 15:21

L3 Donato · DiMaio · Heinze 14:06

L4 Baumgartner · Sullivan · Thornton 7:57

D1 McLaren · Ellett 25:48

D2 Sweeney · Bourque 19:36

D3 Timander · Van Impe 6:33

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Damphousse · Koivu · Recchi 19:44

L2 Brunet · Rucinsky · Savage 17:37

L3 Poulin · Bureau · Bure 13:34

L4 Thornton · Bordeleau · Stevenson 9:20

D1 Manson · Malakhov 24:40

D2 Brisebois · Quintal 21:52

D3 Popovic · Ulanov 10:50

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Jan 7, 1998

🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL

2–1 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs MTL, answered

Who won Bruins vs Canadiens on January 21, 1998?

Canadiens won 4–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Bruins 2, Canadiens 4.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault 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?

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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Jan 14

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 14

Also on January 21, 1998

Bruins season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule