🏛️ Away Senators 28-23-2 before this game
4–3
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 29-15-8 before this game
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Senators at Canadiens

Senators beat Canadiens 4–3 at Bell Centre on January 31, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Jan 31, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Senators lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏛️ OTT
Alexei Yashin
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 21:03 TOI · +1
2nd star 🏛️ OTT
Chris Phillips
2 A
21:08 TOI · +2
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Brian Savage
2 G
5 shots · 21:34 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🏛️OTT MTL🇨🇦
25 Shots on goal 35
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
23 Hits 23
10 Blocked shots 9
3 Takeaways 0
9 Giveaways 15
15 Penalty minutes 13
OTT shooting 16.0% (4/25) MTL shooting 8.6% (3/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏛️Senators
Ron Tugnutt
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:47 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Andy Moog
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:05 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Senators
Senators — tied after 1st: 28-23-2 (53% win rate, 53 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 29-15-8 (56% win rate, 52 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Senators
Senators — tied after 2nd: 28-23-2 (53% win rate, 53 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 29-15-8 (56% win rate, 52 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏛️Senators
L1 Arvedson · Yashin · Falloon 18:34
L2 Cunneyworth · McEachern · Alfredsson 16:50
L3 Van Allen · Bonk · Dackell 14:56
L4 Lambert · Zholtok · Murray 6:02
D1 Neckar · Kravchuk 23:34
D2 York · Phillips 21:56
D3 Pitlick · Laukkanen 13:14
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Rucinsky · Savage · Damphousse 22:00
L2 Poulin · Brunet · Recchi 17:54
L3 Bordeleau · Bureau · Bure 11:18
L4 Thornton · Stevenson · Vukota 8:33
D1 Malakhov · Brisebois 23:16
D2 Quintal · Manson 19:24
D3 Popovic · Rivet 15:02

⚔️ Last meetings

Senators lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →
Dec 23, 1997
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT
3–4 (OT) · Senators won
Dec 20, 1997
🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–4 · Canadiens won
Oct 25, 1997
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT
4–2 · Canadiens won
Oct 1, 1997
🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–2 (OT) · Senators won
Mar 29, 1997
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT
2–5 · Senators won

❓ OTT vs MTL, answered

Who won Senators vs Canadiens on January 31, 1998?

Senators won 4–3.

What was the final score of Senators vs Canadiens?

The final score was Senators 4, Canadiens 3.

How did the Senators goalie play?

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

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

Where is Senators vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Senators vs Canadiens season series?

Senators lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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
🏛️Senators
Previous game · Jan 29
🗽NYR @ 🏛️OTT
2–2 · NYR won
Next game · Feb 2
😈NJD @ 🏛️OTT
1–0 · NJD won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Jan 29
🇨🇦MTL @ 🔔PHI
3–2 · MTL won
Next game · Feb 1
🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR
6–3 · MTL won
Also on January 31, 1998
🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI
3–2 final
🗽NYR @ 🐻BOS
2–4 final
🐙DET @ 🐧PIT
2–4 final
⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA
0–2 final
⭐DAL @ 🎵STL
3–6 final
🪶CHI @ 👑LAK
0–3 final
🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS
2–5 final
🌵PHX @ 🍁TOR
5–2 final
Senators season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule