🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 36-25-11 before this game

3–3

Final / OT

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 30-33-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
MTL	0	0	0	0	3
CAR	0	0	0	0	3

Canadiens at Hurricanes

Canadiens beat Hurricanes 3–3 in overtime at PNC Arena on March 31, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Mar 31, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 26:45 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vincent Damphousse

2 A

21:17 TOI

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Keith Primeau

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 27:04 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL CAR🌪️

31 Shots on goal 21

2/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8

20 Hits 21

3 Blocked shots 13

3 Takeaways 17

4 Giveaways 16

30 Penalty minutes 20

MTL shooting 9.7% (3/31) CAR shooting 14.3% (3/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

18/21

.857 SV% · 3 GA · 64:50 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Trevor Kidd

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 36-25-11 (50% win rate, 72 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 30-33-8 (42% win rate, 71 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 36-25-11 (50% win rate, 72 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 30-33-8 (42% win rate, 71 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 24:25

L2 Brunet · Damphousse · Bureau 17:55

L3 Rucinsky · Poulin · Hoglund 15:19

L4 Stevenson · Vukota 3:50

D1 Malakhov · Brisebois 25:06

D2 Manson · Zalapski 21:58

D3 Popovic · Quintal 14:36

D4 Rivet 3:48

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Gelinas · Primeau · Kron 22:25

L2 Kapanen · Sheppard · Emerson 20:53

L3 Ranheim · O'Neill · Manderville 15:38

L4 Battaglia · Grimson 4:45

D1 Chiasson · Wesley 23:51

D2 Haller · Burt 20:40

D3 Leschyshyn · Pratt 16:22

D4 Halko 1:24

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ MTL vs CAR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Hurricanes on March 31, 1998?

Canadiens won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Hurricanes 3, in overtime.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Trevor Kidd made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Hurricanes 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 28

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Mar 29

Also on March 31, 1998

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