2–3

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 3-2-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
OTT	0	2	0	2
MTL	1	1	1	3

Senators at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Senators 3–2 at Bell Centre on October 21, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Oct 21, 1998 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 21:28 TOI · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

2 A

1 shots · 23:00 TOI · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Savage

1 G

1 shots · 12:16 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Vladimir Malakhov PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:07

Assists: Mark Recchi, Saku Koivu

0–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu SH 2nd · 04:30

Assists: Stephane Quintal

0–2

🏛️ Andreas Dackell 2nd · 13:53

Unassisted

1–2

🏛️ Shawn McEachern Tying 2nd · 17:06

Assists: Stan Neckar, David Oliver

2–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Brian Savage Go-ahead 3rd · 03:37

Assists: Mark Recchi

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT MTL🇨🇦

28 Shots on goal 18

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

13 Hits 27

10 Blocked shots 18

23 Takeaways 35

20 Giveaways 26

10 Penalty minutes 8

OTT shooting 7.1% (2/28) MTL shooting 16.7% (3/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Damian Rhodes

15/18

.833 SV% · 3 GA · 59:16 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 59:41 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Johansson · McEachern · Yashin 20:26

L2 Bonk · Dackell · Gardiner 14:56

L3 Prospal · Van Allen · Oliver 11:51

L4 Murray · Leach · Crowe 9:38

D1 Kravchuk · Redden 24:23

D2 Phillips · York 19:28

D3 Pitlick · Neckar 16:20

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Damphousse · Koivu · Recchi 23:00

L2 Brunet · Thornton · Poulin 21:03

L3 Savage · Zholtok · McCleary 11:39

L4 Higgins · Hoglund · Delisle 6:08

D1 Malakhov · Clark 23:56

D2 Quintal · Ulanov 20:39

D3 Rivet · Guren 13:16

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–4 (OT) · Senators won

❓ OTT vs MTL, answered

Who won Senators vs Canadiens on October 21, 1998?

Canadiens won 3–2.

What was the final score of Senators vs Canadiens?

The final score was Senators 2, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Senators?

Andreas Dackell, Shawn McEachern.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage, Saku Koivu, Vladimir Malakhov.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Damian Rhodes made 15 saves on 18 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 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?

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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Oct 17

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Oct 19

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