4–3

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 9-11-0 before this game

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

Penguins at Canadiens

Penguins beat Canadiens 4–3 at Bell Centre on November 28, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Nov 28, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Martin Straka

3 G

5 shots · 22:28 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Aleksey Morozov

2 A

3 shots · 17:40 TOI · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Patrick Poulin

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:08 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Patrick Poulin Go-ahead 2nd · 05:12

Assists: Turner Stevenson

0–1

🐧 Martin Straka Tying 2nd · 14:42

Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Aleksey Morozov

1–1

🐧 Martin Straka PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:00

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Jaromir Jagr

2–1

🐧 Robert Lang 2nd · 19:15

Assists: Aleksey Morozov, Kip Miller

3–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Jonas Hoglund 3rd · 05:58

Assists: Patrick Poulin, Craig Rivet

3–2

🐧 Martin Straka SH Empty net 3rd · 19:00

Assists: Brad Werenka

4–2

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky PP 3rd · 19:48

Assists: Mark Recchi, Saku Koivu

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT MTL🇨🇦

18 Shots on goal 31

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

12 Hits 17

24 Blocked shots 3

10 Takeaways 30

42 Giveaways 40

8 Penalty minutes 6

PIT shooting 22.2% (4/18) MTL shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Tom Barrasso

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 59:56 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

14/17

.824 SV% · 3 GA · 58:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 10-6-4 (50% win rate, 20 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 9-11 (45% win rate, 20 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Straka · Barnes · Jagr 22:28

L2 Miller · Kovalev · Morozov 17:40

L3 Lang · Hrdina · Brown 15:11

L4 Wright · York · Kesa 4:56

D1 Hatcher · Werenka 23:38

D2 Kasparaitis · Serowik 18:19

D3 Galanov · Dollas 15:35

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Rucinsky · Koivu · Recchi 20:41

L2 Savage · Poulin · Stevenson 16:08

L3 Zholtok · Houde · Hoglund 10:22

L4 McCleary · Asham 5:17

D1 Malakhov · Quintal 24:56

D2 Brisebois · Weinrich 20:10

D3 Rivet · Ulanov 17:20

D4 Nasreddine 14:16

⚔️ Last meetings

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❓ PIT vs MTL, answered

Who won Penguins vs Canadiens on November 28, 1998?

Penguins won 4–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Penguins 4, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Martin Straka (3), Robert Lang.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Jonas Hoglund, Martin Rucinsky, Patrick Poulin.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 14 saves on 17 shots (.824 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Canadiens season series?

Penguins 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Nov 27

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Nov 27

Also on November 28, 1998

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