🍁 Away Maple Leafs 14-9-2 before this game

4–3

Final / OT

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 11-13-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
TOR	0	2	1	1	4
MTL	0	2	1	0	3

Maple Leafs at Canadiens

Maple Leafs beat Canadiens 4–3 in overtime at Bell Centre on December 5, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Dec 5, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Maple Leafs lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🍁 TOR

Dmitry Yushkevich

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:56 TOI · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Benoit Brunet

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:03 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

2 A

3 shots · 15:39 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🍁 Danny Markov Go-ahead 2nd · 00:48

Assists: Dmitry Yushkevich, Igor Korolev

1–0

🇨🇦 Shayne Corson PP Tying 2nd · 03:29

Assists: Benoit Brunet, Vladimir Malakhov

1–1

🍁 Dmitry Yushkevich PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:50

Assists: Derek King, Mike Johnson

2–1

🇨🇦 Patrick Poulin SH Tying 2nd · 11:20

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Stephane Quintal

2–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Benoit Brunet Go-ahead 3rd · 07:22

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Stephane Quintal

2–3

🍁 Tie Domi Tying 3rd · 17:30

Assists: Darby Hendrickson

3–3

Overtime

🍁 Tomas Kaberle Go-ahead OT · 00:34

Unassisted

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR MTL🇨🇦

26 Shots on goal 28

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

15 Hits 18

6 Blocked shots 15

25 Takeaways 28

55 Giveaways 67

8 Penalty minutes 12

TOR shooting 15.4% (4/26) MTL shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Curtis Joseph

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 60:24 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 60:16 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 1st: 14-9-2 (56% win rate, 25 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 11-13 (46% win rate, 24 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 2nd: 14-9-2 (56% win rate, 25 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 11-13 (46% win rate, 24 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Berezin · Sundin · Thomas 18:24

L2 Korolev · McCauley · Johnson 17:17

L3 King · Valk · Modin 11:43

L4 King · Hendrickson · Domi 10:34

D1 Cote · Kaberle 23:30

D2 Tremblay · Yushkevich 18:56

D3 Smith · Markov 16:30

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 19:25

L2 Savage · Rucinsky · Poulin 15:39

L3 Brunet · Stevenson · Hoglund 13:19

L4 McCleary 5:04

D1 Malakhov · Brisebois 23:14

D2 Weinrich · Ulanov 21:12

D3 Rivet · Quintal 16:22

D4 Clark · Nasreddine 9:16

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Feb 28, 1998

🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR

0–4 · Maple Leafs won

5–1 · Maple Leafs won

❓ TOR vs MTL, answered

Who won Maple Leafs vs Canadiens on December 5, 1998?

Maple Leafs won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Maple Leafs vs Canadiens?

The final score was Maple Leafs 4, Canadiens 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Danny Markov, Dmitry Yushkevich, Tie Domi, Tomas Kaberle.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Benoit Brunet, Patrick Poulin, Shayne Corson.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Maple Leafs vs Canadiens season series?

Maple Leafs 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

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Dec 2

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 4

Also on December 5, 1998

Maple Leafs season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule