🌵 Away Coyotes 19-3-1 before this game
2–2
Final / OT
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 12-15-1 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
PHX 00202
MTL 01102

Coyotes at Canadiens

Coyotes beat Canadiens 2–2 in overtime at Bell Centre on December 14, 1998.

🗓 Mon, Dec 14, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Coyotes lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌵 PHX
Daniel Brière
1 G
3 shots · 09:11 TOI · +2
2nd star 🌵 PHX
Teppo Numminen
1 G
1 shots · 24:00 TOI · +1
3rd star 🌵 PHX
Oleg Tverdovsky
1 A
2 shots · 21:05 TOI
4rd star 🌵 PHX
Nikolai Khabibulin
33 saves
0.943 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
2nd period
🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Go-ahead 2nd · 10:06
Assists: Jonas Hoglund
0–1
3rd period
🌵 Daniel Brière Tying 3rd · 14:53
Assists: Oleg Tverdovsky, Keith Carney
1–1
🇨🇦 Benoit Brunet Go-ahead 3rd · 17:13
Assists: Shayne Corson, Vincent Damphousse
1–2
🌵 Teppo Numminen Tying 3rd · 18:07
Assists: Brad Isbister
2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🌵PHX MTL🇨🇦
31 Shots on goal 35
17 Hits 18
17 Blocked shots 17
24 Takeaways 28
30 Giveaways 43
10 Penalty minutes 8
PHX shooting 6.5% (2/31) MTL shooting 5.7% (2/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌵Coyotes
Nikolai Khabibulin
33/35
.943 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jeff Hackett
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 64:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Coyotes
Coyotes — tied after 1st: 19-3-1 (83% win rate, 23 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 12-15-1 (43% win rate, 28 games)
After 2nd — 0–1
Coyotes
Coyotes: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌵Coyotes
L1 Adams · Roenick · Tocchet 22:20
L2 Corkum · Ylonen · Drake 16:01
L3 Tkachuk · Sullivan · Doan 12:28
L4 Isbister · Stapleton · Brière 11:16
D1 Lumme · Carney 25:54
D2 Numminen · Tverdovsky 22:32
D3 Diduck · Quint 15:58
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Corson · Brunet · Damphousse 23:09
L2 Rucinsky · Koivu · Hoglund 19:01
L3 Poulin · Zholtok · Stevenson 13:00
L4 McCleary · Higgins 4:38
D1 Weinrich · Brisebois 28:10
D2 Quintal · Rivet 20:30
D3 Ulanov · Clark 16:43
D4 Nasreddine 4:42

⚔️ Last meetings

Coyotes lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 9, 1998
🇨🇦MTL @ 🌵PHX
2–4 · Coyotes won
Nov 13, 1997
🇨🇦MTL @ 🌵PHX
5–2 · Canadiens won
Nov 5, 1997
🌵PHX @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–4 · Canadiens won
Nov 3, 1996
🇨🇦MTL @ 🌵PHX
4–4 (OT) · Canadiens won
Oct 28, 1996
🌵PHX @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–4 (OT) · Coyotes won

❓ PHX vs MTL, answered

Who won Coyotes vs Canadiens on December 14, 1998?

Coyotes won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Coyotes vs Canadiens?

The final score was Coyotes 2, Canadiens 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Daniel Brière, Teppo Numminen.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Benoit Brunet, Saku Koivu.

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

Where is Coyotes vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Coyotes vs Canadiens season series?

Coyotes lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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
🌵Coyotes
Previous game · Dec 12
🌵PHX @ 🏛️OTT
2–0 · PHX won
Next game · Dec 16
🌵PHX @ 🍁TOR
2–5 · TOR won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Dec 12
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐯NSH
2–2 · MTL won
Next game · Dec 18
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
2–4 · BUF won
Also on December 14, 1998
🔥CGY @ 🗽NYR
2–5 final
🎵STL @ 🏔️COL
0–0 final
Coyotes season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule