⭐ Away Stars 22-5-2 before this game
2–2
Final / OT
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 12-16-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
DAL 01102
MTL 02002

Stars at Canadiens

Stars beat Canadiens 2–2 in overtime at Bell Centre on December 21, 1998.

🗓 Mon, Dec 21, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Stars lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⭐ DAL
Sergei Zubov
1 G
3 shots · 27:43 TOI · +2
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Darryl Sydor
1 G
2 shots · 26:49 TOI · +2
3rd star ⭐ DAL
Mike Modano
1 A
3 shots · 23:10 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
2nd period
🇨🇦 Benoit Brunet Go-ahead 2nd · 06:35
Assists: Stephane Quintal, Vladimir Malakhov
0–1
🇨🇦 Patrick Poulin 2nd · 11:21
Assists: Craig Rivet
0–2
⭐ Sergei Zubov 2nd · 19:30
Assists: Mike Modano
1–2
3rd period
⭐ Darryl Sydor Tying 3rd · 13:54
Unassisted
2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⭐DAL MTL🇨🇦
37 Shots on goal 29
14 Hits 23
20 Blocked shots 21
19 Takeaways 25
45 Giveaways 56
0 Penalty minutes 2
DAL shooting 5.4% (2/37) MTL shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⭐Stars
Ed Belfour
27/29
.931 SV% · 2 GA · 64:57 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jeff Hackett
35/37
.946 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Stars
Stars — tied after 1st: 22-5-2 (76% win rate, 29 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 12-16-3 (39% win rate, 31 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Stars
Stars: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⭐Stars
L1 Modano · Lehtinen · Hull 22:18
L2 Nieuwendyk · Marshall · Langenbrunner 17:01
L3 Carbonneau · Verbeek · Keane 14:04
L4 Reid · Skrudland · Hrkac 11:16
D1 Zubov · Sydor 27:16
D2 Hatcher · Matvichuk 23:46
D3 Chambers · Ludwig 13:26
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Koivu · Damphousse · Recchi 21:39
L2 Rucinsky · Corson · Brunet 20:00
L3 Poulin · Dawe · Stevenson 16:40
L4 Zholtok · Hoglund 8:34
D1 Brisebois · Weinrich 27:16
D2 Quintal · Malakhov 20:28
D3 Ulanov · Rivet 17:40
D4 Clark 5:32

⚔️ Last meetings

Stars lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 11, 1998
🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL
2–3 · Stars won
Mar 4, 1998
🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL
3–1 · Canadiens won
Nov 3, 1997
⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–6 · Canadiens won
Jan 13, 1997
⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–1 · Stars won
Jan 1, 1997
🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL
6–4 · Canadiens won

❓ DAL vs MTL, answered

Who won Stars vs Canadiens on December 21, 1998?

Stars won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Stars vs Canadiens?

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

Who scored for Stars?

Darryl Sydor, Sergei Zubov.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Benoit Brunet, Patrick Poulin.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Stars vs Canadiens season series?

Stars 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
⭐Stars
Previous game · Dec 20
⭐DAL @ 🏛️OTT
3–2 · DAL won
Next game · Dec 23
⭐DAL @ 🍁TOR
5–1 · DAL won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Dec 19
😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–1 · NJD won
Next game · Dec 23
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT
1–3 · OTT won
Also on December 21, 1998
⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS
2–3 final
⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR
4–1 final
🐧PIT @ 🍁TOR
1–7 final
🏔️COL @ 🦆ANA
4–2 final
Stars season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule