🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 12-17-4 before this game

2–1

Final

🍁 Home Maple Leafs 19-12-2 before this game

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

Canadiens at Maple Leafs

Canadiens beat Maple Leafs 2–1 at Scotiabank Arena on December 26, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Dec 26, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Eric Weinrich

1 G

3 shots · 27:47 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Stephane Quintal

1 G

2 shots · 23:14 TOI · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 A

3 shots · 19:32 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Steve Thomas Go-ahead 1st · 00:33

Assists: Mats Sundin, Freddy Modin

0–1

🇨🇦 Eric Weinrich Tying 1st · 03:04

Unassisted

1–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Stephane Quintal Go-ahead 3rd · 15:02

Assists: Saku Koivu

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL TOR🍁

27 Shots on goal 30

9 Hits 14

4 Blocked shots 5

6 Takeaways 5

15 Giveaways 21

10 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 7.4% (2/27) TOR shooting 3.3% (1/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

29/30

.967 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🍁Maple Leafs

Curtis Joseph

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 59:10 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 12-17-4 (36% win rate, 33 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 1st: 19-12-2 (58% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 12-17-4 (36% win rate, 33 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 2nd: 19-12-2 (58% win rate, 33 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Damphousse · Koivu 20:44

L2 Rucinsky · Recchi · Hoglund 17:17

L3 Brunet · Stevenson · Dawe 12:24

L4 Poulin · Zholtok · Higgins 5:42

D1 Weinrich · Malakhov 26:08

D2 Quintal · Ulanov 21:04

D3 Rivet · Clark 9:51

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Sundin · Korolev · Johnson 20:47

L2 King · Berezin · McCauley 18:17

L3 Valk · Modin · Sullivan 12:32

L4 Hendrickson · Domi · Thomas 8:29

D1 Cote · Kaberle 22:34

D2 Karpovtsev · Eakins 18:39

D3 Smith · Tremblay 17:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 5, 1998

🍁TOR @ 🇨🇦MTL

4–3 (OT) · Maple Leafs won

Feb 28, 1998

🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR

0–4 · Maple Leafs won

5–1 · Maple Leafs won

Nov 23, 1996

🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR

4–3 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs TOR, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Maple Leafs on December 26, 1998?

Canadiens won 2–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Maple Leafs?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Maple Leafs 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Eric Weinrich, Stephane Quintal.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Steve Thomas.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 29 saves on 30 shots (.967 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Maple Leafs played?

At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Maple Leafs home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Maple Leafs season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 23

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 1998

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