🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 13-17-4 before this game

5–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	2	3	0	5
EDM	2	0	0	2

Canadiens at Oilers

Canadiens beat Oilers 5–2 at Rogers Place on December 29, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Dec 29, 1998 · 20:00 CST 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · 19:11 TOI · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

2 A

1 shots · 19:20 TOI · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Shayne Corson

1 G

5 shots · 19:06 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Brett Clark Go-ahead 1st · 02:11

Assists: Turner Stevenson, Jason Dawe

1–0

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi Empty net 1st · 05:56

Unassisted

2–0

🛢️ Rem Murray 1st · 13:27

Assists: Boyd Devereaux, Pat Falloon

2–1

🛢️ Josef Beranek Tying 1st · 14:15

Unassisted

2–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Shayne Corson PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:04

Assists: Mark Recchi, Saku Koivu

3–2

🇨🇦 Sergei Zholtok 2nd · 03:59

Unassisted

4–2

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi 2nd · 06:04

Assists: Saku Koivu

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL EDM🛢️

34 Shots on goal 22

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

20 Hits 22

14 Blocked shots 16

4 Takeaways 3

20 Giveaways 22

10 Penalty minutes 12

MTL shooting 14.7% (5/34) EDM shooting 9.1% (2/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 59:49 TOI

🛢️Oilers

Mikhail Shtalenkov

14/18

.778 SV% · 4 GA · 25:59 TOI

Bob Essensa Shutout

15/15

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 33:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 13-17-4 (38% win rate, 34 games)

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 18-15-1 (53% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 5–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 19:11

L2 Rucinsky · Brunet · Damphousse 16:58

L3 Dawe · Hoglund · Stevenson 13:52

L4 Poulin · Zholtok · Higgins 8:26

D1 Weinrich · Malakhov 24:09

D2 Ulanov · Quintal 20:38

D3 Rivet · Clark 13:54

🛢️Oilers

L1 Murray · Marchant · Grier 16:26

L2 Beranek · Guerin · Falloon 15:15

L3 Lindgren · Kovalenko · Buchberger 14:43

L4 McAmmond · Devereaux · Laraque 11:21

D1 Mironov · Niinimaa 25:00

D2 Hamrlik · Poti 18:50

D3 McSorley · Musil 16:16

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Oilers won

2–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs EDM, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Oilers on December 29, 1998?

Canadiens won 5–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Oilers?

The final score was Canadiens 5, Oilers 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mark Recchi (2), Brett Clark, Sergei Zholtok, Shayne Corson.

Who scored for Oilers?

Josef Beranek, Rem Murray.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Mikhail Shtalenkov made 14 saves on 18 shots (.778 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Oilers 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 26

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Dec 27

Also on December 29, 1998

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