🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 14-17-4 before this game

2–1

Final

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

Canadiens at Flames

Canadiens beat Flames 2–1 at Scotiabank Saddledome on December 31, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Dec 31, 1998 · 19:00 CST 📍 Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Eric Weinrich

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 25:45 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

2 A

1 shots · 25:01 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jonas Hoglund

1 G

3 shots · 16:48 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🔥 Michael Nylander Go-ahead 1st · 02:23

Assists: Cale Hulse, Valeri Bure

0–1

🇨🇦 Jonas Hoglund PP Tying 1st · 16:17

Assists: Eric Weinrich, Saku Koivu

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Eric Weinrich PP Go-ahead 2nd · 00:22

Assists: Saku Koivu, Shayne Corson

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL CGY🔥

24 Shots on goal 26

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

16 Hits 20

15 Blocked shots 20

14 Takeaways 10

5 Giveaways 17

10 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 8.3% (2/24) CGY shooting 3.8% (1/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

25/26

.962 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔥Flames

Andrei Trefilov

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 58:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 14-17-4 (40% win rate, 35 games)

Flames

Flames — tied after 1st: 13-20-3 (36% win rate, 36 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Flames

Flames: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 23:08

L2 Brunet · Damphousse · Hoglund 16:48

L3 Rucinsky · Poulin · Dawe 13:32

L4 Zholtok · Higgins · McCleary 3:39

D1 Weinrich · Ulanov 24:44

D2 Quintal · Malakhov 23:30

D3 Rivet · Clark 10:32

🔥Flames

L1 Shantz · Fleury · Iginla 24:53

L2 Cassels · Wilm · Bure 15:14

L3 Nylander · Wiemer · Dubinsky 12:10

L4 Bassen · Roche · Ward 7:21

D1 Housley · Smith 23:13

D2 Morris · Hulse 18:55

D3 Simpson · Gauthier 15:31

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Flames won

❓ MTL vs CGY, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Flames on December 31, 1998?

Canadiens won 2–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Flames?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Flames 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Eric Weinrich, Jonas Hoglund.

Who scored for Flames?

Michael Nylander.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 save percentage).

How did the Flames goalie play?

Andrei Trefilov made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Flames played?

At Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, the Flames home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Flames season series?

Canadiens 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 29

🔥Flames

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 31, 1998

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