🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 15-17-4 before this game

2–1

Final

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

Canadiens at Canucks

Canadiens beat Canucks 2–1 at Rogers Arena on January 2, 1999.

🗓 Sat, Jan 2, 1999 · 21:00 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

1 G

4 shots · 17:11 TOI · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Patrick Poulin

1 G

3 shots · 12:29 TOI · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vincent Damphousse

1 A

6 shots · 20:23 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky Go-ahead 2nd · 07:50

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Stephane Quintal

1–0

3rd period

🇨🇦 Patrick Poulin 3rd · 06:09

Assists: Brett Clark, Jason Dawe

2–0

🐋 Adrian Aucoin PP 3rd · 18:52

Assists: Alexander Mogilny, Bill Muckalt

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL VAN🐋

22 Shots on goal 17

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

15 Hits 28

15 Blocked shots 13

12 Takeaways 8

8 Giveaways 17

12 Penalty minutes 4

MTL shooting 9.1% (2/22) VAN shooting 5.9% (1/17)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

16/17

.941 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐋Canucks

Corey Hirsch

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 58:11 TOI

Garth Snow Shutout

1/1

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 00:27 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 15-17-4 (42% win rate, 36 games)

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 15-19-2 (42% win rate, 36 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 20:41

L2 Rucinsky · Damphousse · Hoglund 17:11

L3 Brunet · Poulin · Dawe 13:29

L4 Zholtok · McCleary · Higgins 4:52

D1 Weinrich · Malakhov 25:34

D2 Ulanov · Quintal 22:10

D3 Rivet · Clark 11:24

🐋Canucks

L1 Naslund · Messier · Mogilny 23:58

L2 Brashear · May · York 18:21

L3 McAllister · Scatchard · Muckalt 13:54

L4 Zezel · Klatt 4:14

D1 Ohlund · Hedican 26:14

D2 Aucoin · Strudwick 16:06

D3 McCabe · Baron 14:48

D4 Staios 6:21

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Mar 11, 1998

🐋VAN @ 🇨🇦MTL

2–2 (OT) · Canucks won

2–2 (OT) · Canucks won

❓ MTL vs VAN, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Canucks on January 2, 1999?

Canadiens won 2–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Canucks?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Canucks 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Martin Rucinsky, Patrick Poulin.

Who scored for Canucks?

Adrian Aucoin.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 16 saves on 17 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Corey Hirsch made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Canucks season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 31

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 31

Also on January 2, 1999

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