🐧 Away Penguins 24-15-5 before this game
5–3
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 22-22-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
PIT 1135
MTL 1203

Penguins at Canadiens

Penguins beat Canadiens 5–3 at Bell Centre on January 31, 1999.

🗓 Sun, Jan 31, 1999 · 13:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Jaromir Jagr
2 G, 2 A
5 shots · 27:35 TOI · +3
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Jiri Slegr
2 A
1 shots · 23:34 TOI · +2
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Mark Recchi
2 A
3 shots · 21:00 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Jaromir Jagr Go-ahead 1st · 00:34
Assists: Jan Hrdina, Jiri Slegr
1–0
🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP Tying 1st · 05:11
Assists: Mark Recchi, Vladimir Malakhov
1–1
2nd period
🇨🇦 Benoit Brunet PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:03
Assists: Eric Weinrich, Mark Recchi
1–2
🇨🇦 Scott Thornton 2nd · 18:58
Assists: Patrick Poulin, Patrice Brisebois
1–3
🐧 Jaromir Jagr 2nd · 19:57
Unassisted
2–3
3rd period
🐧 Stu Barnes PP Tying 3rd · 07:58
Assists: Martin Straka, Jaromir Jagr
3–3
🐧 German Titov Go-ahead 3rd · 13:39
Assists: Robert Lang, Alex Kovalev
4–3
🐧 Kip Miller 3rd · 14:25
Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Jiri Slegr
5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT MTL🇨🇦
24 Shots on goal 26
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
14 Hits 15
22 Blocked shots 16
31 Takeaways 35
27 Giveaways 20
12 Penalty minutes 10
PIT shooting 20.8% (5/24) MTL shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Peter Skudra
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 59:52 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jeff Hackett
19/24
.792 SV% · 5 GA · 58:27 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 24-15-5 (55% win rate, 44 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 22-22-5 (45% win rate, 49 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Straka · Jagr · Kovalev 25:38
L2 Lang · Hrdina · Titov 17:09
L3 Barnes · Miller · Kesa 12:00
L4 Sonnenberg · Wright · Morozov 3:55
D1 Hatcher · Slegr 24:14
D2 Moran · Werenka 19:44
D3 Kasparaitis · Dollas 13:58
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Brunet · Damphousse · Recchi 21:00
L2 Corson · Rucinsky · Koivu 17:21
L3 Poulin · Thornton · Hoglund 11:01
L4 Zholtok · Dawe · Stevenson 6:37
D1 Weinrich · Brisebois 25:42
D2 Quintal · Malakhov 20:05
D3 Ulanov · Rivet 13:38

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Nov 28, 1998
🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–3 · Penguins won
May 3, 1998
🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL
0–3 · Canadiens won
May 1, 1998
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT
5–2 · Canadiens won
Apr 29, 1998
🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL
6–3 · Penguins won
Apr 27, 1998
🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–3 · Canadiens won

❓ PIT vs MTL, answered

Who won Penguins vs Canadiens on January 31, 1999?

Penguins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Canadiens?

The final score was Penguins 5, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jaromir Jagr (2), German Titov, Kip Miller, Stu Barnes.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Benoit Brunet, Saku Koivu, Scott Thornton.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Peter Skudra made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 19 saves on 24 shots (.792 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Canadiens season series?

Penguins 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
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Jan 30
🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT
2–5 · PIT won
Next game · Feb 2
⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT
3–5 · PIT won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Jan 30
🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–1 · CAR won
Next game · Feb 3
🐋VAN @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–2 · MTL won
Also on January 31, 1999
🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS
0–0 final
🌵PHX @ 🐯NSH
5–1 final
Penguins season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule