🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 24-24-5 before this game
2–3
Final / OT
🐧 Home Penguins 28-15-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
MTL 01102
PIT 01113

Canadiens at Penguins

Penguins beat Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on February 9, 1999.

🗓 Tue, Feb 9, 1999 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Jaromir Jagr
1 G, 1 A
7 shots · 28:15 TOI · +2
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Brad Werenka
2 A
2 shots · 25:37 TOI · +2
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Alex Kovalev
1 G
3 shots · 23:47 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
2nd period
🐧 Jaromir Jagr Go-ahead 2nd · 12:31
Assists: Martin Straka, Brad Werenka
0–1
🇨🇦 Vladimir Malakhov PP Tying 2nd · 18:48
Assists: Eric Weinrich, Saku Koivu
1–1
3rd period
🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse Go-ahead 3rd · 07:57
Assists: Sergei Zholtok, Shayne Corson
2–1
🐧 Kip Miller Tying 3rd · 17:19
Assists: Brad Werenka, Jaromir Jagr
2–2
Overtime
🐧 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead OT · 04:31
Assists: German Titov, Jiri Slegr
2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL PIT🐧
29 Shots on goal 32
1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
13 Hits 30
15 Blocked shots 6
3 Takeaways 5
10 Giveaways 25
10 Penalty minutes 14
MTL shooting 6.9% (2/29) PIT shooting 9.4% (3/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Frederic Chabot
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 64:31 TOI
🐧Penguins
Tom Barrasso
27/29
.931 SV% · 2 GA · 64:31 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 24-24-5 (45% win rate, 53 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 28-15-5 (58% win rate, 48 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 24-24-5 (45% win rate, 53 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 28-15-5 (58% win rate, 48 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Corson · Damphousse · Recchi 21:32
L2 Rucinsky · Brunet · Koivu 19:52
L3 Thornton · Poulin · Hoglund 10:57
L4 Zholtok · Stevenson 7:39
D1 Weinrich · Brisebois 28:32
D2 Malakhov · Quintal 24:52
D3 Rivet · Ulanov 13:18
D4 Clark 6:16
🐧Penguins
L1 Straka · Jagr · Kovalev 26:12
L2 Miller · Barnes · Hrdina 18:49
L3 Lang · Titov · Kesa 15:11
L4 Sonnenberg · Wright · Morozov 3:11
D1 Hatcher · Werenka 25:58
D2 Slegr · Kasparaitis 22:19
D3 Wilkinson · Dollas 11:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →
Jan 31, 1999
🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–3 · Penguins won
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

❓ MTL vs PIT, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Penguins on February 9, 1999?

Penguins won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Penguins?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Penguins 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Vincent Damphousse, Vladimir Malakhov.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev, Jaromir Jagr, Kip Miller.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Frederic Chabot made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 3–0 after 3 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 · Feb 6
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–3 · MTL won
Next game · Feb 11
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
2–5 · BUF won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Feb 7
🐙DET @ 🐧PIT
1–2 · PIT won
Next game · Feb 11
🐋VAN @ 🐧PIT
5–6 · PIT won
Also on February 9, 1999
⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT
1–1 final
🐋VAN @ 😈NJD
4–3 final
🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI
2–1 final
🐙DET @ 🐯NSH
5–2 final
🔥CGY @ 🏔️COL
2–1 final
🐻BOS @ 🛢️EDM
2–0 final
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