🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 29-26-7 before this game

4–4

Final / OT

🐧 Home Penguins 34-20-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
MTL	1	3	0	0	4
PIT	1	2	1	0	4

Canadiens at Penguins

Canadiens beat Penguins 4–4 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on March 3, 1999.

🗓 Wed, Mar 3, 1999 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 3 A

5 shots · 15:27 TOI · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vladimir Malakhov

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 26:25 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Shayne Corson

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 24:04 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Martin Straka Go-ahead 1st · 03:50

Assists: Brad Werenka, Jaromir Jagr

0–1

🇨🇦 Patrick Poulin Tying 1st · 12:59

Assists: Vladimir Malakhov, Jason Dawe

1–1

2nd period

🐧 Kip Miller Go-ahead 2nd · 00:34

Assists: Jan Hrdina, Jaromir Jagr

1–2

🐧 Stu Barnes PP 2nd · 10:10

Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Jaromir Jagr

1–3

🇨🇦 Turner Stevenson 2nd · 11:39

Assists: Sergei Zholtok, Vladimir Malakhov

2–3

🇨🇦 Vladimir Malakhov PP Tying 2nd · 16:20

Assists: Shayne Corson, Saku Koivu

3–3

🇨🇦 Shayne Corson Go-ahead 2nd · 19:08

Assists: Mark Recchi, Eric Weinrich

4–3

3rd period

🐧 Jaromir Jagr Tying 3rd · 01:50

Assists: Robert Lang

4–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL PIT🐧

37 Shots on goal 18

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

22 Hits 25

7 Blocked shots 12

3 Takeaways 4

11 Giveaways 15

8 Penalty minutes 10

MTL shooting 10.8% (4/37) PIT shooting 22.2% (4/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

14/18

.778 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Peter Skudra

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 52:01 TOI

Tom Barrasso

9/10

.900 SV% · 1 GA · 12:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 29-26-7 (47% win rate, 62 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 34-20-5 (58% win rate, 59 games)

After 2nd — 4–3

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 23:28

L2 Rucinsky · Savage · Damphousse 20:25

L3 Poulin · Zholtok · Stevenson 15:56

L4 McCleary · Dawe · Hoglund 5:02

D1 Weinrich · Malakhov 26:32

D2 Brisebois · Quintal 25:08

D3 Rivet · Clark 11:06

🐧Penguins

L1 Miller · Hrdina · Kovalev 22:38

L2 Titov · Lang · Kesa 17:45

L3 Barnes · Jagr · Brown 14:50

L4 Sonnenberg · Straka · Morozov 3:04

D1 Hatcher · Werenka 27:51

D2 Slegr · Kasparaitis 22:42

D3 Moran · Galanov 13:18

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

Feb 9, 1999

🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT

2–3 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ MTL vs PIT, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Penguins on March 3, 1999?

Canadiens won 4–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Penguins?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Penguins 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Patrick Poulin, Shayne Corson, Turner Stevenson, Vladimir Malakhov.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jaromir Jagr, Kip Miller, Martin Straka, Stu Barnes.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 14 saves on 18 shots (.778 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Peter Skudra made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 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 3–1 after 4 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 · Mar 2

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Feb 28

Also on March 3, 1999

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