3–2

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 9-15-2 before this game

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

Flyers at Canadiens

Flyers beat Canadiens 3–2 at Bell Centre on December 4, 1999.

🗓 Sat, Dec 4, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Simon Gagne

2 A

2 shots · 10:53 TOI · +1

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Eric Desjardins

2 A

1 shots · 27:51 TOI · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Dainius Zubrus

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 21:13 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Dainius Zubrus PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:06

Assists: Oleg Petrov · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

0–1

🔔 Chris Therien PP Tying 1st · 13:54

Assists: Simon Gagne, Eric Lindros · beat Jose Theodore

1–1

2nd period

🔔 Sandy McCarthy Go-ahead 2nd · 03:26

Assists: Daymond Langkow, Eric Desjardins · beat Jose Theodore

2–1

🇨🇦 Karl Dykhuis Tying 2nd · 11:26

Assists: Dainius Zubrus · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

2–2

3rd period

🔔 Mark Recchi Go-ahead 3rd · 06:36

Assists: Simon Gagne, Eric Desjardins · beat Jose Theodore

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI MTL🇨🇦

29 Shots on goal 18

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

23 Hits 33

14 Blocked shots 4

12 Takeaways 9

32 Giveaways 20

21 Penalty minutes 25

PHI shooting 10.3% (3/29) MTL shooting 11.1% (2/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

John Vanbiesbrouck

16/18

.889 SV% · 2 GA · 59:49 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 58:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 17-7-2 (65% win rate, 26 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 9-15-2 (35% win rate, 26 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 17-7-2 (65% win rate, 26 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 9-15-2 (35% win rate, 26 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🔔Flyers

L1 LeClair · Lindros · Recchi 18:15

L2 Zelepukin · Langkow · Bureau 14:56

L3 Gagne · Hull · Jones 13:55

L4 Berube · Renberg · McCarthy 8:36

D1 Desjardins · Therien 27:50

D2 Burt · Richardson 17:09

D3 Delmore · Samuelsson 14:24

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Rucinsky · Corson · Zubrus 21:13

L2 Darby · Petrov · Asham 13:44

L3 Thornton · Ribeiro · Cummins 12:31

L4 Poulin · Higgins · Ward 8:07

D1 Weinrich · Bouillon 24:26

D2 Rivet · Dykhuis 19:39

D3 Richter · Guren 15:56

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Oct 14, 1999

🇨🇦MTL @ 🔔PHI

5–4 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ PHI vs MTL, answered

Who won Flyers vs Canadiens on December 4, 1999?

Flyers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Canadiens?

The final score was Flyers 3, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Flyers?

Chris Therien, Mark Recchi, Sandy McCarthy.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Dainius Zubrus, Karl Dykhuis.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Flyers vs Canadiens season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Dec 2

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 3

Also on December 4, 1999

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