🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 12-19-3 before this game

3–3

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
MTL	2	1	0	0	3
BOS	2	1	0	0	3

Canadiens at Bruins

Canadiens beat Bruins 3–3 in overtime at TD Garden on December 23, 1999.

🗓 Thu, Dec 23, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Patrice Brisebois

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 28:40 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Jason Allison

2 G

2 shots · 24:25 TOI · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

1 G

4 shots · 23:53 TOI

4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jeff Hackett

37 saves

0.925 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Craig Darby Go-ahead 1st · 01:42

Assists: Patrice Brisebois · beat Byron Dafoe

1–0

🐻 Jason Allison Tying 1st · 02:23

Assists: Kyle McLaren · beat Jeff Hackett

1–1

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:31

Assists: Eric Weinrich, Shayne Corson · beat Byron Dafoe

2–1

🐻 Jason Allison Tying 1st · 16:28

Assists: Sergei Samsonov · beat Jeff Hackett

2–2

2nd period

🐻 Joe Thornton PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:46

Assists: Joe Murphy, Ray Bourque · beat Jeff Hackett

2–3

🇨🇦 Patrice Brisebois PP Tying 2nd · 19:29

Unassisted · beat Byron Dafoe

3–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BOS🐻

27 Shots on goal 40

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

52 Hits 50

9 Blocked shots 13

8 Takeaways 5

4 Giveaways 9

26 Penalty minutes 16

MTL shooting 11.1% (3/27) BOS shooting 7.5% (3/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

37/40

.925 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 12-19-3 (35% win rate, 34 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 17-13-4 (50% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 12-19-3 (35% win rate, 34 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 17-13-4 (50% win rate, 34 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Rucinsky · Corson · Brunet 23:37

L2 Poulin · Zholtok · Darby 18:12

L3 Thornton · Zubrus · Stevenson 15:25

L4 Asham · Ward 3:16

D1 Weinrich · Brisebois 29:38

D2 Dykhuis · Rivet 21:44

D3 Ulanov · Bouillon 13:24

D4 Richter 3:27

🐻Bruins

L1 Andreychuk · Allison · Thornton 21:17

L2 Axelsson · Carter · Murphy 19:50

L3 Samsonov · DiMaio · Heinze 17:22

L4 Hulbig · Prpic 2:06

D1 McLaren · Bourque 31:02

D2 Sweeney · Gill 21:14

D3 Van Impe · McSorley 13:04

D4 Timander 1:08

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–1 (OT) · Canadiens won

Oct 28, 1998

🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL

9–2 · Bruins won

❓ MTL vs BOS, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Bruins on December 23, 1999?

Canadiens won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Bruins?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Bruins 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Craig Darby, Martin Rucinsky, Patrice Brisebois.

Who scored for Bruins?

Jason Allison (2), Joe Thornton.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 37 saves on 40 shots (.925 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Bruins 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 20

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 23, 1999

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