🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 12-23-3 before this game

4–5

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
MTL	1	1	2	0	4
CGY	1	3	0	1	5

Canadiens at Flames

Flames beat Canadiens 5–4 in overtime at Scotiabank Saddledome on December 31, 2000.

🗓 Sun, Dec 31, 2000 · 17:00 CST 📍 Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Flames lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔥 CGY

Valeri Bure

2 G, 2 A

4 shots · 19:54 TOI · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 23:39 TOI · +1

3rd star 🔥 CGY

Derek Morris

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 27:18 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🔥 Valeri Bure Go-ahead 1st · 11:17

Assists: Daniel Tkaczuk, Oleg Saprykin · beat Jeff Hackett

0–1

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Tying 1st · 13:51

Assists: Patrice Brisebois · beat Fred Brathwaite

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Jim Campbell PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:22

Assists: Andrei Markov · beat Fred Brathwaite

2–1

🔥 Daniel Tkaczuk Tying 2nd · 02:00

Assists: Valeri Bure, Toni Lydman · beat Jeff Hackett

2–2

🔥 Cory Stillman Go-ahead 2nd · 13:27

Assists: Marc Savard, Jarome Iginla · beat Jeff Hackett

2–3

🔥 Valeri Bure PP 2nd · 19:59

Assists: Jarome Iginla, Derek Morris · beat Jeff Hackett

2–4

3rd period

🇨🇦 Brian Savage PP 3rd · 15:09

Assists: Oleg Petrov, Saku Koivu · beat Fred Brathwaite

3–4

🇨🇦 Brian Savage Tying 3rd · 19:16

Assists: Andrei Markov, Saku Koivu · beat Fred Brathwaite

4–4

Overtime

🔥 Derek Morris PP Go-ahead OT · 01:34

Assists: Valeri Bure, Igor Kravchuk · beat Jeff Hackett

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL CGY🔥

28 Shots on goal 26

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

19 Hits 17

6 Blocked shots 7

4 Takeaways 7

1 Giveaways 4

14 Penalty minutes 12

MTL shooting 14.3% (4/28) CGY shooting 19.2% (5/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

21/26

.808 SV% · 5 GA · 60:57 TOI

🔥Flames

Fred Brathwaite

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 61:34 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 12-23-3 (32% win rate, 38 games)

Flames

Flames — tied after 1st: 14-15-9 (37% win rate, 38 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Flames

Flames: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Savage · Koivu · Petrov 23:39

L2 Kilger · Landry · Campbell 15:13

L3 Bashkirov · Darby · Asham 11:27

L4 Poulin · Odjick 8:56

D1 Brisebois · Weinrich 25:14

D2 Souray · Robidas 22:27

D3 Markov · Dykhuis 12:06

D4 Richter 8:00

🔥Flames

L1 Stillman · Iginla · Bure 20:18

L2 Lowry · Tkaczuk · Wilm 17:29

L3 Saprykin · Shantz · Savard 12:51

L4 Cowan · Hay · Wiemer 8:10

L5 Belak 4:34

D1 Kravchuk · Morris 28:18

D2 Albelin · Lydman 21:37

D3 Gauthier 17:48

⚔️ Last meetings

Flames lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Canadiens won

Dec 7, 1999

🔥CGY @ 🇨🇦MTL

3–3 (OT) · Flames won

❓ MTL vs CGY, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Flames on December 31, 2000?

Flames won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Flames?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Flames 5, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage (2), Jim Campbell, Saku Koivu.

Who scored for Flames?

Valeri Bure (2), Cory Stillman, Daniel Tkaczuk, Derek Morris.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 21 saves on 26 shots (.808 save percentage).

How did the Flames goalie play?

Fred Brathwaite made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Flames played?

At Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, the Flames home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Flames season series?

Flames lead the season series 2–1 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 · Dec 30

🔥Flames

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 31, 2000

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