Vancouver Canucks vs Montréal Canadiens
Regular season · Wednesday, January 7, 1987 · Montreal Forum
Game summary
The Vancouver Canucks beat the Montréal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime on Wednesday, January 7, 1987 at Montreal Forum. The Canadiens outshot the Canucks 46–20.
Goals came from Bob Gainey, Kjell Dahlin, Tony Tanti, Steve Tambellini and David Bruce.
Richard Brodeur made 44 saves on 46 shots for the win; Brian Hayward stopped 17 of 20.
Scoring
1st period
Bob Gainey (3)Guy Carbonneau (14)0–112:54 MTL ·
2nd period
Kjell Dahlin (7)Mats Naslund (28), Ryan Walter (14)0–209:14 MTL · 
Tony Tanti (15)Barry Pederson (26)1–211:33 VAN
3rd period
Steve Tambellini (11)Rich Sutter (10), Doug Lidster (27)2–216:54 VAN
Overtime
David Bruce (3)Moe Lemay (10), Brent Peterson (7)3–201:26 VAN
Team stats
VANMTL
2046
0%0%
0/51/5
2333
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:33 into the first period
Petri Skriko · hooking2 min - 7:37 into the first period
Bench · too many men on the ice2 min - 11:24 into the first periodJohn Kordic · hooking2 min
- 15:47 into the first periodDan Hodgson · holding2 min
- 20:00 into the first periodCraig Ludwig · roughing double minor4 min
- 20:00 into the first periodRich Sutter · roughing double minor4 min
- 2:37 into the second periodGarth Butcher · tripping2 min
- 8:50 into the second periodSergio Momesso · fighting5 min
- 8:50 into the second periodDavid Bruce · instigator2 min
- 8:50 into the second periodDavid Bruce · fighting5 min
- 14:30 into the second periodMike Lalor · tripping2 min
- 17:20 into the second periodMoe Lemay · hooking2 min
- 19:12 into the second periodMats Naslund · interference2 min
- 1:22 into the third periodMike Mcphee · roughing2 min
- 1:22 into the third periodMichel Petit · roughing2 min
- 4:44 into the third periodGuy Carbonneau · roughing2 min
- 4:44 into the third periodJohn Kordic · roughing2 min
- 4:44 into the third periodJohn Kordic · misconduct10 min
- 4:44 into the third periodMoe Lemay · roughing2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 7Barry PedersonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 9Tony TantiR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 10Brent PetersonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 14Moe LemayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 15Rich SutterR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 20Steve TambelliniC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 25David BruceR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 3Doug LidsterD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 18Marc CrawfordL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Jim SandlakR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 23Dan HodgsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 26Petri SkrikoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Jim BenningD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Garth ButcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 6Dave RichterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 24Michel PetitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 27Brad MaxwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Frank CapriceG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | W | 46 | 2 | .957 |
Montréal Canadiens
| 11Ryan WalterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 20Kjell DahlinC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 21Guy CarbonneauC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Bob GaineyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 26Mats NaslundL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 15Bobby SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 27Shayne CorsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 31John KordicR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 32Claude LemieuxR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 35Mike McpheeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 36Sergio MomessoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 39Brian SkrudlandC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Rick GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Craig LudwigD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 19Larry RobinsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 25Petr SvobodaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 29Gaston GingrasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 7 | – |
| 38Mike LalorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brian HaywardG | L | 20 | 3 | .850 |
| 33Patrick RoyG | 0 | 0 | – |