Minnesota North Stars vs Montréal Canadiens
Regular season · Monday, February 23, 1987 · Montreal Forum
Game summary
The Minnesota North Stars beat the Montréal Canadiens 4–3 on Monday, February 23, 1987 at Montreal Forum. The Canadiens outshot the North Stars 34–27.
Claude Lemieux scored twice. Brian MacLellan, Brian Bellows, Brian Lawton, Keith Acton and Larry Robinson also scored.
Kari Takko made 31 saves on 34 shots for the win; Patrick Roy stopped 23 of 27.
Scoring
1st period
Brian MacLellan (22)Brian Bellows (16), Neal Broten (32)1–009:58 MNS · 
Claude Lemieux (20)Larry Robinson (27), Bobby Smith (36)1–113:00 MTL ·
2nd period
Brian Bellows (17)Unassisted2–104:11 MNS
Brian Lawton (14)Bob Brooke (17)3–111:36 MNS
Keith Acton (14)Brad Maxwell (12)4–116:44 MNS
3rd period
Larry Robinson (9)Sergio Momesso (12), Mats Naslund (43)4–203:41 MTL · - Claude Lemieux (21)Sergio Momesso (13), Brian Skrudland (11)4–315:50 MTL
Team stats
MNSMTL
2734
0%0%
1/52/6
1412
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:00 into the first period
Brian Skrudland · holding2 min - 8:35 into the first periodPetr Svoboda · slashing2 min
- 11:17 into the first period
Dirk Graham · hooking2 min - 11:38 into the first periodFrantisek Musil · high sticking2 min
- 15:13 into the first periodDavid Maley · hooking2 min
- 12:45 into the second periodPatrick Roy · slashing2 min
- 14:36 into the second periodBrad Maxwell · hooking2 min
- 18:13 into the second periodBrian Lawton · hooking2 min
- 1:58 into the third periodBrian Lawton · slashing2 min
- 4:41 into the third periodCraig Ludwig · hooking2 min
- 7:02 into the third periodRon Wilson · high sticking2 min
- 7:02 into the third periodCraig Ludwig · roughing2 min
- 19:40 into the third periodGordie Roberts · holding2 min
Season series
Minnesota North Stars
| 23Brian BellowsL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 8Brian LawtonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 12Keith ActonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 13Bob BrookeR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 27Brian MacLellanL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 26Brad MaxwellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 14Scott BjugstadL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Dirk GrahamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 24Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 31Larry DepalmaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 44Steve PayneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 2Ron WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 3Bob RouseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 6Frantisek MusilD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 36Christopher PryorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kari TakkoG | W | 34 | 3 | .912 |
| 33Don BeaupreG | 0 | 0 | – |
Montréal Canadiens
| 32Claude LemieuxR | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 36Sergio MomessoL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 19Larry RobinsonD | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 15Bobby SmithC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 26Mats NaslundL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 39Brian SkrudlandC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 8David MaleyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 11Ryan WalterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 21Guy CarbonneauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Bob GaineyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 28Gilles ThibaudeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 31John KordicR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 35Mike McpheeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 5Rick GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 17Craig LudwigD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Petr SvobodaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 29Gaston GingrasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 38Mike LalorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brian HaywardG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Patrick RoyG | L | 27 | 4 | .852 |