Vancouver Canucks vs Montréal Canadiens
Regular season · Wednesday, February 24, 1988 · Montreal Forum
Game summary
The Montréal Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 5–4 on Wednesday, February 24, 1988 at Montreal Forum. The Canadiens outshot the Canucks 30–25.
Stephane Richer scored twice. Ryan Walter, Jim Sandlak, David Bruce, Chris Chelios, Larry Melnyk, Garth Butcher and Mats Naslund also scored.
Patrick Roy made 21 saves on 25 shots for the win; Frank Caprice stopped 25 of 30.
Scoring
1st period
Ryan Walter (11)Stephane Richer (25), Chris Chelios (35)0–105:07 MTL ·
2nd period
Jim Sandlak (12)Greg Adams (33)1–101:29 VAN
David Bruce (3)Craig Coxe (11), Larry Melnyk (4)2–101:56 VAN
Stephane Richer (36)Chris Chelios (36), Ryan Walter (16)2–211:11 MTL · 
Chris Chelios (14)Stephane Richer (26), Mats Naslund (50)2–313:36 MTL · - Stephane Richer (37)Larry Robinson (22)2–414:28 MTL
3rd period
Larry Melnyk (2)Greg Adams (34), Jim Sandlak (9)3–401:24 VAN
Garth Butcher (6)Barry Pederson (42), David Bruce (1)4–406:45 VAN · 
Mats Naslund (21)Stephane Richer (27), Shayne Corson (24)4–517:00 MTL
Team stats
VANMTL
2530
0%0%
1/23/3
1615
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:36 into the first period
Doug Wickenheiser · hooking2 min - 16:44 into the first period
Chris Chelios · roughing2 min - 16:44 into the first periodCraig Coxe · roughing2 min
- 2:33 into the second periodShayne Corson · roughing2 min
- 2:33 into the second periodRonnie Stern · roughing2 min
- 11:04 into the second periodCraig Coxe · hooking2 min
- 13:05 into the second periodPetr Svoboda · high sticking5 min
- 13:05 into the second periodBench · abuse of officials2 min
- 13:05 into the second periodRonnie Stern · roughing2 min
- 4:59 into the third periodShayne Corson · interference2 min
- 11:00 into the third periodBob Gainey · roughing2 min
- 11:00 into the third periodRonnie Stern · holding2 min
- 11:25 into the third periodChris Chelios · high sticking2 min
- 11:25 into the third periodGreg Adams · high sticking2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 8Greg AdamsL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 19Jim SandlakR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 25David BruceR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 24Larry MelnykD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 7Barry PedersonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Craig CoxeL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Garth ButcherD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 10Ronnie SternR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Doug WickenheiserC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 15Rich SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 22Dave LowryL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Petri SkrikoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 28John LeblancR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 33David SaundersL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 2Willie HuberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Jim BenningD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 27Randy BoydD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 29Daryl StanleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kirk McLeanG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Frank CapriceG | L | 30 | 5 | .833 |
Montréal Canadiens
| 44Stephane RicherR | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 24Chris CheliosD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 11Ryan WalterC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 26Mats NaslundL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 27Shayne CorsonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Larry RobinsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 20Kjell DahlinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Guy CarbonneauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 22Jose CharbonneauR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Bob GaineyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 29Gilles ThibaudeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 32Claude LemieuxR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 35Mike McpheeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 39Brian SkrudlandC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Rick GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Craig LudwigD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 25Petr SvobodaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 38Mike LalorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brian HaywardG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Patrick RoyG | W | 25 | 4 | .840 |