December 16, 1985 – Hartford Whalers vs. Montreal Canadiens

December 16, 1985 – 7:35 PM EST
Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec
==Background==
===Hartford Whalers===
Game No.	Record 	PTS	PlaceDivision	PlaceConference
28 	14–13–1	29 	5th, Adams 	8th, Wales
===Montreal Canadiens===
Game No.	Record 	PTS	PlaceDivision	PlaceConference
30 	15–11–4	34 	2nd, Adams 	4th, Wales
==Broadcasting==
===Local TV===
Network 	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Ice level reporter	Studio host(s)	Studio commentator
WVIT–TV 30(Hartford)	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers 	 	 	
===Canada TV===
Network 	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Ice level reporter	Studio host(s)	Studio commentator
The Sports Network(Canada)	 	 	 	 	
===Local Radio===
Flagship station 	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Studio host
WTIC–AM 1080(Hartford) 	Chuck Kaiton	 	
CFCF–AM 600(Montreal – English)CBF–AM 690(Montreal – French)	 	 	
==Rosters==
 	Hartford Whalers	Montreal Canadiens
Coach: 	Jack Evans 	Jean Perron
Assistant Coaches:	Claude Larose 	Jacques Laperriere
Starters: 	 	
Reserves: 	 	
Scratches: 	 	
* Referee: Denis Morel
* Linesmen: Wayne Bonney and Gerard Gauthier
==Box Score==
 Final Score 
 Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Final
 HFD 1 0 3 0 4
 MTL 2 1 1 0 4
===Scoring summary===
Period	Time 	Team	Scoring Information 	Score	Score
Period	Time 	Team	Scoring Information 	HFD 	MTL
1 	5:27 	HFD 	Samuelsson (1) Assisted by Malone (7) 	1 	0
3 	9:10 	HFD 	Evason (3) Assisted by Lawless (9) and Gavin (9) 	2 	4
3 	12:24	HFD 	Babych (7) Assisted by Dineen (13) and Francis (25)	3 	4
3 	13:45	HFD 	Gavin (10) Assisted by Evason (5) 	4 	4
===Penalty summary===
Period	Time 	Team	Penalty Information 	PIM	PIM
Period	Time 	Team	Penalty Information 	HFD	MTL
1 	6:56 	HFD 	Evason (Tripping) 	2 	
1 	19:44	HFD 	Murzyn (Roughing) 	2 	
2 	10:39	HFD 	Robertson (Tripping) 	2 	
2 	14:13	HFD 	Robertson (Fighting) 	5 	
2 	14:13	HFD 	Robertson (Miscounduct)	10 	
2 	19:02	HFD 	Samuelsson (Fighting) 	5 	
3 	7:00 	HFD 	Samuelsson (Hooking) 	2 	
3 	9:42 	HFD 	Murzyn (Fighting) 	5 	
3 	10:12	HFD 	Lawless (Tripping) 	2 	
3 	15:23	HFD 	Robertson (Fighting) 	5 	
===Player summary===
# 	Forwards 	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	BLKS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI 	PP TOI	SH TOI
7 	Gavin 	1	1	2	2 	0 	4 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
10	Francis 	0	1	1	1 	0 	2 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
11	Dineen 	0	1	1	1 	0 	4 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
12	Evason 	1	1	2	2 	2 	5 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
14	Malone 	0	1	1	1 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
15	Tippett 	0	0	0	-2 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
16	Turgeon 	0	0	0	1 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
23	MacDermid 	0	0	0	-2 	0 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
25	Crawford 	0	0	0	1 	0 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
27	Jarvis 	0	0	0	-2 	0 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
28	Lawless 	0	1	1	2 	2 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
32	Robertson 	0	0	0	1 	22 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
# 	Defense 	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	BLKS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI 	PP TOI	SH TOI
3 	Quenneville	0	0	0	1 	0 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
4 	Murzyn 	0	0	0	1 	7 	2 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
5 	Samuelsson 	1	0	1	1 	7 	2 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
8 	Siltanen 	0	0	0	-1 	0 	2 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
24	Bothwell 	0	0	0	0 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
44	Babych 	1	0	1	2 	0 	2 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
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===Goaltender summary===
#	Goalie	EV	PP	SH	SAVE–SHOTS	SV% 	PIM	TOI
1	Liut 	 	 	 	25–29 	.862	0 	65:00
#	Goalie	EV	PP	SH	SAVE–SHOTS	SV% 	PIM	TOI
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Team Stats ===
Team 	SOG	FO%	PP	PIM	HITS	BLKS	GVA
Whalers 	29 	- 	- 	40 	- 	- 	-
Canadiens	 	- 	- 	 	- 	- 	-
* Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 16,296
==See also==
1985-86 NHL season
Category:1985 in hockey
Category:1985–86 NHL season
Category:Hartford Whalers regular season
Category:Montreal Canadiens regular season
Category:Hartford Whalers–Montreal Canadiens rivalry
Category:December 16
Montreal
Category:1985 games