1986 Adams Division Finals: Game 1

April 17, 1986 – 7:35 PM EST
Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec
==Background==
===Hartford Whalers===
Series Game No.	Record	Round
1 	1–0 	Adams Division Finals
===Montreal Canadiens===
Series Game No.	Record	Round
1 	0–1 	Adams Division Finals
==Broadcasting==
===Local TV===
Network 	Play-by-play	Color commentator	Ice level reporter	Studio host(s)	Studio commentator
SportsChannel New England(Hartford)	Rick Peckham	Gerry Cheevers 	 	 	
===Canada TV===
Network 	Play-by-play 	Color commentator	Ice level reporter	Studio host(s)	Studio commentator
CBC(Canada)	Dick Irvin, Jr.	Harry Neale 	 	 	
===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: Kerry Fraser
* Linesmen: Gord Broseker and Swede Knox
==Box Score==
 Final Score 
 Period 1st 2nd 3rd Final
 HFD 0 3 1 4
 MTL 0 0 1 1
===Scoring summary===
Period	Time 	Team	Scoring Information 	Score	Score
Period	Time 	Team	Scoring Information 	HFD 	MTL
2 	4:24 	HFD 	Gavin (2) Assisted by Evason (2) and Turgeon (2) 	1 	0
2 	6:44 	HFD 	Turgeon (2) Assisted by Gavin (1) and McEwen (1) 	2 	0
2 	17:21	HFD 	Anderson (4) Assisted by Dineen (5) and Ferraro (3) (PPG)	3 	0
3 	19:02	HFD 	Gavin (3) Assisted by Jarvis (3) and Tippett (2) 	4 	1
===Penalty summary===
Period	Time 	Team	Penalty Information 	PIM	PIM
Period	Time 	Team	Penalty Information 	HFD	MTL
1 	10:11	HFD 	McEwen (Hooking) 	2 	
1 	12:54	HFD 	Robertson (Fighting)	5 	
2 	9:05 	HFD 	Babych (Slashing) 	2 	
3 	5:58 	HFD 	Babych (Elbowing) 	2 	
3 	8:50 	HFD 	Robertson (Charging)	2 	
3 	8:50 	HFD 	Robertson (Roughing)	2 	
3 	9:50 	HFD 	MacDermid (Charging)	2 	
===Player summary===
# 	Forwards 	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	BLKS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI 	PP TOI	SH TOI
7 	Gavin 	2	1	3	3 	0 	4 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
10	Francis 	0	0	0	0 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
11	Dineen 	0	1	1	0 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
12	Evason 	0	1	1	2 	0 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
15	Tippett 	0	1	1	1 	0 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
16	Turgeon 	1	1	2	2 	0 	2 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
17	Babych 	0	0	0	0 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
18	Kleinendorst	0	0	0	1 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
20	Anderson 	1	0	1	0 	0 	4 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
23	MacDermid 	0	0	0	0 	2 	2 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
26	Ferraro 	0	1	1	0 	0 	1 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
27	Jarvis 	0	1	1	1 	0 	3 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
32	Robertson 	0	0	0	0 	9 	2 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
# 	Defense 	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	BLKS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI 	PP TOI	SH TOI
3 	Quenneville 	0	0	0	2 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
5 	Samuelsson 	0	0	0	1 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
24	Bothwell 	0	0	0	0 	0 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
25	McEwen 	0	1	1	1 	2 	0 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
44	Babych 	0	0	0	1 	4 	3 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	--:--	--:-- 	--:--
# 	Forwards 	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	BLKS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI 	PP TOI	SH TOI
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# 	Defense 	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HITS	BLKS	GVA	TKA	FO%	TOI 	PP TOI	SH TOI
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===Goaltender summary===
#	Goalie	EV	PP	SH	SAVE–SHOTS	SV% 	PIM	TOI
1	Liut 	 	 	 	26–27 	.963	0 	60:00
#	Goalie	EV	PP	SH	SAVE–SHOTS	SV% 	PIM	TOI
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Team Stats ===
Team 	SOG	FO%	PP	PIM	HITS	BLKS	GVA
Whalers 	23 	- 	- 	17 	- 	- 	-
Canadiens	 	- 	- 	 	- 	- 	-
* Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 17,145 Hartford leads series 1–0
==Other Games in this series==
*MTL 3, HFD 1
*MTL 4, HFD 1
*HFD 2, MTL 1 (OT)
*MTL 5, HFD 3
*HFD 1, MTL 0
*MTL 2, HFD 1 (OT)
==Other Stanley Cup Playoff Games played on April 17, 1986==
*NYR 4, WSH 3 (OT)
==See also==
1986 Stanley Cup playoffs
Category:1986 in hockey
Category:1986 Stanley Cup playoffs
Category:Adams Division Finals games
Category:Hartford Whalers Stanley Cup playoffs
Category:Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup playoffs
Category:Hartford Whalers–Montreal Canadiens rivalry
Category:April 17
Montreal
Category:1986 games