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Things worth knowing about the Canadiens & Rangers game day


Things worth knowing about the Canadiens & Rangers game day

On Tuesday night, with all 32 NHL teams in action, the Montreal Canadiens host their Original Six rivals, the New York Rangers. It will be the 642nd meeting between the two clubs, who first met in 1926.

The Canadiens have dominated the match for nearly a century with a record of 343-200-94-4.

Let's examine the history of the rivalry between the Canadiens and Rangers and see how well you know the franchises.

1. Which legend from the Original Six era leads the Canadiens in points scored against the Rangers?

  1. Maurice Richard

  2. Bernie Geoffrion

  3. Henry Richard

  4. Jean Beliveau

2. Which Hockey Hall of Famer has the Canadiens' only five-goal game against the Rangers?

  1. New Lalonde

  2. Bernie Geoffrion

  3. Howie Morenz

  4. Yvan Cournoyer

3. Which New York native scored Montreal's final penalty goal against the Rangers?

  1. Brian Gionta

  2. Chris Higgins

  3. Mike Komisarek

  4. Mathieu Schneider

4. In what single season did the Canadiens face the Rangers in the Stanley Cup Final?

  1. 1974

  2. 1969

  3. 1979

  4. 1957

5. Which Hockey Hall of Famer goalie played 753 games for Montreal and New York?

  1. Jacques Plante

  2. Jaroslav Halak

  3. Doug Soetaert

  4. Gump Worsley

6. Who leads the Canadiens in career penalty minutes against the Rangers?

  1. Chris Nilan

  2. Maurice Richard

  3. John Ferguson

  4. Doug Harvey

7. Which defenseman won the Norris Trophy with Montreal and the following year with New York?

  1. Chris Chelios

  2. Larry Robinson

  3. Doug Harvey

  4. Tom Johnson

8. Who scored the Canadiens' last hat trick against the Rangers in 2019?

  1. Max Domi

  2. Tomas Tatar

  3. Phillip Danault

  4. Joel Armia

9. Who leads the Canadiens in wins in the expansion era (1967-present) against the Rangers?

  1. Carey Price

  2. Patrick Roy

  3. Ken Dryden

  4. Jose Theodore

10. Which Montreal, QC native is the Rangers' all-time leading scorer?

  1. Jean Ratelle

  2. Rod Gilbert

  3. Andy Bathgate

  4. Vic Hadfield


The answers to tonight's quiz questions can be found in tomorrow morning's Game Takeaways story.

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