Canadiens & Rangers Game Day Trivia

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

The Canadiens have dominated the matchup for almost a century with a 343-200-94-4 record.

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

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

1. Maurice Richard

2. Bernie Geoffrion

3. Henri Richard

4. Jean Beliveau

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

1. Newsy Lalonde

2. Bernie Geoffrion

3. Howie Morenz

4. Yvan Cournoyer

3. Which New York state native scored the last penalty shot goal for Montreal against the Rangers?

1. Brian Gionta

2. Chris Higgins

3. Mike Komisarek

4. Mathieu Schneider

4. What is the only season the Canadiens faced 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 with 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 last Canadiens 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 (since 1967) against the Rangers?

1. Carey Price

2. Patrick Roy

3. Ken Dryden

4. Jose Theodore

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

1. Jean Ratelle

2. Rod Gilbert

3. Andy Bathgate

4. Vic Hadfield

Check tomorrow morning’s game takeaways story for the answers to tonight’s trivia questions.

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