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Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 on Thursday, January 30, 1997 on the road.

Team Goals 1996-1997 record
Montreal Canadiens 4 31-36-15
at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 32-40-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 2 1 4
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 1 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 5 20 6 31
Tampa Bay Lightning 8 13 15 36

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:20 Montreal Canadiens Martin Rucinsky (13) Vincent Damphousse (28), Valeri Bure (4) Even strength MTL 1, TBL 0
2nd 00:44 Montreal Canadiens Brian Savage (17) Shayne Corson (9), Stephane Quintal (13) Even strength MTL 2, TBL 0
2nd 03:25 Montreal Canadiens Martin Rucinsky (14) Vincent Damphousse (29), Valeri Bure (5) Even strength MTL 3, TBL 0
2nd 10:14 Tampa Bay Lightning John Cullen (13) Shawn Burr (13) Even strength MTL 3, TBL 1
3rd 14:18 Montreal Canadiens Mark Recchi (24) Unassisted Even strength MTL 4, TBL 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 31 36
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 31 33

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
8 M. Recchi R 1 0 1 +2 0 2
18 V. Bure R 0 2 2 +2 0 2
20 E. Houde C 0 0 0 -1 0 1
22 C. Murray R 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 S. Thornton L 0 0 0 -1 0 1
25 V. Damphousse C 0 2 2 +2 0 3
26 M. Rucinsky L 2 0 2 +2 0 6
27 S. Corson L 0 1 1 +2 0 3
30 T. Stevenson R 0 0 0 0 7 1
42 D. Tucker R 0 0 0 -1 10 2
49 B. Savage L 1 0 1 +2 0 2
71 S. Bordeleau C 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 D. Wilkie D 0 0 0 +2 5 1
5 S. Quintal D 0 1 1 +1 5 2
34 P. Popovic D 0 0 0 0 0 1
35 J. Cullimore D 0 0 0 +2 4 1
36 M. Baron D 0 0 0 +1 0 0
38 V. Malakhov D 0 0 0 0 0 2
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
41 J. Thibault 36 35 1 .972 60:00 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
7 R. Zamuner L 0 0 0 -2 2 3
11 S. Burr L 0 1 1 +1 0 2
12 J. Cullen C 1 0 1 +1 5 1
15 P. Ysebaert L 0 0 0 -2 0 4
18 D. Langkow C 0 0 0 -1 0 1
22 D. Ciccarelli R 0 0 0 -2 0 3
24 J. Wiemer C 0 0 0 -1 5 3
28 P. Poulin L 0 0 0 -1 7 2
29 A. Selivanov R 0 0 0 +1 0 2
34 M. Andersson R 0 0 0 -1 0 0
74 B. Myhres R 0 0 0 0 5 1
77 C. Gratton C 0 0 0 -1 0 3
2 B. Houlder D 0 0 0 -2 0 2
5 I. Ulanov D 0 0 0 -1 5 2
6 C. Wolanin D 0 0 0 -2 2 1
27 D. Shaw D 0 0 0 0 0 1
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 -1 0 3
55 D. Bannister D 0 0 0 -1 0 2
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
32 C. Schwab 31 27 4 .871 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:31 Montreal Canadiens Stephane Quintal Fighting (major) 5
1st 09:31 Tampa Bay Lightning Brantt Myhres Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:29 Montreal Canadiens David Wilkie Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:29 Tampa Bay Lightning Patrick Poulin Fighting (major) 5
1st 16:28 Montreal Canadiens Darcy Tucker Fighting (major) 5
1st 16:28 Tampa Bay Lightning Corey Schwab Slashing 2
1st 16:28 Tampa Bay Lightning Igor Ulanov Fighting (major) 5
2nd 01:21 Tampa Bay Lightning Craig Wolanin Cross checking 2
2nd 04:16 Montreal Canadiens Turner Stevenson Holding 2
2nd 11:47 Tampa Bay Lightning Rob Zamuner Interference 2
3rd 00:25 Tampa Bay Lightning Patrick Poulin Holding the stick 2
3rd 05:17 Montreal Canadiens Jassen Cullimore Interference 2
3rd 16:52 Montreal Canadiens Jassen Cullimore Interference 2
3rd 19:07 Montreal Canadiens Darcy Tucker Fighting (major) 5
3rd 19:07 Tampa Bay Lightning John Cullen Fighting (major) 5
3rd 19:36 Montreal Canadiens Turner Stevenson Fighting (major) 5
3rd 19:36 Tampa Bay Lightning Jason Wiemer Fighting (major) 5

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Mario Tremblay
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Terry Crisp
Referees
Paul Devorski
Linesmen
Ron Asselstine, Ray Scapinello
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Benoit Brunet, Patrice Brisebois, Marc Bureau, Stephane Richer, Pierre Sevigny, Francois Groleau, Craig Rivet, Saku Koivu, David Ling, Brad Brown, Jose Theodore, Terry Ryan
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Brian Bradley, Rudy Poeschek, Daren Puppa, Jay Wells, Cory Cross, Paul Brousseau, Derek Wilkinson, Jeff Toms, Allan Egeland, Brent Peterson, Tyler Moss

1996-1997 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 30

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Blues 5 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 6 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final/OT Game page
Hartford Whalers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page

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