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Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Molson, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 on Monday, November 25, 1996 at home.

Team Goals 1996-1997 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 32-40-10
at Montreal Canadiens 4 31-36-15

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 1 1 2
Montreal Canadiens 0 3 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 12 10 9 31
Montreal Canadiens 8 10 12 30

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 00:06 Montreal Canadiens Brian Savage (10) Unassisted Even strength TBL 0, MTL 1
2nd 01:26 Montreal Canadiens Brian Savage (11) Saku Koivu (21), Mark Recchi (17) Even strength TBL 0, MTL 2
2nd 08:51 Montreal Canadiens Mark Recchi (12) Saku Koivu (22) Even strength TBL 0, MTL 3
2nd 18:41 Tampa Bay Lightning Chris Gratton (8) Dino Ciccarelli (6), Rob Zamuner (9) Even strength TBL 1, MTL 3
3rd 10:08 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu (11) Brian Savage (13), David Wilkie (8) Power play TBL 1, MTL 4
3rd 10:30 Tampa Bay Lightning Rob Zamuner (4) Dino Ciccarelli (7), Chris Gratton (5) Even strength TBL 2, MTL 4

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 31 30
Power play 0 of 6 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 12

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
7 R. Zamuner L 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0
11 S. Burr L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0
12 J. Cullen C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0
17 B. Peterson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
18 D. Langkow C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
22 D. Ciccarelli R 0 2 2 0 0 6 0
24 J. Wiemer C 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
28 P. Poulin L 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
29 A. Selivanov R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0
74 B. Myhres R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 C. Gratton C 1 1 2 +1 0 4 0
2 B. Houlder D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0
5 I. Ulanov D 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
20 R. Poeschek D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0
26 J. Wells D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 D. Shaw D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0
55 D. Bannister D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 R. Tabaracci 30 26 4 .867 60:00 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
8 M. Recchi R 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0
11 S. Koivu C 1 2 3 +2 2 4 1
18 V. Bure R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 C. Murray R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 S. Thornton L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
25 V. Damphousse C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
26 M. Rucinsky L 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
27 S. Corson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
28 M. Bureau C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0
42 D. Tucker R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 S. Richer R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0
49 B. Savage L 2 1 3 +2 2 7 0
3 D. Wilkie D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0
5 S. Quintal D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 P. Popovic D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
36 M. Baron D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 V. Malakhov D 0 0 0 +1 2 4 0
43 P. Brisebois D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
41 J. Thibault 31 29 2 .936 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:56 Montreal Canadiens Vladimir Malakhov Hooking 2
1st 04:25 Montreal Canadiens Martin Rucinsky Closing hand on puck 2
1st 13:53 Tampa Bay Lightning Patrick Poulin Boarding 2
2nd 04:44 Tampa Bay Lightning Igor Ulanov Hooking obstruction 2
2nd 06:39 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu Tripping 2
2nd 09:29 Montreal Canadiens Stephane Richer Hooking obstruction 2
2nd 10:48 Montreal Canadiens Peter Popovic Holding obstruction 2
3rd 08:48 Tampa Bay Lightning Jason Wiemer Kneeing 2
3rd 11:38 Tampa Bay Lightning Igor Ulanov Hooking 2
3rd 11:44 Montreal Canadiens Brian Savage High sticking 2
3rd 19:18 Tampa Bay Lightning Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Terry Crisp
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Mario Tremblay
Referees
Richard Trottier
Linesmen
Ron Asselstine, Gerard Gauthier
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Mikael Andersson, Brian Bradley, Daren Puppa, Craig Wolanin, Paul Ysebaert, Cory Cross, Paul Brousseau, Derek Wilkinson, Jeff Toms, Allan Egeland
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Benoit Brunet, Pierre Sevigny, Turner Stevenson, Jassen Cullimore, Francois Groleau, Craig Rivet, Sebastien Bordeleau, David Ling, Brad Brown, Jose Theodore, Terry Ryan, Eric Houde

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

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