The Boston Bruins squeaked out a win over the Montreal Canadiens, 5 to 4, on January 9, 1997.

Final

Canadiens

16-19-8

4

Bruins

16-19-6

5

Team

MTL

BOS

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

2nd period

MTL

BOS

Sheldon Kennedy (EV) assisted by Jean-Yves Roy and Jozef Stumpel

Mark Recchi (EV) assisted by Brian Savage and Vincent Damphousse

Darcy Tucker (EV) assisted by Turner Stevenson

Rick Tocchet (EV) assisted by Ted Donato and Adam Oates

Jeff Odgers (EV) assisted by Kyle McLaren and Brett Harkins

Mark Recchi (PP) assisted by Stephane Richer and Stephane Quintal

3rd period

MTL

BOS

Brian Savage (EV) assisted by Vincent Damphousse

Rick Tocchet (PP) assisted by Adam Oates and Jozef Stumpel

Jozef Stumpel (EV) assisted by Sheldon Kennedy and Ray Bourque

Canadiens

Bruins

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Canadiens

Bruins

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Jocelyn Thibault (L) J. Thibault	0	1	0	42	37	.881	5	5.04	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Murray Baron M. Baron	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0
Sebastien Bordeleau S. Bordeleau	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Benoit Brunet B. Brunet	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Jassen Cullimore J. Cullimore	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Vincent Damphousse V. Damphousse	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	2	0.0
Chris Murray C. Murray	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1	0.0
Peter Popovic P. Popovic	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Stephane Quintal S. Quintal	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Mark Recchi M. Recchi	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	50.0
Stephane Richer S. Richer	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	3	0.0
Craig Rivet C. Rivet	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Brian Savage B. Savage	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	20.0
Turner Stevenson T. Stevenson	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Scott Thornton S. Thornton	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	5	0.0
Darcy Tucker D. Tucker	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	2	50.0
David Wilkie D. Wilkie	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Robbie Tallas (W) R. Tallas	1	0	0	30	26	.867	4	4.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Ray Bourque R. Bourque	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	6	0.0
Dean Chynoweth D. Chynoweth	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Donato T. Donato	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	7	0.0
Brett Harkins B. Harkins	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0
Sheldon Kennedy S. Kennedy	1	1	2	+1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Kyle McLaren K. McLaren	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Adam Oates A. Oates	0	2	2	-1	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Jeff Odgers J. Odgers	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	4	25.0
Barry Richter B. Richter	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Jean-Yves Roy J. Roy	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Steve Staios S. Staios	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Cameron Stewart C. Stewart	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	3	0.0
Jozef Stumpel J. Stumpel	1	2	3	+1	0	0	1	1	3	33.3
Don Sweeney D. Sweeney	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0
Rick Tocchet R. Tocchet	2	0	2	-1	0	1	0	0	4	50.0