The San Jose Sharks couldn't pull it off against the Montreal Canadiens, 4 to 3, on November 7, 1997.

Final

Canadiens

10-4-2

4

Sharks

4-11-1

3

Team

MTL

SJS

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

MTL

SJS

Saku Koivu (EV) assisted by Mark Recchi and Shayne Corson

Patrice Brisebois (EV) assisted by Shayne Corson and Mark Recchi

Viktor Kozlov (PP) assisted by Doug Bodger and Bernie Nicholls

2nd period

MTL

SJS

Shayne Corson (PP) assisted by Saku Koivu and Vladimir Malakhov

Bill Houlder (PP) assisted by Rich Brennan and Marco Sturm

3rd period

MTL

SJS

Todd Gill (PP) assisted by Patrick Marleau and Bernie Nicholls

Martin Rucinsky (EV) assisted by Vincent Damphousse and Valeri Bure

Canadiens

Sharks

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Canadiens

Sharks

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Jocelyn Thibault (W) J. Thibault	1	0	0	27	24	.889	3	3.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Patrice Brisebois P. Brisebois	1	0	1	+2	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Valeri Bure V. Bure	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Shayne Corson S. Corson	1	2	3	+2	2	1	0	0	2	50.0
Vincent Damphousse V. Damphousse	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Saku Koivu S. Koivu	1	1	2	+2	0	0	1	0	2	50.0
Vladimir Malakhov V. Malakhov	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	0
Dave Manson D. Manson	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Peter Popovic P. Popovic	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Stephane Quintal S. Quintal	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Mark Recchi M. Recchi	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Martin Rucinsky M. Rucinsky	1	0	1	+1	4	0	0	1	5	20.0
Scott Thornton S. Thornton	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Darcy Tucker D. Tucker	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Mike Vernon (L) M. Vernon	0	1	0	26	22	.846	4	4.04	0	59

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Niklas Andersson N. Andersson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Doug Bodger D. Bodger	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	2	0.0
Rich Brennan R. Brennan	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	4	0.0
Shean Donovan S. Donovan	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.0
Jeff Friesen J. Friesen	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Todd Gill T. Gill	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	1	100.0
Bill Houlder B. Houlder	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	1	100.0
Viktor Kozlov V. Kozlov	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	2	50.0
Patrick Marleau P. Marleau	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	2	0.0
Stephane Matteau S. Matteau	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Andrei Nazarov A. Nazarov	0	0	0	-1	6	0	0	1	0.0
Bernie Nicholls B. Nicholls	0	2	2	-1	0	0	2	1	0.0
Owen Nolan O. Nolan	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	4	0.0
Marcus Ragnarsson M. Ragnarsson	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0.0
Mike Rathje M. Rathje	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Marco Sturm M. Sturm	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0.0
Ron Sutter R. Sutter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0