1996-97 Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 8 to 5, on March 26, 1997.

Final

PIT

Penguins

34-33-7

5

MTL

Canadiens

28-33-14

8

1

0

5

2

3

1

3

2

2

Total

5

8

1st period

PIT

MTL

Canadiens

Shayne Corson (EV) assisted by Mark Recchi

0

1

Canadiens

Turner Stevenson (EV) assisted by Scott Thornton and Darcy Tucker

0

2

Canadiens

Stephane Richer (EV) assisted by Benoit Brunet

0

3

Canadiens

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

0

4

Canadiens

Stephane Richer (EV) assisted by Marc Bureau

0

5

2nd period

PIT

MTL

Penguins

Ron Francis (PP) assisted by Mario Lemieux and Eddie Olczyk

1

5

Penguins

Kevin Hatcher (PP) assisted by Mario Lemieux and Ron Francis

2

5

Canadiens

Saku Koivu (PP) assisted by Vladimir Malakhov and Mark Recchi

2

6

Penguins

Jason Woolley (EV) assisted by Mario Lemieux and Ron Francis

3

6

3rd period

PIT

MTL

Canadiens

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

3

7

Canadiens

Mark Recchi (EV) assisted by Saku Koivu and Stephane Quintal

3

8

Penguins

Mario Lemieux (EV) assisted by Ron Francis and Kevin Hatcher

4

8

Penguins

Mario Lemieux (PP) assisted by Ron Francis and Eddie Olczyk

5

8

Penguins

Canadiens

Goals

5

8

Shots

31

33

Penalty Minutes

27

31

Power-Play Goals

3

1

Power-Play Opportunities

6

4

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
P. De Rouville
0
1
0
28
24
.857
4
4.64
0
52
P. Lalime
5
1
.200
4
29.03
0
8

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
S. Barnes
0
0
0
-3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
J. Christian
0
0
0
-3
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
J. Dziedzic
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
R. Francis
1
4
5
+2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
3
33.3
K. Hatcher
1
1
2
-2
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0
G. Johnson
0
0
0
-3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
D. Kasparaitis
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
M. Lemieux
2
3
5
+2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
5
40.0
I. Moran
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
J. Mullen
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
R. Oksiuta
0
0
0
-3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
F. Olausson
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
E. Olczyk
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
D. Roche
0
0
0
-2
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C. Tamer
0
0
0
-5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
N. Wilkinson
0
0
0
-3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
J. Woolley
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
J. Thibault
1
0
0
31
26
.839
5
5.00
0
60

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
B. Brunet
0
1
1
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
V. Bure
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
M. Bureau
0
1
1
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
S. Corson
1
1
2
+2
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0
J. Cullimore
0
0
0
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
V. Damphousse
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
25.0
S. Koivu
1
2
3
+3
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
4
25.0
V. Malakhov
0
1
1
+2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
P. Popovic
0
0
0
+3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
S. Quintal
0
1
1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
M. Recchi
2
2
4
+3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
50.0
S. Richer
2
0
2
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
100.0
C. Rivet
0
0
0
+4
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
M. Rucinsky
0
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
B. Savage
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
T. Stevenson
1
0
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
S. Thornton
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
D. Tucker
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0

More Canadiens Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.88

16th

GA/GP

3.43

29th

PP%

20.7

19th

PK%

81.7

8th

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
34
20
3
71
27
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
33
20
2
68
13
Lightning Lightning
31
20
4
66
44
Senators Senators
29
23
4
62
2
Red Wings Red Wings
28
22
5
61
-11
Bruins Bruins
27
24
6
60
-25
Canadiens Canadiens
25
26
5
55
-31
Sabres Sabres
22
27
5
49
-14
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
4/16
CAR CAR
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Mon
4/14
CHI CHI
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Sat
4/12
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Fri
4/11
MTL MTL
@
OTT OTT
7:00 PM
Tue
4/8
DET DET
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Last Game
MTL Canadiens

25 - 26 - undefined

3

Final

5

TBL Lightning

31 - 20 - undefined

Sun 9 Feb 2025

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

NHL 2024-25 Betting

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
39
14
3
81
68
Stars Stars
35
18
2
72
43
Wild Wild
33
19
4
70
4
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Oilers Oilers
34
17
4
72
30
Golden Knights Golden Knights
33
17
6
72
30
Kings Kings
29
17
7
65
15
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
34
20
3
71
27
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
33
20
2
68
13
Lightning Lightning
31
20
4
66
44
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
36
11
8
80
56
Hurricanes Hurricanes
33
19
4
70
30
Devils Devils
31
20
6
68
33

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/8
TBL TBL
@
MTL MTL
5-3
Sat
2/8
UTA UTA
@
WSH WSH
5-4
Fri
2/7
ANA ANA
@
LAK LAK
2-1
Fri
2/7
SEA SEA
@
CGY CGY
3-2
Fri
2/7
DAL DAL
@
SJS SJS
8-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
2/25
TOR TOR
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Tue
2/25
CAR CAR
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
2/25
CGY CGY
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Tue
2/25
DAL DAL
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Mon
2/24
VGK VGK
@
LAK LAK
10:30 PM