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Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
MTL
19-21-4
, 7-13-1 Away
4
19-21-4
, 7-13-1 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Canadiens
MTL
1
2
1
4
Lightning
TB
0
1
0
1
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
TB
18-23-1
, 6-10-0 Home
1
18-23-1
, 6-10-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
MTL
TB
Shots
31
36
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
31
33
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
12:30 AM, 31 January 1997
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 17,328
Referees:
Paul Devorski
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
MTL leads 2-1-1
Lightning
2
Canadiens
4
Game 1
26/11
Lightning
4
Canadiens
2
Game 2
17/12
Canadiens
4
Lightning
4
Game 3
29/12
Canadiens
4
Lightning
1
Game 4
31/1
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