⚡ Away Lightning 7-10-2 before this game

2–4

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 10-9-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TBL	0	1	1	2
MTL	0	3	1	4

Lightning at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Lightning 4–2 at Bell Centre on November 25, 1996.

🗓 Mon, Nov 25, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Savage

2 G, 1 A

7 shots · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Brian Savage Go-ahead 2nd · 00:06

Unassisted

0–1

🇨🇦 Brian Savage 2nd · 01:26

Assists: Saku Koivu, Mark Recchi

0–2

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi 2nd · 08:51

Assists: Saku Koivu

0–3

⚡ Chris Gratton 2nd · 18:41

Assists: Dino Ciccarelli, Rob Zamuner

1–3

3rd period

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu PP 3rd · 10:08

Assists: Brian Savage, David Wilkie

1–4

⚡ Rob Zamuner 3rd · 10:30

Assists: Dino Ciccarelli, Chris Gratton

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL MTL🇨🇦

31 Shots on goal 30

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

10 Penalty minutes 12

TBL shooting 6.5% (2/31) MTL shooting 13.3% (4/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Rick Tabaracci

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 7-10-2 (37% win rate, 19 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 10-9-4 (43% win rate, 23 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Lightning won

❓ TBL vs MTL, answered

Who won Lightning vs Canadiens on November 25, 1996?

Canadiens won 4–2.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Canadiens?

The final score was Lightning 2, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Lightning?

Chris Gratton, Rob Zamuner.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage (2), Mark Recchi, Saku Koivu.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Rick Tabaracci made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Nov 23

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Nov 23

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