🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 16-14-6 before this game

4–4

Final / OT

⚡ Home Lightning 11-18-5 before this game

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

Canadiens at Lightning

Canadiens beat Lightning 4–4 in overtime at AMALIE Arena on December 28, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Dec 28, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Savage

3 A

5 shots

2nd star ⚡ TBL

John Cullen

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Benoit Brunet

2 G

6 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Dino Ciccarelli PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:08

Assists: Roman Hamrlik, John Cullen

0–1

⚡ Alexander Selivanov 1st · 04:05

Assists: Paul Ysebaert, Brian Bradley

0–2

🇨🇦 Valeri Bure 1st · 10:55

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Brian Savage

1–2

🇨🇦 Valeri Bure PP Tying 1st · 15:59

Assists: Mark Recchi, Stephane Quintal

2–2

2nd period

⚡ Jeff Toms Go-ahead 2nd · 05:33

Assists: John Cullen, Dino Ciccarelli

2–3

🇨🇦 Benoit Brunet PP Tying 2nd · 08:55

Assists: Brian Savage, Patrice Brisebois

3–3

⚡ John Cullen PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:43

Assists: Alexander Selivanov, Roman Hamrlik

3–4

3rd period

🇨🇦 Benoit Brunet Tying 3rd · 10:18

Assists: Brian Savage, Stephane Richer

4–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡

33 Shots on goal 34

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

12 Penalty minutes 18

MTL shooting 12.1% (4/33) TBL shooting 11.8% (4/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Pat Jablonski

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 30:43 TOI

Jocelyn Thibault

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 34:17 TOI

⚡Lightning

Rick Tabaracci

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 16-14-6 (44% win rate, 36 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 11-18-5 (32% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 3–4

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Lightning won

Dec 28, 1995

🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL

1–3 · Lightning won

❓ MTL vs TBL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on December 28, 1996?

Canadiens won 4–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Lightning?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Lightning 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Benoit Brunet (2), Valeri Bure (2).

Who scored for Lightning?

Alexander Selivanov, Dino Ciccarelli, Jeff Toms, John Cullen.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Pat Jablonski made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

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

Where is Canadiens vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Lightning season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 26

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 28, 1996

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