🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 24-21-6 before this game

4–1

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 18-22-7 before this game

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

Canadiens at Lightning

Canadiens beat Lightning 4–1 at AMALIE Arena on January 30, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Jan 30, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

2 G

6 shots · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vincent Damphousse

2 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Valeri Bure

2 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky Go-ahead 1st · 05:20

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Valeri Bure

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Brian Savage 2nd · 00:44

Assists: Shayne Corson, Stephane Quintal

2–0

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky 2nd · 03:25

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Valeri Bure

3–0

⚡ John Cullen 2nd · 10:14

Assists: Shawn Burr

3–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi 3rd · 14:18

Unassisted

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡

31 Shots on goal 36

31 Penalty minutes 33

MTL shooting 12.9% (4/31) TBL shooting 2.8% (1/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Corey Schwab

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

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 3–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 28, 1996

🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL

4–4 (OT) · Canadiens won

3–3 (OT) · Lightning won

❓ MTL vs TBL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on January 30, 1997?

Canadiens won 4–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Lightning?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Lightning 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Martin Rucinsky (2), Brian Savage, Mark Recchi.

Who scored for Lightning?

John Cullen.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Corey Schwab 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 3–1 after 4 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 · Jan 28

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Jan 27

Also on January 30, 1997

Canadiens season page Lightning season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule