🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 9-3-3 before this game

4–3

Final

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

Canadiens at Sharks

Canadiens beat Sharks 4–3 at SAP Center at San Jose on November 7, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Nov 7, 1997 · 21:30 CST 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Shayne Corson

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 20:35 TOI · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:53 TOI · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

2 A

4 shots · 21:31 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL SJS🦈

26 Shots on goal 27

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/7

4 Hits 10

1 Blocked shots 3

5 Takeaways 5

2 Giveaways 3

16 Penalty minutes 12

MTL shooting 15.4% (4/26) SJS shooting 11.1% (3/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Mike Vernon

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:22 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 9-3-3 (60% win rate, 15 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 4-10-2 (25% win rate, 16 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 9-3-3 (60% win rate, 15 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 4-10-2 (25% win rate, 16 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 20:35

L2 Rucinsky · Damphousse · Bure 18:15

L3 Savage · Brunet · Bureau 13:46

L4 Thornton · Tucker · Richer 7:31

D1 Malakhov · Manson 23:12

D2 Brisebois · Rivet 19:06

D3 Popovic · Quintal 14:41

🦈Sharks

L1 Friesen · Matteau · Nolan 23:14

L2 Nicholls · Kozlov · Sutter 15:06

L3 Sturm · Marleau · Donovan 13:35

L4 Nazarov · Andersson 7:02

D1 Houlder · Gill 25:14

D2 Rathje · Bodger 19:39

D3 Ragnarsson · Brennan 13:33

D4 McSorley 6:21

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–4 (OT) · Sharks won

❓ MTL vs SJS, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sharks on November 7, 1997?

Canadiens won 4–3.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sharks?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Sharks 3.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Sharks 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Nov 5

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Nov 4

Also on November 7, 1997

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