🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 34-24-11 before this game

2–1

Final / OT

⚡ Home Lightning 19-41-8 before this game

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

Canadiens at Lightning

Canadiens beat Lightning 2–1 in overtime at AMALIE Arena on March 25, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Mar 25, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G

4 shots · 22:16 TOI · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Patrice Brisebois

1 G

3 shots · 19:36 TOI · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jonas Hoglund

1 A

6 shots · 16:54 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL TBL⚡

35 Shots on goal 21

17 Hits 36

3 Blocked shots 12

5 Takeaways 10

3 Giveaways 6

10 Penalty minutes 18

MTL shooting 5.7% (2/35) TBL shooting 4.8% (1/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

20/21

.952 SV% · 1 GA · 62:34 TOI

⚡Lightning

Mark Fitzpatrick

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 62:34 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 34-24-11 (49% win rate, 69 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 19-41-8 (28% win rate, 68 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 34-24-11 (49% win rate, 69 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 19-41-8 (28% win rate, 68 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 22:37

L2 Brunet · Damphousse · Hoglund 16:54

L3 Rucinsky · Poulin · Bureau 13:49

L4 Houde · Stevenson · Vukota 6:27

D1 Manson · Malakhov 22:36

D2 Brisebois · Zalapski 19:14

D3 Popovic · Quintal 18:04

⚡Lightning

L1 Hull · Richer · Tucker 18:15

L2 Zamuner · Selivanov · Renberg 16:27

L3 Ysebaert · Bonsignore · McCarthy 13:39

L4 Nazarov · Debrusk · Andersson 8:56

D1 Dykhuis · Racine 26:22

D2 Cross · Cullimore 21:42

D3 Wilkie · McBain 13:23

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Canadiens won

Dec 16, 1996

⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL

4–2 · Lightning won

❓ MTL vs TBL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Lightning on March 25, 1998?

Canadiens won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Lightning?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Lightning 1, in overtime.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mark Fitzpatrick made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 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 3–0 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 · Mar 21

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Mar 21

Also on March 25, 1998

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