New Jersey Devils vs Montréal Canadiens
Regular season · Saturday, February 15, 1997 · Centre Molson
Game summary
The New Jersey Devils beat the Montréal Canadiens 4–1 on Saturday, February 15, 1997 at Centre Molson. The Devils outshot the Canadiens 36–26.
Goals came from Bobby Holik, Brian Savage, John MacLean, Steve Sullivan and Denis Pederson.
Scoring
1st period
Bobby Holik (14)Dave Andreychuk (24), Steve Sullivan (14)1–004:16 NJD
Brian Savage (21)Saku Koivu (28), Jassen Cullimore (5)1–104:56 MTL
John MacLean (18)Brian Rolston (17), Denis Pederson (15)2–110:48 NJD
Steve Sullivan (8)Dave Andreychuk (25), Jason Smith (2)3–113:30 NJD
2nd period
Denis Pederson (10)Brian Rolston (18), Scott Stevens (14)4–103:28 NJD
Team stats
NJDMTL
3626
0%0%
0/40/4
1517
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 6:30 into the first period
Peter Popovic · high sticking2 min - 7:13 into the second periodMurray Baron · hooking2 min
- 10:27 into the second period
Bobby Holik · boarding2 min - 13:30 into the second periodDarcy Tucker · fighting5 min
- 13:30 into the second periodSteve Thomas · fighting5 min
- 13:37 into the second periodDenis Pederson · high sticking2 min
- 16:37 into the second periodMurray Baron · interference obstruction2 min
- 3:26 into the third periodBill Guerin · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 6:09 into the third periodDavid Wilkie · holding obstruction2 min
- 14:31 into the third periodDenis Pederson · high sticking2 min
- 20:00 into the third periodDavid Wilkie · high sticking2 min
- 20:00 into the third periodDavid Wilkie · roughing2 min
- 20:00 into the third periodValeri Zelepukin · roughing2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.