Montréal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Saturday, October 4, 1997 · FleetCenter
Game summary
The Montréal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 4–1 on Saturday, October 4, 1997 at FleetCenter. The Bruins outshot the Canadiens 25–23.
Mark Recchi scored a hat trick. Vladimir Malakhov and Rob DiMaio also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Vladimir Malakhov (1)Saku Koivu (1), Shayne Corson (1)1–007:11 MTL ·
2nd period
Mark Recchi (1)Saku Koivu (2), Dave Manson (1)2–000:27 MTL- Mark Recchi (2)Saku Koivu (3), Shayne Corson (2)3–006:33 MTL
Rob DiMaio (2)Dmitri Khristich (1)3–118:33 BOS
3rd period
- Mark Recchi (3)Saku Koivu (4), Shayne Corson (3)4–103:34 MTL ·
Team stats
MTLBOS
2325
35%65%
2/50/7
2016
4462
155
35
01
Penalties
- 4:12 into the first period
Shayne Corson · holding the stick2 min - 6:20 into the first period
Sergei Samsonov · tripping obstruction2 min - 9:23 into the first periodDave Manson · high sticking2 min
- 16:58 into the first periodMartin Rucinsky · tripping2 min
- 2:17 into the second periodCraig Rivet · slashing2 min
- 7:47 into the second periodRobert Lang · holding2 min
- 10:19 into the second periodStephane Quintal · hooking2 min
- 12:07 into the second periodP.J. Axelsson · tripping2 min
- 16:26 into the second periodKyle McLaren · interference2 min
- 1:54 into the third periodKen Baumgartner · roughing2 min
- 1:54 into the third periodTurner Stevenson · roughing2 min
- 3:20 into the third periodDon Sweeney · interference2 min
- 3:54 into the third periodKen Baumgartner · roughing2 min
- 3:54 into the third periodTurner Stevenson · roughing2 min
- 4:00 into the third periodMartin Rucinsky · holding obstruction2 min
- 11:44 into the third periodKen Baumgartner · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 11:44 into the third periodScott Thornton · roughing2 min
- 14:17 into the third periodMartin Rucinsky · hooking obstruction2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.