Montréal Canadiens vs Tampa Bay Lightning
Regular season · Monday, January 12, 1998 · Ice Palace
Game summary
The Montréal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3 on Monday, January 12, 1998 at Ice Palace. The Canadiens outshot the Lightning 31–25.
Marc Bureau scored twice. Vincent Damphousse, Paul Ysebaert, Brian Savage, Martin Rucinsky, Shayne Corson, Daymond Langkow and Mikael Renberg also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Marc Bureau (6)Vincent Damphousse (20), Stephane Richer (3)1–003:31 MTL
Vincent Damphousse (14)Martin Rucinsky (20), Patrice Brisebois (18)2–008:36 MTL · 
Paul Ysebaert (6)Jason Wiemer (4), Mikael Renberg (12)2–109:41 TBL
Brian Savage (15)Vincent Damphousse (21)3–114:24 MTL
Martin Rucinsky (14)Vincent Damphousse (22), Brian Savage (10)4–114:41 MTL
Shayne Corson (16)Dave Manson (17), Vladimir Malakhov (18)5–117:48 MTL ·
3rd period
- Marc Bureau (7)Vincent Damphousse (23), Stephane Richer (4)6–110:38 MTL
Daymond Langkow (5)Steve Kelly (3), Igor Ulanov (7)6–212:13 TBL
Mikael Renberg (6)Paul Ysebaert (16), Daymond Langkow (12)6–318:34 TBL ·
Team stats
MTLTBL
3125
56%44%
1/61/6
5736
67
24
66
12
Penalties
- 0:21 into the first period
Karl Dykhuis · hooking2 min - 6:43 into the first period
Peter Popovic · holding2 min - 8:52 into the first periodCraig Rivet · fighting5 min
- 8:52 into the first periodJamie Huscroft · fighting5 min
- 16:03 into the first periodCraig Rivet · fighting5 min
- 16:03 into the first periodLouie Debrusk · cross checking2 min
- 16:03 into the first periodLouie Debrusk · fighting5 min
- 20:00 into the first periodMartin Rucinsky · roughing2 min
- 2:14 into the second periodPatrice Brisebois · cross checking2 min
- 4:13 into the second periodJason Bonsignore · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 6:53 into the second periodIgor Ulanov · interference obstruction2 min
- 12:18 into the second periodTurner Stevenson · fighting5 min
- 12:18 into the second periodLouie Debrusk · fighting5 min
- 19:56 into the second periodScott Thornton · interference obstruction2 min
- 4:24 into the third periodBryan Marchment · roughing2 min
- 5:21 into the third periodBrian Savage · slashing2 min
- 5:21 into the third periodDavid Shaw · slashing2 min
- 13:57 into the third periodIgor Ulanov · elbowing2 min
- 17:12 into the third periodBenoit Brunet · spearing5 min
- 17:12 into the third periodBenoit Brunet · game misconduct10 min
- 17:12 into the third periodJamie Huscroft · roughing2 min
- 17:45 into the third periodScott Thornton · instigator2 min
- 17:45 into the third periodScott Thornton · fighting5 min
- 17:45 into the third periodScott Thornton · misconduct10 min
- 17:45 into the third periodAlexander Selivanov · fighting5 min
Season series
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