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Conference Quarterfinals, Game 3 · Apr 22, 1997 · Centre Molson
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Devils |
6 | 27 |
| Montréal Canadiens |
4 | 25 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:34 | MTL | Mark Recchi (1) | Saku Koivu (1), Benoit Brunet (1) | 0 - 1 |
| 14:02 | NJD | Patrik Elias (1) PP | Bobby Holik (3), Shawn Chambers (1) | 1 - 1 |
| 17:06 | MTL | Scott Thornton (1) | Turner Stevenson (1), Brian Savage (1) | 1 - 2 |
| 19:35 | NJD | Bobby Holik (1) | Jay Pandolfo (1), Dave Ellett (2) | 2 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 02:39 | MTL | Mark Recchi (2) | Valeri Bure (1), Patrice Brisebois (1) | 2 - 3 |
| 04:58 | NJD | Valeri Zelepukin (1) | Bobby Carpenter (1), John MacLean (2) | 3 - 3 |
| 07:15 | NJD | Valeri Zelepukin (2) | John MacLean (3) | 4 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:37 | MTL | Saku Koivu (1) | Mark Recchi (2) | 4 - 4 |
| 07:50 | NJD | Valeri Zelepukin (3) PP | Shawn Chambers (2), Patrik Elias (1) | 5 - 4 |
| 19:01 | NJD | Brian Rolston (3) SH | Unassisted | 6 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:50 | MTL | Saku Koivu | Holding | 2 |
| 07:36 | NJD | Ken Daneyko | Cross checking | 2 |
| 10:48 | MTL | Peter Popovic | Cross checking | 2 |
| 12:12 | MTL | Dave Manson | Cross checking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 08:21 | MTL | Saku Koivu | Cross checking | 2 |
| 10:49 | NJD | Patrik Elias | Hooking obstruction | 2 |
| 11:56 | MTL | Patrice Brisebois | Roughing | 2 |
| 16:07 | NJD | Ken Daneyko | Holding obstruction | 2 |
| 17:09 | MTL | Saku Koivu | Slashing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 07:08 | MTL | Saku Koivu | Hooking obstruction | 2 |
| 18:06 | NJD | Steve Thomas | Slashing | 2 |
New Jersey Devils
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 |  Valeri Zelepukin |
L | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Bobby Holik |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Patrik Elias |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Shawn Chambers |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 51 |  John MacLean |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Brian Rolston |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Dave Ellett |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bobby Carpenter |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Jay Pandolfo |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Ken Daneyko |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Scott Stevens |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 13 |  Bill Guerin |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Denis Pederson |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Randy Mckay |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Lyle Odelein |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Scott Niedermayer |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Steve Thomas |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 93 |  Doug Gilmour |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Martin Brodeur |
W | 25 | 21 | 4 | 60:00 |
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 |  Mark Recchi |
R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Saku Koivu |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Scott Thornton |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Valeri Bure |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Benoit Brunet |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Turner Stevenson |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 49 |  Brian Savage |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 71 |  Patrice Brisebois |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Vladimir Malakhov |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Dave Manson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Stephane Quintal |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Jassen Cullimore |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Peter Popovic |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Vincent Damphousse |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Martin Rucinsky |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Stephane Richer |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 52 |  Craig Rivet |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 72 |  Shayne Corson |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 |  Jocelyn Thibault |
L | 26 | 21 | 5 | 59:14 |