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Boston Bruins @ Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
Bruins
BOS
19-16-0
, 12-8-0 Away
2
19-16-0
, 12-8-0 Away
Final/OT
1
2
3
OT
T
Bruins
BOS
0
1
0
1
2
Canadiens
MTL
0
1
0
0
1
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
MTL
23-13-3
, 10-7-1 Home
1
23-13-3
, 10-7-1 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
BOS
MTL
Shots
30
18
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
11
15
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
Bell Centre
7:30 PM, January 7, 1998
Montreal, QC
Attendance: 20,685
Referees:
Kerry Fraser
Linesmen:
Gerard Gauthier
Stephane Provost
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
BOS leads 2-1
Canadiens
4
Bruins
1
Game 1
10/4
Canadiens
2
Bruins
4
Game 2
12/13
Bruins
2
Canadiens
1
Game 3
1/7
Bruins
2
Canadiens
4
Game 4
1/21
Bruins
6
Canadiens
2
Game 5
4/15
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