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Carolina Hurricanes @ Montreal Canadiens
Carolina Hurricanes
Hurricanes
CAR
19-24-2
, 6-14-1 Away
4
19-24-2
, 6-14-1 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Hurricanes
CAR
1
0
3
4
Canadiens
MTL
0
2
1
3
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
MTL
26-14-3
, 11-8-1 Home
3
26-14-3
, 11-8-1 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
CAR
MTL
Shots
34
24
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
19
47
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
Bell Centre
1:30 PM, January 24, 1998
Montreal, QC
Attendance: 21,273
Referees:
Dave Jackson
Linesmen:
Gerard Gauthier
Pierre Champoux
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
CAR leads 2-0
Canadiens
1
Hurricanes
2
Game 1
11/19
Hurricanes
4
Canadiens
3
Game 2
1/24
Canadiens
6
Hurricanes
3
Game 3
2/1
Canadiens
3
Hurricanes
3
Game 4
3/31
Hurricanes
1
Canadiens
0
Game 5
4/4
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