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San Jose Sharks @ Montreal Canadiens
San Jose Sharks
Sharks
SJ
9-13-1
, 5-6-0 Away
2
9-13-1
, 5-6-0 Away
Final/OT
1
2
3
OT
T
Sharks
SJ
1
1
0
0
2
Canadiens
MTL
1
0
1
0
2
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
MTL
14-6-1
, 6-5-0 Home
2
14-6-1
, 6-5-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
SJ
MTL
Shots
23
36
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
21
15
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
Bell Centre
8:30 AM, 25 November 1997
Montreal, QC
Attendance: 20,211
Referees:
Terry Gregson
Linesmen:
Mike Cvik
Don Henderson
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
MTL leads 1-0-1
Canadiens
4
Sharks
3
Game 1
8/11
Sharks
2
Canadiens
2
Game 2
25/11
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