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MTL · Atlantic division · 1997–98 season

Montréal Canadiens

Finished fourth in the Atlantic with 87 points.

Updated 4:12 AM

Record
37–32–13
82 games
Points
87
4th Atlantic · 8th East
Goals
235–208
+27 · 2.87 for a game
Power play
18.3%
3rd in the league
Penalty kill
84.5%
16th in the league
Shots
27.8–26.0
for and against a game

The season

points after every game, against the pace of the East's last playoff spot
87 points after 82 games, on pace for 87; the playoff line is on pace for 87. Record 37–32–13.04080120Playoff line ≈ 8787 after 82Wed Oct 1 vs OTT · overtime lossSat Oct 4 at BOS · winWed Oct 8 at PIT · winSat Oct 11 vs PHI · lossWed Oct 15 vs PIT · overtime lossFri Oct 17 at BUF · winSat Oct 18 vs WSH · lossWed Oct 22 vs FLA · winThu Oct 23 at NJD · lossSat Oct 25 at OTT · winMon Oct 27 vs CHI · winWed Oct 29 vs NYI · lossSat Nov 1 vs TOR · winMon Nov 3 vs DAL · winWed Nov 5 vs PHX · winFri Nov 7 at SJS · winSat Nov 8 at LAK · winWed Nov 12 at ANA · winThu Nov 13 at PHX · winSat Nov 15 vs WSH · lossMon Nov 17 vs TBL · winWed Nov 19 at CAR · lossSat Nov 22 vs DET · lossMon Nov 24 vs SJS · overtime lossWed Nov 26 at WSH · winFri Nov 28 at DET · lossSat Nov 29 at PIT · lossMon Dec 1 vs PIT · lossWed Dec 3 vs LAK · winSat Dec 6 vs NYR · overtime lossMon Dec 8 vs COL · winWed Dec 10 vs STL · winFri Dec 12 at NJD · lossSat Dec 13 at BOS · lossMon Dec 15 vs PHI · lossFri Dec 19 at BUF · lossSat Dec 20 vs OTT · winMon Dec 22 vs EDM · overtime lossTue Dec 23 at OTT · lossSat Dec 27 at PIT · winMon Dec 29 at COL · overtime lossWed Dec 31 at CGY · winFri Jan 2 at EDM · winSat Jan 3 at VAN · winWed Jan 7 vs BOS · lossThu Jan 8 at NYI · winMon Jan 12 at TBL · winWed Jan 14 at PHI · overtime lossWed Jan 21 vs BOS · winSat Jan 24 vs CAR · lossSun Jan 25 vs NJD · lossThu Jan 29 at PHI · winSat Jan 31 vs OTT · lossSun Feb 1 at CAR · winWed Feb 4 at NYI · lossSat Feb 7 vs BUF · lossWed Feb 25 vs PIT · lossSat Feb 28 at TOR · lossWed Mar 4 at DAL · winThu Mar 5 at STL · lossSat Mar 7 vs BUF · lossMon Mar 9 vs FLA · winWed Mar 11 vs VAN · overtime lossThu Mar 12 vs NYR · winSat Mar 14 vs NJD · winMon Mar 16 vs CGY · overtime lossWed Mar 18 at NYR · lossThu Mar 19 at CHI · lossSat Mar 21 vs ANA · lossWed Mar 25 at TBL · winThu Mar 26 at FLA · lossSat Mar 28 vs TBL · winTue Mar 31 at CAR · overtime lossWed Apr 1 at FLA · winSat Apr 4 vs CAR · lossMon Apr 6 at WSH · overtime lossTue Apr 7 at NYR · winFri Apr 10 at BUF · lossSat Apr 11 vs NYI · overtime lossWed Apr 15 vs BOS · lossThu Apr 16 at OTT · winSat Apr 18 vs BUF · overtime lossOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPR

Team leaders

1997–98 · Roster and stats →

Points

  1. Recchi 74
  2. Damphousse 59
  3. Koivu 57

Goals

  1. Recchi 32
  2. Savage 26
  3. Corson 21

Assists

  1. Koivu 43
  2. Recchi 42
  3. Damphousse 41

+/−

  1. Manson +22
  2. Malakhov +16
  3. Brisebois +16

Ice time

  1. Malakhov 22:39
  2. Brisebois 21:53
  3. Manson 21:53

Save %

  1. Moog .905
  2. Thibault .902