FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Hartford, Cassels 5 (Coffey, Sanderson), 7:39
  2, Montreal, Richer 8 (S Corson, M Bureau), 8:46
Penalties:
  Popovic, MTL (holding stick), 11:35
  Featherstone, HFD (slashing), 14:37

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  Rucinsky, MTL (roughing), 5:28
  A Burt, HFD (roughing), 5:28
  S Burke, HFD served by Rice (Delay of game), 13:28
  Rice, HFD (holding), 17:18
  Savage, MTL (hooking), 19:42

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Hartford, Coffey 2 (power play) (Dineen, Sanderson), 3:40
  4, Hartford, Kapanen 3 (empty net) (unassisted), 19:39
Penalties:
  Damphousse, MTL (boarding), 3:26
  Emerson, HFD (holding stick), 6:39

Shots on Goal:
  Montreal             10 11 14--35
  Hartford              12  6  13--31

Goalies:
  Montreal, Thibault (30 shots, 28 saves; record: 3-5-1)
  Hartford, S Burke (35, 34; record: 7-4-1)

Power-play conversions: MTL - 0 of 4, HFD - 1 of 3
Referee: McGeough. Linesmen: Knox, Wheler
Attendance: 13,033 (out of 15,635)