 Late in the period, the Canadiens Stephane Richer scored on the power play, as Montreal took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission.The Canadiens struck again, as early in the second period, Claude Lemieux scored as Montreal took a 3-0 lead in the game.The Whalers Dave Tippett scored just 32 seconds after Lemieux, cutting the Canadiens lead to 3-1.