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Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3 on Thursday, January 3, 2008 at home.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 31-42-9
at Montreal Canadiens 6 47-25-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 3 0 3
Montreal Canadiens 2 1 3 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 9 15 9 33
Montreal Canadiens 11 10 9 30

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 14:16 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev (17) Michael Ryder (8), Mark Streit (17) Power play TBL 0, MTL 1
1st 17:39 Montreal Canadiens Chris Higgins (15) Saku Koivu (24), Andrei Markov (17) Power play TBL 0, MTL 2
2nd 00:49 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier (27) Vinny Prospal (23) Even strength TBL 1, MTL 2
2nd 09:10 Montreal Canadiens Michael Ryder (5) Chris Higgins (14), Mark Streit (18) Even strength TBL 1, MTL 3
2nd 12:04 Tampa Bay Lightning Martin St. Louis (15) Vinny Prospal (24), Filip Kuba (14) Power play TBL 2, MTL 3
2nd 14:06 Tampa Bay Lightning Vinny Prospal (18) Vincent Lecavalier (33), Martin St. Louis (32) Even strength TBL 3, MTL 3
3rd 07:54 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Kostitsyn (10) Mike Komisarek (9) Even strength TBL 3, MTL 4
3rd 11:01 Montreal Canadiens Kyle Chipchura (4) Tomas Plekanec (21) Even strength TBL 3, MTL 5
3rd 17:22 Montreal Canadiens Michael Ryder (6) Chris Higgins (15) Even strength TBL 3, MTL 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 33 30
Power play 1 of 5 2 of 6
Penalty minutes 14 12
Hits 25 32
Blocked shots 16 16
Giveaways 8 17
Takeaways 8 5
Faceoffs won 35/66 (53%) 31/66 (47%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
4 V. Lecavalier C 1 1 2 -1 0 4 4 0 0 50% 25:08
16 J. Ward R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 2 0 13:44
17 J. Hlavac L 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 06:21
19 B. Richards C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 52.9% 23:28
20 V. Prospal L 1 2 3 -1 2 5 5 0 0 60% 25:13
21 M. Darche L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 100% 15:42
24 A. Karlsson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 77.8% 11:59
26 M. St. Louis R 1 1 2 -1 0 7 2 1 1 25:23
29 C. MacDonald C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 05:05
36 A. Roy R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 07:03
74 N. Tarnasky L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 05:07
77 C. Gratton C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 66.7% 13:16
3 D. Janik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:54
37 B. Lukowich D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 15:36
39 M. Lundin D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 1 0 13:41
54 P. Ranger D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 3 2 0 24:29
55 S. O'Brien D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 1 0 22:33
71 F. Kuba D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 2 0 25:37
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 K. Ramo 30 24 6 .800 60:00 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
6 T. Kostopoulos R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 10:52
11 S. Koivu C 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 0 0 73.7% 18:22
14 T. Plekanec C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 2 0 0 35% 17:11
21 C. Higgins L 1 2 3 +1 0 2 2 1 1 18:14
25 M. Dandenault R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 08:03
27 A. Kovalev R 1 0 1 +1 4 2 1 0 1 19:20
28 K. Chipchura C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 33.3% 12:25
40 M. Lapierre C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 40% 13:58
46 A. Kostitsyn L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 1 0 14:10
73 M. Ryder R 2 1 3 0 0 3 2 1 0 12:46
74 S. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 +1 2 2 2 0 0 12:08
84 G. Latendresse L 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 13:39
8 M. Komisarek D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 4 4 0 24:56
26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 12:02
32 M. Streit D 0 2 2 +1 0 4 2 0 0 16:32
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 2 3 0 23:31
51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 17:13
79 A. Markov D 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 24:37
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
39 C. Huet 33 30 3 .909 59:55 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:05 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu Holding 2
1st 12:13 Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Lundin Holding 2
1st 13:03 Tampa Bay Lightning Craig MacDonald Interference 2
1st 16:01 Tampa Bay Lightning Shane O'Brien Roughing 2
2nd 05:13 Tampa Bay Lightning Jan Hlavac Tripping 2
2nd 10:48 Montreal Canadiens Sergei Kostitsyn Hooking 2
2nd 14:39 Montreal Canadiens Tom Kostopoulos Hooking 2
2nd 18:42 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 19:57 Tampa Bay Lightning Karri Ramo Tripping 2
3rd 12:01 Tampa Bay Lightning Vinny Prospal Holding 2
3rd 13:58 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev Holding 2
3rd 19:10 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev Tripping 2
3rd 19:10 Tampa Bay Lightning Jason Ward High sticking 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
John Tortorella
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Guy Carbonneau
Referees
Dave Jackson, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, Tony Sericolo
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Marc Denis, Dan Boyle, Jay Leach, Dan Jancevski, Kyle Wanvig, Michel Ouellet, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby, Blair Jones
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Patrice Brisebois, Bryan Smolinski, Steve Begin, Ryan O'Byrne, Corey Locke, Jaroslav Halak, Mikhail Grabovski, Gregory Stewart, Matt D'Agostini

2007-2008 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final/SO Game page
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 3

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 0 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at New York Islanders 3 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Minnesota Wild 6 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4 Final Game page
New York Rangers 0 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final/OT Game page

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