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Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 on Thursday, December 27, 2007 on the road.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Montreal Canadiens 5 47-25-10
at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 31-42-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 2 1 2 5
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 0 2 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 10 12 7 29
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 11 13 30

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:20 Montreal Canadiens Maxim Lapierre (1) Mike Komisarek (7), Andrei Markov (15) Even strength MTL 1, TBL 0
1st 12:48 Montreal Canadiens Guillaume Latendresse (10) Saku Koivu (21), Sergei Kostitsyn (3) Even strength MTL 2, TBL 0
2nd 00:10 Montreal Canadiens Alex Kovalev (16) Mike Komisarek (8), Tomas Plekanec (17) Even strength MTL 3, TBL 0
3rd 00:44 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov (10) Mark Streit (15), Saku Koivu (22) Power play MTL 4, TBL 0
3rd 01:08 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Kostitsyn (7) Tomas Plekanec (18), Alex Kovalev (17) Even strength MTL 5, TBL 0
3rd 06:15 Tampa Bay Lightning Vinny Prospal (16) Doug Janik (1), Nick Tarnasky (1) Even strength MTL 5, TBL 1
3rd 19:44 Tampa Bay Lightning Jan Hlavac (5) Nick Tarnasky (2), Craig MacDonald (2) Even strength MTL 5, TBL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 29 30
Power play 1 of 5 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 14 32
Hits 12 32
Blocked shots 20 8
Giveaways 14 10
Takeaways 6 8
Faceoffs won 18/51 (35.3%) 33/51 (64.7%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
6 T. Kostopoulos R 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 0 0 41.7% 14:53
11 S. Koivu C 0 2 2 +1 0 3 0 0 0 11.1% 12:39
14 T. Plekanec C 0 2 2 +2 0 3 0 0 0 30.8% 15:01
21 C. Higgins L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:39
25 M. Dandenault R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 12:24
27 A. Kovalev R 1 1 2 +2 0 5 0 0 0 100% 18:25
40 M. Lapierre C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 41.7% 15:07
46 A. Kostitsyn L 1 0 1 +1 0 5 1 1 0 16:53
73 M. Ryder R 0 0 0 -2 2 4 1 0 0 13:57
74 S. Kostitsyn L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 100% 14:37
84 G. Latendresse L 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 50% 14:35
3 R. O'Byrne D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 14:56
8 M. Komisarek D 0 2 2 +1 0 0 2 4 0 20:10
26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 +1 5 0 3 2 0 17:31
32 M. Streit D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 16:23
44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 22:30
51 F. Bouillon D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 18:23
79 A. Markov D 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 3 1 21:57
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
39 C. Huet 30 28 2 .933 60:00 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
4 V. Lecavalier C 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 0 0 61.1% 18:30
16 J. Ward R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 16:22
17 J. Hlavac L 1 0 1 +2 2 1 0 0 0 07:03
19 B. Richards C 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 66.7% 20:45
20 V. Prospal L 1 0 1 +1 2 3 3 0 0 66.7% 20:39
21 M. Darche L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 14:48
24 A. Karlsson C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 70% 13:22
26 M. St. Louis R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 21:46
29 C. MacDonald C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 60% 11:14
36 A. Roy R 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 0 05:28
74 N. Tarnasky L 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 07:42
77 C. Gratton C 0 0 0 -1 5 3 5 0 0 14:09
3 D. Janik D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 2 0 17:25
37 B. Lukowich D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 3 0 24:41
39 M. Lundin D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 17:21
54 P. Ranger D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 0 0 24:08
55 S. O'Brien D 0 0 0 0 7 1 2 0 0 16:12
71 F. Kuba D 0 0 0 -3 4 1 2 2 0 18:18
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 K. Ramo 14 12 2 .857 26:05
40 J. Holmqvist 15 12 3 .800 33:55 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 20:00 Montreal Canadiens Guillaume Latendresse Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 20:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Shane O'Brien Roughing 2
2nd 06:38 Montreal Canadiens Michael Ryder Tripping 2
2nd 14:43 Montreal Canadiens Josh Gorges Fighting (major) 5
2nd 14:43 Tampa Bay Lightning Chris Gratton Fighting (major) 5
2nd 15:45 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier Slashing 2
2nd 18:38 Tampa Bay Lightning Filip Kuba High sticking double minor 4
3rd 01:39 Montreal Canadiens Tom Kostopoulos Fighting (major) 5
3rd 01:39 Tampa Bay Lightning Shane O'Brien Fighting (major) 5
3rd 03:37 Tampa Bay Lightning Jan Hlavac Hooking 2
3rd 15:35 Tampa Bay Lightning Andre Roy Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 16:21 Tampa Bay Lightning Vinny Prospal Hooking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Guy Carbonneau
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Kerry Fraser, Don Koharski
Linesmen
Pierre Racicot, Brian Mach
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Patrice Brisebois, Bryan Smolinski, Steve Begin, Corey Locke, Jaroslav Halak, Kyle Chipchura, Mikhail Grabovski, Gregory Stewart, Matt D'Agostini
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Marc Denis, Dan Boyle, Jay Leach, Dan Jancevski, Kyle Wanvig, Michel Ouellet, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby, Blair Jones

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 Dec 27

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5 Final Game page

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