Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–3 on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Montreal Canadiens	3	41-30-11
at Tampa Bay Lightning	5	24-40-18

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	2	0	1	3
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	3	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	20	5	9	34
Tampa Bay Lightning	7	6	11	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone (14)	Evgeny Artyukhin (7)	Even strength	MTL 0, TBL 1
1st	07:15	Montreal Canadiens	Maxim Lapierre (9)	Andrei Markov (31), Mike Komisarek (5)	Even strength	MTL 1, TBL 1
1st	08:06	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev (13)	Unassisted	Even strength	MTL 2, TBL 1
2nd	02:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (22)	Martin St. Louis (30), Cory Murphy (4)	Power play	MTL 2, TBL 2
2nd	14:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (12)	Lukas Krajicek (8)	Even strength	MTL 2, TBL 3
2nd	17:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie (3)	Steve Eminger (15), Steven Stamkos (13)	Even strength	MTL 2, TBL 4
3rd	11:04	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (18)	Vincent Lecavalier (24), Andrej Meszaros (14)	Power play	MTL 2, TBL 5
3rd	11:26	Montreal Canadiens	Guillaume Latendresse (9)	Josh Gorges (10)	Even strength	MTL 3, TBL 5

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

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0		14:46
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	56.3%	16:19
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	42.9%	15:04
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	38.9%	16:46
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	100%	13:58
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	0	2	7	0	0		19:24
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		10:24
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	56.3%	16:32
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		13:53
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1		12:29
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:16
Number 84 G. Latendresse	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	2	0		10:34
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		12:38
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	2		22:37
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0		19:37
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-2	4	0	2	3		21:23
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		13:48
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1		25:55

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	24	19	5	.792	59:39	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	1	1	2	-1	0	8	2	1	1	55%	20:55
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		16:35
Number 9 S. Downie	R	1	0	1	+1	4	1	1	0	0	100%	08:55
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	55.6%	17:24
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	3	0	0	50%	16:58
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	17:27
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		13:15
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	1	2	-1	0	2	0	1	1		20:41
Number 33 D. Koci	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		02:10
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0	37.5%	09:48
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	40%	11:33
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	8	0	0		12:21
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0	100%	08:18
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	3	0		19:03
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	1	1	-1	4	1	4	2	0		27:22
Number 21 C. Murphy	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:49
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	0		25:37
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		26:07

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	34	31	3	.912	59:45	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:25	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Kovalev	Roughing	2
1st	08:43	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty	Roughing	2
1st	08:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Roughing	2
1st	08:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Roughing	2
1st	10:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Craig	Tripping	2
1st	11:34	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrej Meszaros	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	17:41	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Hooking	2
2nd	01:36	Montreal Canadiens	Matt D'Agostini	Interference	2
2nd	10:13	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos	Slashing	2
2nd	10:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrej Meszaros	Roughing	2
2nd	11:44	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Holding	2
3rd	01:33	Montreal Canadiens	Sergei Kostitsyn	Hooking	2
3rd	05:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Holding	2
3rd	10:27	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Hooking	2
3rd	19:52	Montreal Canadiens	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Guy Carbonneau
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Referees: Chris Rooney, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Jonny Murray
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Patrice Brisebois, Mathieu Dandenault, Marc Denis, Georges Laraque, Steve Begin, Alex Tanguay, Alex Henry, Kyle Chipchura, Gregory Stewart, Ben Maxwell, Yannick Weber
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Olie Kolzig, Gary Roberts, Jamie Heward, Chris Gratton, Marek Malik, Jason Ward, Adam Hall, Radim Vrbata, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Matt Smaby, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Vladimir Mihalik, Radek Smolenak, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart, Paul Szczechura

Every Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 11, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Dec 30, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 26, 2009

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
New Jersey Devils 4 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Minnesota Wild 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
San Jose Sharks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 10 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 7 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Jan 27, 2009