Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, March 5, 2011, 7:00 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 on Saturday, March 5, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Montreal Canadiens	4	44-30-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	46-25-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	2	1	1	4
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	9	9	5	23
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	14	18	45

Three stars

M. Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)
C. Price, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
S. Gomez, Montreal Canadiens (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:27	Montreal Canadiens	Hal Gill (1)	Brian Gionta (1), Tomas Plekanec (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, TBL 0
1st	08:41	Montreal Canadiens	David Desharnais (1)	Andrei Kostitsyn (1)	Power play	MTL 2, TBL 0
2nd	01:25	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dominic Moore (1)	Pavel Kubina (1), Teddy Purcell (1)	Power play	MTL 2, TBL 1
2nd	14:05	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty (1)	Tomas Plekanec (2), P.K. Subban (1)	Power play	MTL 3, TBL 1
3rd	01:18	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty (2)	Scott Gomez (1)	Even strength	MTL 4, TBL 1
3rd	14:07	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (1)	Dominic Moore (1), Teddy Purcell (2)	Even strength	MTL 4, TBL 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat	Montreal Canadiens	Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal	23	45
Power play	2 of 3	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	14	8
Hits	13	26
Blocked shots	24	14
Giveaways	12	16
Takeaways	6	7
Faceoffs won	29/68 (42.6%)	39/68 (57.4%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens 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 11 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	37.5%	18:11
Number 13 M. Cammalleri	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	2	0		19:02
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	3	0	36%	21:50
Number 15 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	66.7%	16:58
Number 21 B. Gionta	R	0	1	1	+2	0	6	0	1	0	66.7%	17:37
Number 32 T. Moen	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	0	100%	15:28
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0		14:17
Number 57 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		06:09
Number 58 D. Desharnais	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	45.5%	08:25
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	2	0	2	+2	0	2	2	0	1		14:47
Number 81 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	1	0	44.4%	12:03
Number 94 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		07:09
Number 20 J. Wisniewski	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0		22:39
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0		23:07
Number 55 B. Sopel	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:48
Number 68 Y. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		10:28
Number 75 H. Gill	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	3	0		24:26
Number 76 P. Subban	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		23:50

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	45	43	2	.956	60:00	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

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	0	1	+1	2	6	1	0	0	66.7%	21:31
Number 10 S. Bergenheim	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	1	0	100%	15:13
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		18:35
Number 16 T. Purcell	L	0	2	2	0	0	4	0	0	0		13:13
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	66.7%	16:26
Number 19 D. Moore	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	1	0	1	50%	19:06
Number 21 M. Ritola	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0	25%	12:23
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	0		25:18
Number 42 D. Tyrell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:52
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	50%	09:19
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	-2	4	8	0	1	0	57.1%	23:58
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	0	0		19:40
Number 5 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		15:59
Number 7 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0		17:23
Number 8 R. Jones	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		12:24
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0		18:10
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		09:10
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		22:28

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Roloson	23	19	4	.826	58:15	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Sean Bergenheim	Roughing	2
1st	19:28	Montreal Canadiens	Lars Eller	Tripping	2
2nd	03:56	Montreal Canadiens	Benoit Pouliot	Elbowing	2
2nd	05:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Tripping	2
2nd	12:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Hooking	2
2nd	14:45	Montreal Canadiens	Lars Eller	Holding the stick	2
3rd	03:13	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Cammalleri	Interference	2
3rd	03:42	Montreal Canadiens	Travis Moen	Hooking	2
3rd	19:11	Montreal Canadiens	Jeff Halpern	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	19:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Hooking	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Jacques Martin
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Guy Boucher
Referees: Ian Walsh, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, David Brisebois
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Paul Mara, Alexandre Picard, Ryan White
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Matt Smaby, Steve Downie, Blair Jones

2010-2011 season series

Every Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Oct 13, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 30, 2010
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 5, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 17, 2011

Other NHL games on Mar 5

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 5, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 2 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 5, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 5, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 5, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 5, 2011
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 5, 2011
Florida Panthers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 5, 2011
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 5, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 5, 2011
Dallas Stars 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 5, 2011

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