Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, December 30, 2010, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Montreal Canadiens	1	44-30-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	4	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	1	0	0	1
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	2	2	4

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	8	5	15	28
Tampa Bay Lightning	6	8	9	23

Three stars

S. Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals, 2 assists)
C. Desjardins, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
V. Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning (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	00:58	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty (1)	Scott Gomez (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, TBL 0
2nd	02:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (1)	Vincent Lecavalier (1), Steven Stamkos (1)	Power play	MTL 1, TBL 1
2nd	12:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina (1)	Martin St. Louis (1), Steven Stamkos (2)	Even strength	MTL 1, TBL 2
3rd	01:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (1)	Unassisted	Even strength, Penalty shot	MTL 1, TBL 3
3rd	04:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (2)	Ryan Malone (1), Victor Hedman (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, TBL 4

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	28	23
Power play	0 of 5	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	12	10
Hits	22	21
Blocked shots	13	20
Giveaways	8	8
Takeaways	6	11
Faceoffs won	24/47 (51.1%)	23/47 (48.9%)

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	0	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	17:04
Number 13 M. Cammalleri	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		17:58
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	1	0	58.3%	20:35
Number 15 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0	55.6%	12:57
Number 21 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		18:54
Number 32 T. Moen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		14:14
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	8	0	0	100%	10:26
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:18
Number 52 M. Darche	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:19
Number 57 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		09:03
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:24
Number 81 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	25%	08:54
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0		18:01
Number 20 J. Wisniewski	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		21:48
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	2	0		19:01
Number 68 Y. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		18:48
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		19:04
Number 76 P. Subban	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	0		23:27

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	20	16	4	.800	52:10	Loss
Number 35 A. Auld	3	3	0	1.000	07:50

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	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	46.2%	17:37
Number 6 R. Malone	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	1	0	50%	16:06
Number 10 S. Bergenheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		15:15
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0		15:31
Number 16 T. Purcell	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		11:44
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	40%	19:15
Number 19 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	50%	14:14
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	1		17:27
Number 42 D. Tyrell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:51
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	62.5%	16:27
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	2	2	4	+2	0	4	1	0	0	55.6%	15:52
Number 5 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0		18:56
Number 7 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		14:34
Number 8 R. Jones	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		16:01
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	1	0		19:54
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	1	0		04:33
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		20:09
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		22:34

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Desjardins	28	27	1	.964	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mattias Ohlund	Hooking	2
1st	07:21	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	07:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brett Clark	Hooking	2
1st	09:54	Montreal Canadiens	Benoit Pouliot	Hooking	2
2nd	01:50	Montreal Canadiens	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	02:35	Montreal Canadiens	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	14:17	Montreal Canadiens	Lars Eller	Hooking	2
2nd	16:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Simon Gagne	Interference	2
3rd	01:46	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot)	0
3rd	09:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	12:38	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	18:13	Montreal Canadiens	Roman Hamrlik	Interference	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Jacques Martin
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Guy Boucher
Referees: Mike Leggo, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Brad Lazarowich
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Josh Gorges, Alexandre Picard, Tom Pyatt
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Mattias Ritola

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 Dec 30

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 30, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Dec 30, 2010
Boston Bruins 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Dec 30, 2010
San Jose Sharks 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Dec 30, 2010
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Dec 30, 2010
Philadelphia Flyers 7 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 30, 2010

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