Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, December 29, 2011, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Montreal Canadiens	3	31-35-16
at Tampa Bay Lightning	4	38-36-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	1	2	0	3
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	1	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	10	11	13	34
Tampa Bay Lightning	8	8	6	22

Three stars

S. Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
J. Wyman, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
D. Desharnais, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 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	03:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (1)	Pavel Kubina (1), Steve Downie (1)	Even strength	MTL 0, TBL 1
1st	08:42	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Cammalleri (1)	David Desharnais (1), Raphael Diaz (1)	Power play	MTL 1, TBL 1
2nd	05:01	Montreal Canadiens	David Desharnais (1)	Andrei Kostitsyn (1), Raphael Diaz (2)	Even strength	MTL 2, TBL 1
2nd	12:46	Montreal Canadiens	Erik Cole (1)	Max Pacioretty (1), Tomas Kaberle (1)	Even strength	MTL 3, TBL 1
2nd	17:38	Tampa Bay Lightning	JT Wyman (1)	Teddy Purcell (1), Matt Gilroy (1)	Even strength	MTL 3, TBL 2
3rd	02:32	Tampa Bay Lightning	Marc-Andre Bergeron (1)	Steve Downie (2), Martin St. Louis (1)	Even strength	MTL 3, TBL 3
3rd	08:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (1)	JT Wyman (1), Dominic Moore (1)	Even strength	MTL 3, 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	34	22
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	6
Hits	18	22
Blocked shots	12	24
Giveaways	5	7
Takeaways	7	7
Faceoffs won	20/49 (40.8%)	29/49 (59.2%)

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 13 M. Cammalleri	L	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1	100%	15:19
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0	33.3%	17:20
Number 15 P. Nokelainen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	100%	11:00
Number 32 T. Moen	L	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	1	0		14:33
Number 45 M. Blunden	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0		07:33
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:24
Number 51 D. Desharnais	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	55.6%	15:39
Number 52 M. Darche	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:31
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		18:22
Number 71 L. Leblanc	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		13:33
Number 72 E. Cole	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:50
Number 81 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	0	37.5%	19:11
Number 22 T. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		19:41
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	5	0		24:45
Number 61 R. Diaz	D	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0	1	0		15:53
Number 74 A. Emelin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0		16:54
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		16:03
Number 76 P. Subban	D	0	0	0	-1	2	4	2	2	0		26:33

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	22	18	4	.818	58:56	Loss

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	0	2	3	1	0	47.1%	17:22
Number 9 S. Downie	R	0	2	2	+1	2	4	2	2	0	100%	20:43
Number 11 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		11:59
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0	100%	20:23
Number 16 T. Purcell	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		14:26
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	50%	08:59
Number 19 D. Moore	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	55.6%	19:20
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	1	0		20:39
Number 34 J. Wyman	R	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	0	0		07:01
Number 42 D. Tyrell	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		06:41
Number 49 B. Jones	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:56
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	75%	23:29
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	3	0		26:57
Number 7 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	1	0		11:47
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	3	6	0		27:32
Number 27 B. Gervais	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	0		15:15
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	3	0		20:11
Number 97 M. Gilroy	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:17

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 M. Garon	34	31	3	.912	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:55	Montreal Canadiens	Lars Eller	High sticking	2
1st	07:11	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brett Clark	Tripping	2
1st	18:28	Montreal Canadiens	P.K. Subban	Slashing	2
2nd	00:29	Montreal Canadiens	Travis Moen	Roughing	2
2nd	07:10	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Slashing	2
3rd	18:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bruno Gervais	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Randy Cunneyworth
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Guy Boucher
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Jonny Murray
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Chris Campoli, Yannick Weber
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Nate Thompson, Evan Oberg, Victor Hedman

2011-2012 season series

Every Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 29, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 7, 2012
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 28, 2012
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Apr 4, 2012

Other NHL games on Dec 29

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 29, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Calgary Flames 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at New York Islanders, Thu, Dec 29, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 29, 2011
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 29, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Dec 29, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Winnipeg Jets 1	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Dec 29, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 29, 2011
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 29, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks, Thu, Dec 29, 2011

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