Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, December 28, 2017, 7:30 PM ET Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Montreal Canadiens	1	29-40-13
at Tampa Bay Lightning	3	54-23-5

Goals by period

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

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	13	7	12	32
Tampa Bay Lightning	14	10	10	34

Three stars

S. Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals)
B. Point, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
N. Kucherov, 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
2nd	03:40	Montreal Canadiens	Brendan Gallagher (15)	Charles Hudon (11), Joe Morrow (4)	Power play	MTL 1, TBL 0
2nd	19:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (14)	Nikita Kucherov (28), Victor Hedman (22)	Even strength	MTL 1, TBL 1
3rd	00:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brayden Point (15)	Tyler Johnson (17), Ondrej Palat (15)	Even strength	MTL 1, TBL 2
3rd	04:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (15)	Vladislav Namestnikov (17), Ondrej Palat (16)	Power play	MTL 1, TBL 3

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	32	34
Power play	1 of 3	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	14	8
Hits	19	24
Blocked shots	15	16
Giveaways	8	5
Takeaways	3	7
Faceoffs won	31/54 (57.4%)	23/54 (42.6%)

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 B. Gallagher	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1	66.7%	13:43
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0	57.9%	14:52
Number 20 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0		10:00
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	50%	16:10
Number 27 A. Galchenyuk	C	0	0	0	-1	2	5	0	0	0	100%	17:21
Number 41 P. Byron	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		14:57
Number 43 D. Carr	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	100%	10:47
Number 54 C. Hudon	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	10:36
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		13:44
Number 65 A. Shaw	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	40%	14:57
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		19:57
Number 92 J. Drouin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0	28.6%	16:55
Number 8 J. Benn	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	0		19:59
Number 22 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	2	0		19:42
Number 26 J. Petry	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	2	0		28:59
Number 28 J. Jerabek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		13:02
Number 36 B. Lernout	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		13:58
Number 45 J. Morrow	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	3	0		19:11

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	34	31	3	.912	57:26	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 9 T. Johnson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	58.3%	19:59
Number 13 C. Paquette	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		08:30
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		09:48
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		13:09
Number 18 O. Palat	L	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	3	0		19:03
Number 21 B. Point	C	1	0	1	+1	2	5	0	0	0	25%	19:07
Number 23 J. Brown	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:45
Number 37 Y. Gourde	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70%	13:04
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		23:20
Number 89 C. Conacher	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		06:59
Number 90 V. Namestnikov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0	60%	20:01
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	2	0	2	+1	0	7	1	0	1	12.5%	22:51
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	2	0		16:33
Number 55 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		15:43
Number 59 J. Dotchin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	3	0		17:08
Number 62 A. Sustr	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	3	0		14:09
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	1	0		26:49
Number 98 M. Sergachev	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2	0		18:49

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	32	31	1	.969	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:58	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec	Holding	2
1st	12:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alex Killorn	Tripping	2
1st	20:00	Montreal Canadiens	Karl Alzner	Cross checking	2
2nd	02:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrej Sustr	High sticking	2
2nd	07:03	Montreal Canadiens	Jordie Benn	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	09:45	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Galchenyuk	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	03:01	Montreal Canadiens	Nicolas Deslauriers	Holding	2
3rd	04:08	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty	Hooking	2
3rd	11:45	Montreal Canadiens	Phillip Danault	Roughing	2
3rd	11:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jake Dotchin	Roughing	2
3rd	13:05	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brayden Point	Tripping	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Garrett Rank, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Brandon Gawryletz
Montreal Canadiens scratches: David Schlemko, Byron Froese, Jacob de la Rose
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Anton Stralman, Slater Koekkoek

2017-2018 season series

Every Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 28, 2017
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 4, 2018
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 24, 2018
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/SO	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 10, 2018

Other NHL games on Dec 28

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 28, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 28, 2017
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 28, 2017
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Dec 28, 2017
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Dec 28, 2017
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final/OT	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Dec 28, 2017
Calgary Flames 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 28, 2017

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