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Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–5 on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at home.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Montreal Canadiens 5 44-30-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 62-16-4

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 3 2 0 5
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 2 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 18 14 6 38
Tampa Bay Lightning 9 10 13 32

Three stars

  1. A. Erne, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. Y. Gourde, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. A. Shaw, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:44 Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw (10) Tomas Tatar (15), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (14) Power play MTL 1, TBL 0
1st 10:00 Montreal Canadiens Kenny Agostino (2) Jordie Benn (5), Phillip Danault (18) Even strength MTL 2, TBL 0
1st 14:12 Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde (11) Adam Erne (8), Ryan McDonagh (20) Even strength MTL 2, TBL 1
1st 17:07 Tampa Bay Lightning Anton Stralman (2) Unassisted Even strength MTL 2, TBL 2
1st 17:35 Montreal Canadiens Jordie Benn (2) Phillip Danault (19), Brendan Gallagher (9) Even strength MTL 3, TBL 2
2nd 07:55 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (18) Victor Hedman (18), Brayden Point (28) Power play MTL 3, TBL 3
2nd 08:33 Tampa Bay Lightning Tyler Johnson (18) Mikhail Sergachev (13), Nikita Kucherov (45) Even strength MTL 3, TBL 4
2nd 12:19 Montreal Canadiens Brett Kulak (1) Tomas Tatar (16), Phillip Danault (20) Even strength MTL 4, TBL 4
2nd 13:11 Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw (11) Artturi Lehkonen (14), Shea Weber (5) Even strength MTL 5, TBL 4
3rd 09:36 Tampa Bay Lightning Adam Erne (5) Anton Stralman (10), Victor Hedman (19) Even strength MTL 5, TBL 5
3rd 18:58 Tampa Bay Lightning Adam Erne (6) Yanni Gourde (17), Anthony Cirelli (7) Even strength MTL 5, TBL 6

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 38 32
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 17 23
Blocked shots 15 14
Giveaways 10 8
Takeaways 3 9
Faceoffs won 34/71 (47.9%) 37/71 (52.1%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 17:48
13 M. Domi C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 0 35.3% 17:30
15 J. Kotkaniemi C 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 0 0 75% 13:51
24 P. Danault C 0 3 3 +3 0 2 0 1 0 47.8% 19:30
41 P. Byron L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 1 0 16:30
43 M. Chaput C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 44.4% 09:45
47 K. Agostino L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 09:06
62 A. Lehkonen L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 16:28
63 M. Peca C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 100% 07:53
65 A. Shaw R 2 0 2 0 2 4 1 0 1 53.3% 17:19
90 T. Tatar L 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 50% 18:24
92 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 0 16:47
6 S. Weber D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 1 0 25:41
8 J. Benn D 1 1 2 +3 0 1 1 0 0 14:50
17 B. Kulak D 1 0 1 +2 0 3 2 3 0 15:25
26 J. Petry D 0 0 0 -2 2 4 4 2 0 20:45
28 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 18:39
53 V. Mete D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 2 0 20:39
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
37 A. Niemi 32 26 6 .813 59:07 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
7 M. Joseph R 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 06:54
9 T. Johnson C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 46.2% 19:32
13 C. Paquette C 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 61.5% 11:31
17 A. Killorn L 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 0 0 12:25
18 O. Palat L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 17:08
21 B. Point C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 33.3% 20:32
24 R. Callahan R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 09:17
37 Y. Gourde C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 2 0 0 100% 16:52
71 A. Cirelli C 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 53.8% 14:04
73 A. Erne L 2 1 3 +4 0 3 0 0 0 100% 10:47
86 N. Kucherov R 1 1 2 +1 2 3 1 0 1 21:06
91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 42.9% 18:12
5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 3 0 17:40
6 A. Stralman D 1 1 2 +2 0 4 0 2 0 20:30
27 R. McDonagh D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 2 0 21:30
77 V. Hedman D 0 2 2 +1 0 4 0 2 0 21:13
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 18:28
98 M. Sergachev D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 1 0 16:29
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 38 33 5 .868 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:24 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan McDonagh Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 07:54 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Hooking 2
2nd 07:52 Montreal Canadiens Jeff Petry Cross checking 2
2nd 17:43 Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw Hooking 2
3rd 00:30 Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Killorn High sticking 2
3rd 05:21 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Slashing 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Claude Julien
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Steve Miller
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Karl Alzner, Nicolas Deslauriers, Charles Hudon
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Braydon Coburn, Slater Koekkoek, Danick Martel

2018-2019 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 29

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 7 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Calgary Flames 2 Final/OT Game page
Arizona Coyotes 5 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final/OT Game page

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