Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, March 5, 2020, 7:00 PM ET Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–0 on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Montreal Canadiens	0	31-31-9
at Tampa Bay Lightning	4	43-21-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	1	1	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	12	12	32
Tampa Bay Lightning	12	6	5	23

Three stars

A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
V. Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals)
B. Goodrow, Tampa Bay Lightning

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman (10)	Nikita Kucherov (50), Erik Cernak (7)	Even strength	MTL 0, TBL 1
1st	12:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alex Killorn (25)	Anthony Cirelli (28)	Even strength	MTL 0, TBL 2
2nd	18:55	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov (32)	Patrick Maroon (14), Brayden Point (38)	Even strength	MTL 0, TBL 3
3rd	18:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman (11)	Kevin Shattenkirk (26), Yanni Gourde (17)	Power play	MTL 0, 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	32	23
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	21	11
Hits	16	23
Blocked shots	5	10
Giveaways	3	3
Takeaways	2	6
Faceoffs won	32/59 (54.2%)	27/59 (45.8%)

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. Domi	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0	33.3%	19:19
Number 14 N. Suzuki	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	44.4%	18:48
Number 22 D. Weise	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		09:23
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	63.6%	21:05
Number 40 J. Armia	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	100%	18:45
Number 41 P. Byron	L	0	0	0	-3	0	3	1	0	0		19:30
Number 42 L. Vejdemo	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		07:49
Number 43 J. Weal	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	75%	20:31
Number 54 C. Hudon	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		17:14
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0		15:36
Number 71 J. Evans	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0	75%	13:13
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	5	0	3	1	0		17:12
Number 8 B. Chiarot	D	0	0	0	-2	14	1	4	0	0		19:25
Number 26 J. Petry	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		23:27
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		10:52
Number 32 C. Folin	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		14:10
Number 61 X. Ouellet	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:57
Number 77 B. Kulak	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		15:48

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	23	19	4	.826	60:00	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	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		14:20
Number 13 C. Paquette	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	33.3%	14:09
Number 14 P. Maroon	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		13:31
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		12:57
Number 18 O. Palat	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		13:32
Number 19 B. Goodrow	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	0	0	72.7%	16:38
Number 20 B. Coleman	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0		14:34
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0	16.7%	15:40
Number 37 Y. Gourde	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	15:07
Number 67 M. Stephens	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	53.8%	14:25
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	14:58
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0		15:40
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	2	0		18:43
Number 24 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0	0		17:12
Number 55 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		17:24
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	2	0	2	+2	0	4	1	0	1		24:36
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	2	1	0		18:17
Number 98 M. Sergachev	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	1	0		20:41

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	32	32	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Zach Bogosian	Interference	2
2nd	15:52	Tampa Bay Lightning	Kevin Shattenkirk	Holding	2
2nd	20:00	Montreal Canadiens	Ben Chiarot	Roughing	2
2nd	20:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mikhail Sergachev	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	20:00	Montreal Canadiens	Shea Weber	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	14:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Erik Cernak	Interference	2
3rd	17:26	Montreal Canadiens	Ben Chiarot	Roughing	2
3rd	17:26	Montreal Canadiens	Ben Chiarot	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:44	Montreal Canadiens	Christian Folin	Slashing	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Devin Berg
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Tomas Tatar, Brendan Gallagher, Jonathan Drouin
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Steven Stamkos, Luke Schenn, Carter Verhaeghe

2019-2020 season series

Every Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Oct 15, 2019
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 28, 2019
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 2, 2020
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 5, 2020

Other NHL games on Mar 5

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 5, 2020
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 5, 2020
Boston Bruins 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 5, 2020
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 6	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Thu, Mar 5, 2020
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 5, 2020
New York Islanders 3 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 5, 2020
Dallas Stars 0 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 5, 2020
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Mar 5, 2020
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 5, 2020
Minnesota Wild 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 5, 2020

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